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Softcover. Zustand: New. The Black Lizard (Kurotokage) first appeared as a magazine serial, published in twelve monthly installments between January and December, 1934. It features Rampo's main detective character, Akechi Kogoro: a figure who combines elements of Poes Auguste Dupin with the gentleman adventurers of British golden age detective literature. The Black Lizard herself is a master criminal and femme fatale, whose charged relationship with detective Akechi and unconcealed sadism have inspired shuddering admiration in generations of readers. The story has been adapted for film and television several times, most notably in a 1968 feature film that included a cameo by Mishima Yukio, and a title song with lyrics by the celebrated novelist. Mishima was also involved in the stage adaptation the same year conceived and directed by Miwa Akihiro, in which Miwa himself played the part of the Black Lizard. It is largely thanks to this classic of 1960s Japanese theatre that the story remains associated with sexual transgression and blurred boundaries between male and female, hunter and hunted, detective and criminal.Themes of deviance and sado-masochism are central to Beast in the Shadows (Inju), a tale from the height of Rampos grotesque period, which appeared in serial form between August and October, 1928. This tale of secret identities, violent sexuality, and dark crimes stands in stark contrast to the genteel detective stories then popular in English literature. It bears comparison with the American pulp fiction serial, the genre that led to the classic modern American crime novel, and with the more extravagant moments of film noir. Beast in the Shadows, however, recalls classic themes in Japanese popular fiction, with origins in the illustrated novels and mass market shockers of the Edo period (1600-1868). Rampos special contribution was to combine this strain in Japanese literature with styles and atmospheres imported from Europe: from Oscar Wilde and Maurice Maeterlinck, to Rampos own contemporaries in the American pulps and English novels.Reviews I've read a lot of pulp, but none of it Japanese. In many ways the stories were like their American counterparts - full of twists and turns, action-packed and fast-paced. One striking difference is the eroticism in Rampo's books. Sado-masochism is central to the Beast in the Shadows and The Black Lizard has, at the least, hints of exhibitionism and voyeurism, dominance and submission. [.] With a great cover illustration, an informative introduction and two great pulp stories, Kurodahan Press have put together a stunning book.-ROUGHJUSTICE, Crime Fiction Lover The scenes are horrific. Imagine Victorian-era Sherlock Holmes encountering such shocking scenes! Akechi and the Black Lizard clash again and again through this story, as the villainess plots to steal away a teenage girl for the ransom of a rare jewel. Several murders and disguises, including several encounters with seeming doppelgangers, mark the battle of wits and the various traps and escapes that occur within the racing narrative. The plot is pure pulp, and would not have been out of place in an issue of Dime Detective.-Duane Spurlock, PulpRack The Black Lizard is an entertainment. Beast in the Shadows is a gem coruscating with Rampos virtuosity as storyteller. Both novellas, Lizard especially, read like serials, their periodical origin heightened by [Kawajiri Hiroakis] illustrations. You finish one chapter thirsty for the next. And satisfaction is only a turn of the page away.-Burritt Sabin, The Japan Times recommended reading for any English-speaking mystery fan.-Tom Baker, Daily Yomiuri.
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