Book
Satori / Don Winslow.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307398710 (hc) :
- Physical Description: 504 p. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto : Knopf Canada, c2011.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A novel based on Trevanian's Shibumi." Originally published: New York : Grand Central Pub., c2010. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | United States. Central Intelligence Agency > Fiction. Assassins > Fiction. Fugitives from justice > Fiction. International business enterprises > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Suspense fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Winsl | 31681002243772 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Random House, Inc.
Trevanian's Shibumi was a landmark bestseller, one of the classic international bestselling thrillers of the twentieth century. Now, chosen by Trevanian's heirs, the hugely admired writer Don Winslow returns with an irresistible "prequel": Satori.
It is the fall of 1951 and the Korean War is raging. Twenty-six-year-old Nicholai Hel has spent the last three years in solitary confinement at the hands of the Americans. Hel is a master of hodo korosu or "naked kill," and fluent in over six languages. Genius and mystic, he has honed extraordinary "proximity sense" â an extra-awareness of the presence of danger â and has the skills to be the world's most formidable assassin. The Americans need him. They offer Hel freedom in exchange for one small service: go to Beijing and kill the Soviet Union's Commissioner to China. It's almost certainly a suicide mission, but Hel accepts. Now he must survive violence, suspicion and betrayal while trying to achieve the ultimate goal of satori â the possibility of true understanding and harmony with the world.
