心理試験

by Edogawa Rampo, 江戸川 乱歩

読みやすい現代漢字の「漢字モダン版」に加え、正字を使用した浪漫溢れる「漢字ルネサンス版」の２篇を収録！

あの老いぼれが、そんな大金を持っていて何の価値がある？　その苦学生は大金を狙って下宿屋を営む老婆を絞殺し、まんまと同級生が犯人と疑われたが、そこに登場したのは『Ｄ坂の殺人事件』を解決した〝素人探偵〟明智小五郎であった。
心理分析を試みる「心理試験」をめぐり狡猾な犯人と明智との対決！

倒叙ミステリーの祖がここに！　このシリーズにのみ収録された漢字ルネサンス版は、漢字の効果により舞台となった大正時代から昭和初期を髣髴とさせます。時代を超えて江戸川乱歩の世界をお楽しみください。

Genres: Japanese Literature, Short Stories, Mystery, Detective

71 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 1925

About the author

Hirai Tarō (平井 太郎), better known by the pseudonym Rampo Edogawa ( 江戸川 乱歩), sometimes romanized as "Ranpo Edogawa", was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery fiction.

Reviews

[Zuzia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Opowiadanie wyraźnie inspirowane Zbrodnią i Karą, ale napisane w zupełnie innym stylu literackim. Praktycznie nie było opisanych tu przeżyć wewnętrznych i obłędu sprawcy, bardziej sama sprawa kryminalna.
Czytało się całkiem przyjemnie, ale też nie zrobiło na mnie jakiegoś specjalnego wrażenia:)

[didie · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
good introduction to his works as a enjoyed of crime and punishment

[Sofia Dinsmore · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am biased towards this book because it was the one that introduced me to this author. I am a big fan of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, therefore I was recomended this short story, and upon seeing it literally referenced the novel and seeing how heavily it was based off Dostoevsky's story, I was captivated by this short story. To put it simply, this is the answer to "what if crime and punishment were a crime/mystery novel rather than the psychology/philosophy genre the original work fits into. It was entertaining, I liked it.

[emil · Rating 5 out of 5]

I WOULD DIE FOR EDOGAWA RANPO THANKS

[Felix · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truly amazed. How he discovered he was the murderer was amazing. Incredible.
It's my second story from him (Japanese Tales of Mistery Imagination) but he's becoming my favourite author of this year.

[skops · Rating 5 out of 5]

lmao bro thought he was soo smart

[sophi · Rating 5 out of 5]

wowza jaw dropped

[- · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was rooting for fukiya 💔💔💔

[van · Rating 2 out of 5]

one of ranpos weaker works

[saszaa:) · Rating 4 out of 5]

i think this is a good story that edogawa write. it is not too long and the writing is truly addictive

[xime · Rating 5 out of 5]

El protagonista me recordó a Light Yagami.

[Elyssia · Rating 3 out of 5]

get his dumbass raskolnikov wannabe

[Rhea · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

[cricket · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating how it unravels

[Maura · Rating 3 out of 5]

the lesson is to put your considerable intelligence towards a normal scholarly career and not murder. Or if you are going to murder don't be too smart about it.