Remote Control

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Remote Control

Masaharu Aoyagi, a former delivery-truck driver in the city of Sendai, is unemployed. Two years ago he achieved brief notoriety for rescuing a local actress from a robbery attempt while making a delivery to her apartment. Now he is back in the spotlight â€“ this time as the main suspect in the assassination of a newly elected prime minster who had come to Sendai for a hometown victory parade.

Set in a near-future Japan modeled on the United States, Remote Control follows Aoyagi on a forty-eight-hour chase, in a dramatic retelling of the Kennedy killing with Aoyagi in the role of a framed Lee Harvey Oswald. A massive manhunt is underway. As Aoyagi runs, he must negotiate trigger-happy law enforcement and Security Pods set up throughout the city to monitor cell-phone and email transmissions and keep a photo record of street traffic. Can he discover why he has been set up and who is responsible? Can he find the real assassin and prove to the world his innocence â€“ amidst media pronouncements of his guilt â€“ before the conspirators take him out?

Isakaâ€™s style and worldview are such that he is often compared to Haruki Murakami; but he defies an easy label as a writer, with a voice, a sense of humor, and an imagination that are truly unique. Now, with this excellent translation by Stephen Snyder, readers everywhere can enjoy one of Japanâ€™s finest literary talents.

â€¢Â Â Â Â Winner of the Shugoro Yamamoto Prize and the Japan Booksellersâ€™ Prize
â€¢Â Â Â Â No. 1 in Japanâ€™s 2009 "This Mystery is Amazing!" rankings
Country USA
Brand Kodansha International
Manufacturer Kodansha USA
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9784770031082
Color Brown
ReleaseDate 2011-03-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9784770031082

Country	USA
Brand	Kodansha International
Manufacturer	Kodansha USA
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9784770031082
Color	Brown
ReleaseDate	2011-03-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9784770031082

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