Real World Book by Natsuo Kirino (Farsi)

Description

Real World by Natsuo Kirino is a dark psychological novel set during a hot, humid summer in suburban Tokyo, where four teenage girls drift through cram school and the pressures of academic expectations. Each girl struggles with hidden anxieties, grief, identity, and loneliness beneath a façade of indifference. When a neighbor is murdered and the suspected killer—nicknamed “Worm”—crosses their path, the girls become entangled in a dangerous situation that exposes their inner conflicts and moral boundaries. As fear, curiosity, and rebellion grow, the story explores adolescence, alienation, and the fragile line between ordinary life and violence, revealing how both internal struggles and external threats can push young people toward unexpected and unsettling choices.