Genocidal Organ
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| Author | Project Itoh |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Publisher |
Hayakawa (Japanese) Viz Media (English) |
Publication date |
2007 (Hayakawa SF Series/JCollection) 2010 (paperback) |
Published in English | 2012 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages |
282 (Hayakawa SF Series/JCollection) 431 (paperback) |
| ISBN |
978-4-15-030984-8 978-1-4215-4272-0 |
Genocidal Organ (虐殺器官 Gyakusatsu Kikan) is the debut novel of the 21st-century Japanese science fiction writer Project Itoh. It was first published by Hayakawa Publishing in 2007 and later re-printed in 2010 in paperback form. A poll by the yearly SF magazine SF ga yomitai ranked Genocidal Organ as the number one domestic SF novel of the decade.[1]
English translation Genocidal Organ, translated by Edwin Hawkes, was published in August 2012 by Haikasoru / Viz Media.
Title
There is a German death industrial band named Genocide Organ which released an album in Japan titled Genocide Organ 虐殺機関 in 2003. Itoh wrote in his blog that it is an unintended coincidence.[2] The band is notorious for its use of war themes and terrorism imagery.
See also
- Cure (film)
- Darwin's Nightmare
- Metal Gear
- Private military company
- Sapir–Whorf hypothesis