The Edogawa Rampo reader:

Edogawa Rampo, pseudonym of Hirai Tarō, 1894-1965 is the acknowledged grand master of Japan's golden age of crime and mystery fiction. He is also a major writer in the tradition of Japanese Modernism, and exerts a massive influence on the popular and literary culture of today's Japan. The...

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Main Author: Edogawa, Ranpo (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Fukuoka, Japan] Kurodahan Press 2016
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Summary:Edogawa Rampo, pseudonym of Hirai Tarō, 1894-1965 is the acknowledged grand master of Japan's golden age of crime and mystery fiction. He is also a major writer in the tradition of Japanese Modernism, and exerts a massive influence on the popular and literary culture of today's Japan. The Edogawa Rampo Reader presents a selection of outstanding examples of his short fiction, and a selection of his non-fiction prose. Together, they present a full and accurate picture of Rampo as a major contributor to the Japanese literary scene, helping to clarify his achievements to the English-speaking world. All the content of The Rampo Reader is brand-new to English. His non-fiction work has never been translated into English before. This is the only place to find a comprehensive one-volume introduction to the world of Edogawa Rampo
Physical Description:XLIII, 221 pages portraits 21 cm

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