Seicho Matsumoto was one of the great mystery and thriller writers of 20th-century Japan. Language: english. Account & Lists Sign in Account & Lists Returns & Orders. Originally published in Japanese in 1975 and now being released in a new English translation, Seicho Matsumoto’s suspense novel follows the life of Tsuneo Asai, a 42-year-old middle-management civil servant who lives in Tokyo.
I didn't enjoy it as much as his Points and Lines, but it was a page-turner. Seicho Matsumoto. Click here for the lowest price! He is considered Japan's most accomplished writer of mystery and detective fiction. Click to read more about A Quiet Place by Seicho Matsumoto. A Quiet Place turns the psychological screws very slowly until the story reaches breaking point. Please read our short guide how to send a book to Kindle. Please login to your account first; Need help? Matsumoto succeeds in portraying a society undergoing widespread changes as it … If the others are half as good as A Quiet Place then Matsumoto was special. Comparisons have been made with Elmore Leonard, the great thriller writer from the United States. Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar. A Quiet Place Seicho Matsumoto, trans. Seicho Matsumoto was one of the great mystery and thriller writers of 20th-century Japan. Language: english. She has spent the past twenty years in Nagoya, Japan, as a translator and teacher.
A Quiet Place was first published in 1975 and Seicho Matsumoto (1909-1992) is considered by many to be one of the most important Japanese crime writers of the twentieth century. More By and About This Author. ISBN 13: 978-1-908524-64-5. 'A Quiet Place' was originally published in Japan in 1971 as Kikanakatta basho. He wrote forty novels and hundreds of short stories and essays. Try Seicho Matsumoto: Seicho Matsumoto (1909–1992) did not see his first book published until he was in his forties. I didn't enjoy it as much as his Points and Lines, but it was a page-turner. He was a prolific author, producing in four decades more than 450 works. Seicho Matsumoto's thrillers dissect Japanese society."-The New York Times Book Review "A stellar psychological thriller with a surprising and immensely satisfying resolution that flows naturally from the book's complex characterizations. While it is very different from Keigo Higashino’s Devotion of Suspect X, they have one thing in common – they are both unusual and full of twists.. From the Reviews: "(T)hree-quarters into the novel, the story really picks up, but it takes a long time to get there. Seicho Matsumoto was one of the great mystery and thriller writers of 20th-century Japan. Hello, Sign in. A Quiet Place Matsumoto Seicho.
This is the first time it has been translated into English. A Quiet Place turns the psychological screws very slowly until the story reaches breaking point. Please read our short guide how to send a book to Kindle. File: EPUB, 540 KB. Seicho Matsumoto’s A Quiet Place is the second Japanese crime novel I’ve read this month.
Paperback, 9781908524638, 1908524634 ISBN 13: 978-1-908524-64-5. However, the similarities stop there. Higashino depicts a modern Japan, while Matsumoto shows us a very traditional Japan. Pris: 119 kr. Bitter Lemon, $14.95 trade paper (224p) ISBN 978-1-908524-63-8. A Quiet Place turns the psychological screws very slowly until the story reaches breaking point. In his life author Seicho Matsumoto was prolific. Please login to your account first; Need help? LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers “A Quiet Place” by Seicho Matsumoto – Review by Martin Roth “A Quiet Place” is one of only four Matsumoto novels that have been translated into English, despite his stellar reputation as one of the pioneering figures of Japanese crime fiction.