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A cursed novel that calls for death
A bestseller immediately after publication, earning the title of “new masterpiece.”
The story revolves around the cursed novel, "Where the Night Ends," which brings disaster when attempting to produce a related video.
During the cruise the characters embark on together, the hidden truth and the shadow of the missing author are gradually revealed.
November 19, 2024. Novel/Poetry PD Kim Yu-ri
A new masterpiece by Japanese literary giant Riku Onda!
“Inspired by the true story of a cursed novel”
Mystery novels written over 15 years

Top 30 Japanese Amazon Bestsellers
This Mystery Is Amazing · Top 10 Mysteries You'll Want to Read

There is a novel known as 'The Cursed Work'.
The name of this novel, which is about an incident where the people who were trying to make it into a video end up dying, is "Where the Night Ends."
The protagonist, Gozue, goes on a two-week cruise with her husband, where everyone involved gathers to pursue the truth behind the work's curse.
Accidents that seem not to be coincidences, new facts that are revealed one after another.
Author Riku Onda took 15 years to complete this work, which was “inspired by true events.”
Immediately after its publication, it ranked on the Japanese Amazon comprehensive bestseller list, with the publisher confidently announcing it as “her new masterpiece.”
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Into the book
“That’s not over yet.”
"still?"
“Yeah, still.
That curse.”
--- p.12

“That’s true.
But, it is said that Mr. S was saying strange things a few days before he passed away.”
“What a strange thing to say.”
“One is too many.”
“What does that mean?”
“We were filming a fire scene for days, with people running away in panic, and there was one more extra than the scheduled number of extras, and that one extra was always standing in a weird position.”
--- p.14

When the film was being produced for the second time, filming was halted after an actor killed another actor and then committed suicide.
The film for this movie was also put into storage.
When the talk of making a film came up again, memories of the disaster at the time of the first film adaptation were revived, casting an ominous shadow over the production site, and this proved that "Where the Night Ends" was 'cursed'.

--- p.75

Anyway, everyone gathered here is an expert in lying.
When I realized that, I felt strange.

--- p.132

“No weapon was found anywhere in the room where the two people died.
Police said one of the victims must have secretly disposed of the body just before death, but no weapon was found.
That's why I call it murder.”
--- p.158

Trials also have a theatrical aspect.
Not only in court, but everyone performs on the stage of society.
Everyone lies and everyone creates their own distorted self-image.
--- p.278

These days, there are people who are so faithful to reality that they take the world of fiction lightly.
When referring to movies or novels, they say, “They’re made up stories.”
In the end, it's all a lie.
There are also many young people who think, “Isn’t it a waste of time to spend time on that?”

--- p.511

They say that if you want to tell a big lie, you have to build trust by layering on small facts to make people believe it.
You know?
--- p.527

You shouldn't lie during negotiations, but you don't have to say anything that doesn't need to be said.
Is it really necessary to reveal your true feelings in the first place? Are your true feelings truly true?
--- p.572

Who hit you?
Who stole it?
Who lied?
People have to pay a price for that fact.
There is no guarantee that the truth is necessarily great.
I felt it strongly this time while listening to people's stories.
So, wouldn't it be okay for the truth of Messiah Azusa to remain as a truth that each person 'believes' in?
--- p.573

Publisher's Review
“This vast and great sea leads to that distant night.”
Japan's representative mystery rankings
"This Mystery is Amazing" "I Want to Read This Mystery" Top 10

Entangled in a cursed novel that calls for death
A two-week voyage filled with mystery and secrets

“When the film was being produced for the second time, an incident occurred where an actor killed another actor and then committed suicide, so filming was halted.
The film for this movie was also put into storage.
“Ever since the talk of making a film came up again, memories of the disaster at the time of the first film adaptation have been resurfacing, casting an ominous shadow over the production site. This has proven that “Where the Night Ends” is ‘cursed.’” (p. 75)

There is a novel known as a 'cursed work' among directors, writers, and producers.
Because if you try to make this novel into a film, catastrophic events will occur.
The name of this novel, in which the people who created it die, is "Where the Night Ends."

Gozue, the protagonist of "The Dark Shadow", pursues the truth about the curse surrounding the missing author of "Where the Night Ends" and his work.
Kozue joins her husband on a two-week cruise with the film director Tsunogae, film producer Shindo, editor Shimazaki, and the Manabe sisters, a manga artist duo related to the novel.
And through them, we collect new stories related to the novel.
Accidents that seem not to be coincidences, new facts that are continuously revealed, new interpretations surrounding the work.
And then, halfway through the journey, a vague truth is revealed, and a third production is mentioned.


Inspired by a true story about a novel that was cursed
A new masterpiece that has been in use for 15 years

"Dunseoku Hwanshihaeng" is a novel written by Onda Riku, who was "inspired by a true story about a novel in Japan that film directors covet, but which is cursed to never be made into a movie once they buy the rights and start working on it."
The novel written in pairs with the concept of a work within a work in line with this setting is “Where the Night Ends.”
Riku Onda, who had long wanted to write a full-length novel set in a confined space and filled with conversations between characters, decided that while planning the work, he should try his hand at a story set on a ship.
Since every journey has a beginning and an end, I thought that a clear setting of space and time would be more appealing to mystery novel readers, and I had been planning both "The Dark and the Dark" and "Where the Night Ends" simultaneously for 15 years.
Immediately after its publication, it ranked on the Japanese Amazon comprehensive bestseller list, with the publisher confidently announcing it as “her new masterpiece.”
At the end of the year in which the work was published, it was ranked 8th and 9th respectively in Japan's highly credible mystery rankings "This Mystery is Amazing" and "I Want to Read This Mystery," receiving recognition from readers for its quality and fun.

The world of adults who endure ambiguity,
We ask where fiction and truth exist.
Riku Onda's new masterpiece is coming!

The protagonist, Gozue, traces the life of Azusa Messiah, a writer who published only one work and then disappeared.
The author explains that the title of this novel, which combines the world of ambiguity before the protagonist, the dull colors symbolizing the dark sea of ​​the cruise, and the illusionary journey toward the mystery of the locked room on board, was decided from the beginning.

“On a bad day like today, the horizon is blurred and appears to blend into the sky.
I think that 'tolerating ambiguity' is something that adults should have.
The word 'dull' in the title is a combination created to express that ambiguity.
The title was decided from the beginning.” (2023.05.26.
Asahi Shimbun interview (https://book.asahi.com/article/14913965)

《The Silent and the Silent》 features a film director, an actress, a producer, a film critic, a publishing editor, a cartoonist, a lawyer, a female writer, and her companion.


“Anyway, everyone gathered here is an expert at lying.” (p. 132)

In "Dunsekkan Shihagō", Onda Riku introduces numerous occupations related to "storytelling".
Some of them are couples, relatives, blood relations, and the medium that connects them all is the cursed novel Where the Night Ends.
Among those who lost their lives to the curse of this novel, there are some who have close relationships with the characters in "The Uncanny Counterattack."
As various characters provide clues about the cursed novel and its author, the novel increasingly focuses on one person's life with a loving gaze.
In particular, through the protagonist Kozue, readers indirectly experience a moment of understanding life, a gift, and are healed as they guess and understand the person named Azusa Messiah.
Gozu weaves together numerous ambiguous stories and draws his own conclusions about the author's existence.

《Dunseokwanshihaeng》 also contains her philosophy and thoughts as a creator, which she pondered over the past 15 years as she grew into a master of Japanese literature.
The author also uses the opportunity to discuss the creative process by having the characters gather together to talk about the cursed novel.
Through this novel, readers think about what creativity is and what the fiction of life means to us.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: November 7, 2024
- Page count, weight, size: 652 pages | 764g | 137*210*32mm
- ISBN13: 9791171257492
- ISBN10: 117125749X

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