Coin Locker Babies
Front cover of the 1995 1st ed. English hardcover | |
| Author | Ryū Murakami |
|---|---|
| Original title | コインロッカー・ベイビーズ |
| Translator | Stephen Snyder |
| Cover artist | Manabu Yamanaka |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre | Postmodern novel |
| Publisher | Kodansha International (JPN) |
Publication date | 1980 (1st edition) |
| Publication place | Japan |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 393 pp (English hardcover 1st edition, 1995) |
| ISBN | 4-7700-1590-9 (English hardcover 1st edition, May 1995) |
| OCLC | 32130835 |
| 895.6/35 20 | |
| LC Class | PL856.U696 K613 1995 |
Coin Locker Babies (コインロッカー・ベイビーズ, Koinrokkā Beibīzu), 1980, is a novel by Ryū Murakami about coin-operated-locker babies, translated into English by Stephen Snyder. The translation was published in 1995 by Kodansha (講談社 Kōdansha) International Ltd and republished in 2013 by Pushkin Press. A Bildungsroman novel, Coin Locker Babies is known for transcending genres, containing elements of social commentary, surrealism, dark comedy, philosophy, noir and horror.