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Lala Pipo

by Hideo Okuda
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Lala Pipo
Lala Pipo

Darkly humorous tapestry of human absurdity.

"Lala Pipo" might unsettle yet fascinate you—it delves into the less-talked-about aspects of desire through a brutally honest and often shockingly humorous lens. Readers who appreciate when literature boldly challenges taboos, revealing the rawness of human failings, might find this book a rare gem. Its parallel to a raunchy Seinfeld episode gives it a strangely compelling narrative that humorously interweaves the lives of its flawed characters.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Lala Pipo

by Hideo Okuda
$9.90
ISBN: 9781934287217
Authors: Hideo Okuda
Publisher: Vertical
Date of Publication: 2008-07-22
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Horror, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Japanese Literature, Asian Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.83
(rated by 184 readers)

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This sleazy novel is not recommendable for ladies and gentlemen. So reads the jacket of the Japanese edition of this collection of six dark, interrelated, tragicomic chapters dealing with themes of desire, inadequacy, and failure, using the underbelly of sex as its canvas. As misheard by one of the characters, "a lot of people," is "Lala Pipo." Lala Pipo is an ingenious tapestry of absurdity, whose cast of unlikable characters cross the line of good taste that even those who have crossed the line cannot help but notice. Each act pushes the envelope past the one preceding it. It's like an episode of Seinfeld directed by Bob Guccione, all the story elements cleverly weaving together, taking the reader from shock to gut-busting hilarity with each tale. The main themes are X-rated.
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Darkly humorous tapestry of human absurdity.

"Lala Pipo" might unsettle yet fascinate you—it delves into the less-talked-about aspects of desire through a brutally honest and often shockingly humorous lens. Readers who appreciate when literature boldly challenges taboos, revealing the rawness of human failings, might find this book a rare gem. Its parallel to a raunchy Seinfeld episode gives it a strangely compelling narrative that humorously interweaves the lives of its flawed characters.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.