Fearless FriendToday’s book arrival “Inspector Imanishi Investigates” (1961) by Seicho Matsumoto #books #seichomatsumoto
The Japan TimesSeicho Matsumoto, one of Japan’s most prolific writers of detective fiction, took the 1974 “Beppu 300 million yen insurance murder” as a basis for his novella. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/05/25/books/suspicion-seicho-matsumoto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #seichomatsumoto #jessekirkwood #books #literature #translation #mystery
Alessandra"Ma l'arida realtà del presente non rifletteva in alcun modo i sentimenti di quei nobili tempi". Tratto da "Tokio Express" di Seicho Matsumoto. 😊 📚☕️. #tokioexpress #seichomatsumoto #letteraturagiapponese #letteraturacrime #adelphiedizioni
TheEdinburghBookshop#WhatWereReading : Joe has been totally taken with Penguin Classic's new translations of the work of godfather of Japanese detective fiction, Seicho Matsumoto, especially the haiku-writing Inspector Imanishi, which is now out in a new paperback edition.
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LordWoolamaloo#LunchtimeReading : a couple of recent translations of Seicho Matsumoto's 1950s Japanese detective novels have really gotten me into his work.
Lovely chum found an older edition of one I've not read in charity sale, so today it's Inspector Imanishi Investigates
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Runalong WombleNew Review - today I am on the #PointZero blog tour for this 1950s Japanese thriller by #SeichoMatsumoto translated by Louise Heal Kawai https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2024/2/26/point-zero-by-seicho-matsumoto-translated-by-louise-heal-kawai
Point Zero by Seicho Matsumoto (translated by Louise Heal Kawai) — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank Bitter Lemon press and Random Things Tours for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for fair and honest review Publisher – Bitter Lemon Press Published – Out Now Price – £9.99 paperback £5.99 Kindle ebook Tokyo, 1958. Teiko marries Kenichi Uhara, ten years he
#WhatWereReading : Joe enjoyed Bitter Lemon Press's new translation (by Louise Heal Kawai) of Point Zero, a classic 1950s crime story by Seicho Matsumoto, godfather of Japanese detective fiction.
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#LunchtimeReading : having just finished the excellent 1950s #Japanese detective novel Point Zero by Seicho Matsumoto, I'm starting another Japanese novel, A Perfect Day to be Alone, by Nanae Aoyama, (trans: Jesse Kirkwood), coming from Quercus Books next year
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#LunchtimeReading : Bitter Lemon Press sent an advance copy of Point Zero, by the godfather of Japanese detective fiction, Seicho Matsumoto, translated by Louise Heal Kawai.
I was introduced to his work by Penguin Books new ed of Tokyo Express last year, & recommended it frequently to our readers, so looking forward to this
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Luke: grue fodder2023: book thirty-one. #books #bookstodon #2023books #tokyoexpress #seichomatsumoto #kindle #fiction
