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(*)(岡本綺堂、trans. by Ian MacDonald) (★)(Detective Stories of Old Edo)(Titulo original : 半七捕物帳 [Hanshichi Torimonochoo] ´That year, quite a shocking incident occurred...´So reminisces old Hanshichi in a story from one of Japan´s most beloved works of popular literature, Hanshichi torimonochoo. Told through the eyes of a street-smart detective, Okamoto Kidoo´s best-known work inaugurated the historical detective genre in Japan, spawning stage, radio, movie, and television adaptations as well as countless imitations. While entertaining his readers with realistic dialogue, compelling plots, and wry humor, Kidoo also sought to educate them in matters relating to feudal institutions, customs, festivals, and historical events. This selection of fourteen stories, translated into English for the first time, provides a fascinating glimpse of life in feudal Edo [later Tokyo] and rare insight into the development of the fledgling Japanese crime novel. 2.Ian MacDonald was awarded first prize in the Shizuoka International Translation Competition in 1997 and has translated the stories of Mishima Yukio, Kurahashi Yumiko, and Izumi Kyooka, among others.) |
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