〈江戸川乱歩ベストセレクション１〉人間椅子

by Edogawa Rampo, 江戸川 乱歩

貧しい椅子職人は、世にも醜い容貌のせいで、常に孤独だった。惨めな日々の中で思いつめた男は、納品前の大きな肘掛椅子の中に身を潜める。その椅子は、若く美しい夫人の住む立派な屋敷に運び込まれ…。椅子の皮一枚を隔てた、女体の感触に溺れる男の偏執的な愛を描く表題作ほか、乱歩自身が代表作と認める怪奇浪漫文学の作品「押絵と旅する男」など、傑作中の傑作を収録するベストセレクション第1弾。

213 pages, Paperback

Published May 24, 2008

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

[taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

rating each short story as i go!

ningen isu - 10/10 my fav story ever wtf
mera hakase -sasuga ranpo sensei. i need to re-read to get the nuance but i liked it. part abt the monkeys makes u think, huh.

to be continued

[Helena · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually listened to the audiobook rather than reading this one, something I almost never do, but it made for great driving background. Yessssssssssssssssss yes it did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LSIN...