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I’ve been learning Japanese and Korean for several years now (I am also starting Chinese!), and my goal is to read novels in these languages. I am a big fan of mystery and crime fiction. I am posting about the books I read in Japanese and Korean.
What I’ve been reading…
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Book review: 『四万人の目撃し』by Yorichika Arima
This detective novel won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award, but I found it underwhelming and not satisfactory.
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Book review: 『顔』by Seicho Matsumoto
This is a collection of five short stories by Seicho Matsumoto. They were easy to read and entertaining, I highly recommend this book for mystery lovers.
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Book review: 『狐の鶏』by Jokichi Hikage
This is a collection of 5 short stories. The first one won the Mystery Writer of Japan Award
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