Isbn: 9780824831004 - the curious casebook of inspector hanshichi: detective stories of old edo (23 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: New. 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 torimonocho. Told through the eyes of a street-smart detective, Okamoto Kido's best-known work inaugurated the historical detective genre in Japan, spawning stage, radio, movie, and television adaptations as well as countless imitations. 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. Once viewed as an exclusively modern genre derivative of Western fiction, crime fiction and its place in the Japanese popular imagination were forever changed by Kido's ""unsung Sherlock Holmes."" These stories - still widely read today - are crucial to our understanding of modern Japan and its aspirations toward a literature that steps outside the shadow of the West to stand on its own.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. 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 torimonocho. Told through the eyes of a street-smart detective, Okamoto Kido's best-known work inaugurated the historical detective genre in Japan, spawning stage, radio, movie, and television adaptations as well as countless imitations. 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. Once viewed as an exclusively modern genre derivative of Western fiction, crime fiction and its place in the Japanese popular imagination were forever changed by Kido's ""unsung Sherlock Holmes."" These stories - still widely read today - are crucial to our understanding of modern Japan and its aspirations toward a literature that steps outside the shadow of the West to stand on its own. A selection of fourteen stories, translated into English, which provides a glimpse of life in feudal Edo (later Tokyo) and insight into the development of the fledgling Japanese crime novel. These stories provide an understanding of modern Japan and its aspirations toward a literature that steps outside the shadow of the West to stand on its own. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Zustand: New. A selection of fourteen stories, translated into English, which provides a glimpse of life in feudal Edo (later Tokyo) and insight into the development of the fledgling Japanese crime novel. These stories provide an understanding of modern Japan and its aspirations toward a literature that steps outside the shadow of the West to stand on its own. Translator(s): MacDonald, Ian. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 467. . 2006. 0th Edition. Paperback. . . . .…

Zustand: New. A selection of fourteen stories, translated into English, which provides a glimpse of life in feudal Edo (later Tokyo) and insight into the development of the fledgling Japanese crime novel. These stories provide an understanding of modern Japan and its aspirations toward a literature that steps outside the shadow of the West to stand on its own. Translator(s): MacDonald, Ian. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 467. . 2006. 0th Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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Paperback. Zustand: New. 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 torimonocho. Told through the eyes of a street-smart detective, Okamoto Kido's best-known work inaugurated the historical detective genre in Japan, spawning stage, radio, movie, and television adaptations as well as countless imitations. 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. Once viewed as an exclusively modern genre derivative of Western fiction, crime fiction and its place in the Japanese popular imagination were forever changed by Kido's ""unsung Sherlock Holmes."" These stories - still widely read today - are crucial to our understanding of modern Japan and its aspirations toward a literature that steps outside the shadow of the West to stand on its own.…

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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. 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 torimonocho. Told through the eyes of a street-smart detective, Okamoto Kido's best-known work inaugurated the historical detective genre in Japan, spawning stage, radio, movie, and television adaptations as well as countless imitations. 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. Once viewed as an exclusively modern genre derivative of Western fiction, crime fiction and its place in the Japanese popular imagination were forever changed by Kido's ""unsung Sherlock Holmes."" These stories - still widely read today - are crucial to our understanding of modern Japan and its aspirations toward a literature that steps outside the shadow of the West to stand on its own. A selection of fourteen stories, translated into English, which provides a glimpse of life in feudal Edo (later Tokyo) and insight into the development of the fledgling Japanese crime novel. These stories provide an understanding of modern Japan and its aspirations toward a literature that steps outside the shadow of the West to stand on its own. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: New. 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 torimonocho. Told through the eyes of a street-smart detective, Okamoto Kido's best-known work inaugurated the historical detective genre in Japan, spawning stage, radio, movie, and television adaptations as well as countless imitations. 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. Once viewed as an exclusively modern genre derivative of Western fiction, crime fiction and its place in the Japanese popular imagination were forever changed by Kido's ""unsung Sherlock Holmes."" These stories - still widely read today - are crucial to our understanding of modern Japan and its aspirations toward a literature that steps outside the shadow of the West to stand on its own.…