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400 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1966
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Seichō Matsumoto
593 books672 followersSeicho Matsumoto (松本清張, Matsumoto Seichō), December 21, 1909 – August 4, 1992) was a Japanese writer.
Matsumoto's works created a new tradition of Japanese crime fiction. Dispensing with formulaic plot devices such as puzzles, Matsumoto incorporated elements of human psychology and ordinary life into his crime fiction. In particular, his works often reflect a wider social context and postwar nihilism that expanded the scope and further darkened the atmosphere of the genre. His exposé of corruption among police officials as well as criminals was a new addition to the field. The subject of investigation was not just the crime but also the society in which the crime was committed.
The self-educated Matsumoto did not see his first book in print until he was in his forties. He was a prolific author, he wrote until his death in 1992, producing in four decades more than 450 works. Matsumoto's mystery and detective fiction solidified his reputation as a writer at home and abroad. He wrote historical novels and nonfiction in addition to mystery/detective fiction.
He was awarded the Akutagawa Prize in 1952 and the Kikuchi Kan Prize in 1970, as well as the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 1957. He chaired the president of Mystery Writers of Japan from 1963 to 1971.
Credited with popularizing the genre among readers in his country, Matsumoto became his nation's best-selling and highest earning author in the 1960s. His most acclaimed detective novels, including Ten to sen (1958; Points and Lines, 1970); Suna no utsuwa (1961; Inspector Imanishi Investigates, 1989) and Kiri no hata (1961; Pro Bono, 2012), have been translated into a number of languages, including English.
He collaborated with film director Yoshitarō Nomura on adaptations of eight of his novels to film, including Castle of Sand.
Matsumoto's works created a new tradition of Japanese crime fiction. Dispensing with formulaic plot devices such as puzzles, Matsumoto incorporated elements of human psychology and ordinary life into his crime fiction. In particular, his works often reflect a wider social context and postwar nihilism that expanded the scope and further darkened the atmosphere of the genre. His exposé of corruption among police officials as well as criminals was a new addition to the field. The subject of investigation was not just the crime but also the society in which the crime was committed.
The self-educated Matsumoto did not see his first book in print until he was in his forties. He was a prolific author, he wrote until his death in 1992, producing in four decades more than 450 works. Matsumoto's mystery and detective fiction solidified his reputation as a writer at home and abroad. He wrote historical novels and nonfiction in addition to mystery/detective fiction.
He was awarded the Akutagawa Prize in 1952 and the Kikuchi Kan Prize in 1970, as well as the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 1957. He chaired the president of Mystery Writers of Japan from 1963 to 1971.
Credited with popularizing the genre among readers in his country, Matsumoto became his nation's best-selling and highest earning author in the 1960s. His most acclaimed detective novels, including Ten to sen (1958; Points and Lines, 1970); Suna no utsuwa (1961; Inspector Imanishi Investigates, 1989) and Kiri no hata (1961; Pro Bono, 2012), have been translated into a number of languages, including English.
He collaborated with film director Yoshitarō Nomura on adaptations of eight of his novels to film, including Castle of Sand.
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June 18, 2021
ნამდვილად საინტერესო და კარგი ნაწარმოებია. ის ცოტათი იაპონურ უნიკალურ იმდროინდელ ყოფასაც კი გვაცნობს, რაც დანარჩენი მსოფლიოსთვის ყოველთვის საინტერესოა ჩემი აზრით. ისე, ძირითადად, კაცობრიობისთვის მტკივნეულად ნაცნობ თემას ეხება ეს კარგი მწერალი – მომხვეჭელობით და კორუფციით გამოწვეული დაუნდობლობა, რასაც, თავის მხრივ მხოლოდ ფული, დიდი ფული შობს ხოლმე.
October 23, 2021
თავის დროზე მომწონებია, უბრალოდ არ შემიძლია არ ვთქვა, რომ სათაური არასწორადაა თარგმნილი. ეს დეტექტივი საბჭოთა დროს გამოიცა საზღვარგარეთული დეტექტივების სერიაში. ჯერ რუსულად. ქართულადაც რუსულიდანაა თარგმნილი. რუსულად სათაური არ ესადაგება თარგმანს... "სრიდა აბიტანია" ჰქვია, რაც ინგლისური "habitat"-ის შესატყვისია. ქართულად ალბათ ჯობდა "საარსებო გარემო დაერქმიათ". მე ის მაფიქრებს, თუ რამდენად სწორადაა ტექსტი თარგმნილი, როცა სათაური ასე ავტომატურად, აზრდაუტანებლადაა გადმოთარგმნილი რუსულიდან. :( პ.ს.:არადა მაშინ google translate არ არსებობდა ჯერ ;)
September 24, 2016
მაცუმოტოს შედევრი! ერთ-ერთი საუკეთესო დეტექტივი.
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