Confessions (Minato novel)
| Author | Kanae Minato |
|---|---|
| Translator | Stephen Snyder |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre | Mystery/Thriller |
| Publisher | Futabasha |
Publication date | 5 August 2008 |
| Publication place | Japan |
Published in English | 19 August 2014 |
| Awards | Shosetsu Suiri New Writers Prize (2007; for the first chapter) Japanese Booksellers Award (2009) Alex Award (2015) Nominee for Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel (2015) Nominee for Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel (2015) |
| ISBN | 978-4-575-23628-6 |
Confessions (Japanese: 告白, Hepburn: Kokuhaku) is the 2008 debut novel by Kanae Minato. It is a suspense novel that traces the impact of a schoolteacher's act of revenge, and it deals with themes of motherhood and power as well as social issues like AIDS and hikikomori. The novel's chapters are in the form of a one-sided conversation, a letter, a diary entry, a reminiscion, a blog post, and a one-sided phone call. The novel was translated into English by Stephen Snyder and published in 2014. The novel was also adapted into a 2010 Japanese feature film of the same name; Minato has received many awards for her debut work.