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The novel by David Peace is not to be missed!
It’s the first volume of a trilogy taking place in
post-war Japan .
Concerning Japanese HB/Noir lit, by Japanese authors,
I published an article some years ago, with the help of a Japanese specialist,
on my Web site HARD BOILED MYSTERIES.
Due to the great Geocities present booboo, I had to
move my pages.
You will find
NIPPON NOIR, in H-B M at
http://hardboiledmysteries.host22.com/nipponnoir.html
As sait in this discussion, the real problem is that very
little of the Japanese HB/Noir lit is available in English.
E. Borgers
--- En date de : Ven 26.6.09, Nathan Cain <IndieCrime@gmail.com> a écrit :
De: Nathan Cain <IndieCrime@gmail.com>
Objet: Re: RARA-AVIS: Hard-Boiled Japan
À: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
Date: Vendredi 26 Juin 2009, 2h22
There's also David Peace's Tokyo Year Zero, which is about a cop in the
immediate aftermath of WWII.
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 6:40 PM, Mark Sullivan <DJ-Anonyme@webtv. net> wrote:
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> I agree with Karin's recommendation of Kirino's Out. Been meaning to check
> out her Grotesque, too. As far as I know, those are the only two of her many
> novels to have been translated to English. Oops, just looked, there's a
> third, Real World, but that's the problem with a lot of Japanese
> noir/hardboiled, lack of translation.
> There were supposedly quite a lot of yakuza novels over there, but few if
> any have been translated. I think Ashes by Kenzo Kitakata is supposed to be
> a good yakuza novel (thanks for reminding me, I just ordered it). Then there
> are a couple others I've had for a while, but have not yet gotten around to
> reading: The Tattoo Murder Case by Akimitsu Takagi and All She Was Worth by
> Miyuki Miyabe.
> Then there are Geijin (non-Japanese) writers with books set in Japan. Brit
> (living in Japan) Peter Tasker wrote a trilogy of books about a Japanese PI
> named Mori. I read the first and enjoyed it. And then there is Barry
> Eisler's series about contract killer John Rain, who is a Japanese American.
> At least the first one is set in Japan.
> Mark
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> > From: shadowkobun@ yahoo.com <shadowkobun% 40yahoo.com>
> > Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:58:20 +0000
> > Subject: RARA-AVIS: Hard-Boiled Japan
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> > Hi! Any favorite novels or stories set in Japan?
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> > Thanks!
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> > Take Care!
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> > Jeff
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