Books by Seishi Yokomizo
The Inugami Curse
by Seishi Yokomizo & Yumiko Yamazaki (translator)
The Inugami Curse is a detective novel by Seishi Yokomizo (1902-1981), one of the pioneers of the Japanese crime novel. The main character is the dishevelled private investigator Kosuke Kindaichi, who went on to feature in a total of 77 novels. The book has been adapted for television and film numerous times.
Our Five Books interview with Seishi Yokomizo's grandson, On Nomoto, on the Best Japanese Crime Novels.
Interviews where books by Seishi Yokomizo were recommended
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Beast in the Shadows
by Edogawa Rampo & Ian Hughes (translator) -
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The Inugami Curse
by Seishi Yokomizo & Yumiko Yamazaki (translator) -
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Points and Lines
by Paul C. Blum and Makiko Yamamoto (translators) & Seicho Matsumoto -
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The Tokyo Zodiac Murders
by Ross and Shika Mackenzie (translators) & Soji Shimada -
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All She Was Worth
by Alfred Birnbaum (translator) & Miyuki Miyabe
Best Classic Japanese Mysteries, recommended by On Nomoto
Best Classic Japanese Mysteries, recommended by On Nomoto
Crime novels are hugely popular in Japan, but English translations of Japanese mysteries not always easy to come by. As Pushkin Vertigo publishes translations of two novels by Seishi Yokomizo, one of Japan’s most famous mystery writers, his grandson, On Nomoto, talks us through the best classic Japanese mysteries of the last century.
