Real World (novel)


Real World is a 2003 novel written by Natsuo Kirino. It was published in English by Vintage Books on July 15, 2008. The story describes the lives of four teenage girls: Toshi, Terauchi, Yuzan and Kirarin, and how they deal with Toshi's neighbor Worm, a teenage boy who goes on the run after being accused of murdering his mother. The action takes place in a suburb of Tokyo.