The Edogawa Rampo Reader
Author | : Ranpo Edogawa |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 4902075253 |
ISBN-13 | : 9784902075250 |
Rating | : 4/5 (250 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Edogawa Rampo Reader written by Ranpo Edogawa and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edogawa Rampo (pseudonym of Hirai Taro, 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.