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Keigo Higashino's 35th anniversary debut commemorative workA novel called 'Higashino Keigo's 'Crime and Punishment'.
A murder case that was closed in 1984 with the suspect's death is shaken to its core by a man's confession in 2017.
A story that combines a solid and overwhelming narrative that traces a mystery spanning over 30 years with a touching drama that never loses its warm gaze on humanity.August 10, 2021. Novel/Poetry PD Park Hyung-wook
Who can decide the question of crime and punishment?
A work commemorating the 35th anniversary of author Keigo Higashino's debut
Keigo Higashino, author of the international bestseller “The Miracles of the Namiya General Store” and considered one of the greatest living masters of Japanese mystery novels, has published his novel “The Swan and the Bat.”
This novel, published in April 2021 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of his debut, is a masterpiece with a total of 568 pages and over 2,000 manuscript pages in the Korean version. It was translated by Yang Yun-ok, a Japanese literature translator who has been translating Higashino's major works into Korean for nearly 15 years since 2007.
The 35th anniversary work, "The Swan and the Bat," is receiving acclaim as a new masterpiece in which Higashino returns to his original mystery novels and writes with more mature skills.
As evidenced by the reviews from local readers who said they devoured the thick volume in just a day or two, the novel powerfully unfolds within a solid framework a grand narrative of two murders that occurred 33 years apart and the characters involved in them each pursuing the truth.
Furthermore, while embracing major social debates such as the retroactive application of the statute of limitations, the victim participation system in criminal trials, the disclosure of personal information about criminals and their families, which has become even more controversial in the age of social media, and loopholes in trial procedures, the novel maintains the inherent fun of a mystery novel and gradually builds up the narrative to reach a surprising conclusion, showing the master's expertise.
And above all, at its core is the heartwarming drama of people's lives, conveyed by the author who has maintained a warm gaze toward humanity.
A work commemorating the 35th anniversary of author Keigo Higashino's debut
Keigo Higashino, author of the international bestseller “The Miracles of the Namiya General Store” and considered one of the greatest living masters of Japanese mystery novels, has published his novel “The Swan and the Bat.”
This novel, published in April 2021 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of his debut, is a masterpiece with a total of 568 pages and over 2,000 manuscript pages in the Korean version. It was translated by Yang Yun-ok, a Japanese literature translator who has been translating Higashino's major works into Korean for nearly 15 years since 2007.
The 35th anniversary work, "The Swan and the Bat," is receiving acclaim as a new masterpiece in which Higashino returns to his original mystery novels and writes with more mature skills.
As evidenced by the reviews from local readers who said they devoured the thick volume in just a day or two, the novel powerfully unfolds within a solid framework a grand narrative of two murders that occurred 33 years apart and the characters involved in them each pursuing the truth.
Furthermore, while embracing major social debates such as the retroactive application of the statute of limitations, the victim participation system in criminal trials, the disclosure of personal information about criminals and their families, which has become even more controversial in the age of social media, and loopholes in trial procedures, the novel maintains the inherent fun of a mystery novel and gradually builds up the narrative to reach a surprising conclusion, showing the master's expertise.
And above all, at its core is the heartwarming drama of people's lives, conveyed by the author who has maintained a warm gaze toward humanity.
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“Did Mr. Kuraki get into some kind of accident?”
“That’s not yet…….
I'm going around and listening to stories here and there to find out.
“It’s the same here.”
“Is that so? I don’t know what kind of investigation it is, but if you suspect Mr. Kuraki, you’ve misjudged it.
“There’s no way that guy would do something bad,” Yoko said bluntly.
“I will keep that in mind,” Godai replied, feeling a strange sensation.
I sensed something was off about what Yoko had just said.
Even I couldn't figure out what it was.
--- p.58
Fall into a labyrinth… … .
Kuraki's confession cleared up many questions.
But one big mystery remained.
The question was why Kuraki was not arrested 33 years ago, and why he was excluded from the list of suspects.
Normally, if you are the first person to discover a body, you would be suspicious first.
However, Kuraki himself simply answered that he did not know about that point.
Have we really solved a case that is about to get lost in a labyrinth?
Maybe I'm falling into a new labyrinth... ... .
Godai was trying hard to shake off the suspicions that kept creeping in.
--- p.106
“You just said you wanted to apologize to the bereaved families of this incident. What about the bereaved families of past incidents?
“Do you really have the heart to apologize?”
“Yes, of course,” I replied reflexively.
A smile seemed to spread across Nanbara's lips.
At that moment, Kazuma realized that he had made a slip of the tongue.
The police announcement only said that it was a "past case for which the statute of limitations had expired," but did not specifically state that it was a murder case.
But what Kazuma had just said was tantamount to admitting that it was a murder case.
I was caught in a leading question like that.
--- p.175
I wonder if I have the same look in my eyes, thought Mirei.
Everyone says that the culprit has confessed and now the truth about the case has been revealed.
And the trial is about to begin based on that truth.
But there are people who just can't accept the truth.
Mirei thought that in this world, there was only her mother and herself.
But there was another person like that.
The perpetrator's family also cannot accept this...
--- p.274
“Yes, that’s true, but those two are special cases.
“There was a common purpose.”
“What is that?”
“The point is that neither of them understood the truth of the incident.
I'm sure there's another truth, and I'm determined to uncover it.
But the police were already done with the investigation, and the prosecution and defense attorneys were only focused on preparing for the trial.
Although the perpetrator and the victim were enemies, their goals were the same.
“Then it’s not really surprising that we decided to become a team.”
“Is that so…… Rather than that, it’s difficult to understand right away.
“I don’t really know how to feel about that.” Nakamachi put the tofu in his mouth and tilted his head.
“It’s a story about light and shadow, day and night, like swans and bats flying together in the sky.”
“That’s not yet…….
I'm going around and listening to stories here and there to find out.
“It’s the same here.”
“Is that so? I don’t know what kind of investigation it is, but if you suspect Mr. Kuraki, you’ve misjudged it.
“There’s no way that guy would do something bad,” Yoko said bluntly.
“I will keep that in mind,” Godai replied, feeling a strange sensation.
I sensed something was off about what Yoko had just said.
Even I couldn't figure out what it was.
--- p.58
Fall into a labyrinth… … .
Kuraki's confession cleared up many questions.
But one big mystery remained.
The question was why Kuraki was not arrested 33 years ago, and why he was excluded from the list of suspects.
Normally, if you are the first person to discover a body, you would be suspicious first.
However, Kuraki himself simply answered that he did not know about that point.
Have we really solved a case that is about to get lost in a labyrinth?
Maybe I'm falling into a new labyrinth... ... .
Godai was trying hard to shake off the suspicions that kept creeping in.
--- p.106
“You just said you wanted to apologize to the bereaved families of this incident. What about the bereaved families of past incidents?
“Do you really have the heart to apologize?”
“Yes, of course,” I replied reflexively.
A smile seemed to spread across Nanbara's lips.
At that moment, Kazuma realized that he had made a slip of the tongue.
The police announcement only said that it was a "past case for which the statute of limitations had expired," but did not specifically state that it was a murder case.
But what Kazuma had just said was tantamount to admitting that it was a murder case.
I was caught in a leading question like that.
--- p.175
I wonder if I have the same look in my eyes, thought Mirei.
Everyone says that the culprit has confessed and now the truth about the case has been revealed.
And the trial is about to begin based on that truth.
But there are people who just can't accept the truth.
Mirei thought that in this world, there was only her mother and herself.
But there was another person like that.
The perpetrator's family also cannot accept this...
--- p.274
“Yes, that’s true, but those two are special cases.
“There was a common purpose.”
“What is that?”
“The point is that neither of them understood the truth of the incident.
I'm sure there's another truth, and I'm determined to uncover it.
But the police were already done with the investigation, and the prosecution and defense attorneys were only focused on preparing for the trial.
Although the perpetrator and the victim were enemies, their goals were the same.
“Then it’s not really surprising that we decided to become a team.”
“Is that so…… Rather than that, it’s difficult to understand right away.
“I don’t really know how to feel about that.” Nakamachi put the tofu in his mouth and tilted his head.
“It’s a story about light and shadow, day and night, like swans and bats flying together in the sky.”
--- p.420-421
Publisher's Review
In 1984, a murder case that ended with the suspect's death
In 2017, a man's confession shook the foundations.
Keigo Higashino's "Crime and Punishment," which traces a mystery spanning over 30 years!
“My future goal is to surpass this work.”
Keigo Higashino
“I felt the reward of translation more deeply than any other work.
I highly recommend it to anyone seeking meaningful reading.”
Translator: Yang Yun-ok
■ This book
Keigo Higashino, author of the worldwide bestseller “The Miracles of the Namiya General Store,” which has sold 13 million copies, and is considered one of the greatest living masters of Japanese mystery novels, has published his full-length novel “The Swan and the Bat” through Contemporary Literature.
This novel, published in April 2021 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of his debut, is a masterpiece with a total of 568 pages and over 2,000 manuscript pages in the Korean version. It was translated by Yang Yun-ok, a Japanese literature translator who has been translating Higashino's major works into Korean for nearly 15 years since 2007.
Since Higashino began his career as a writer in 1985 by winning the Edogawa Ranpo Award, often called the gateway to success for mystery writers, he has continued to write more prolifically than anyone else.
With an interest in diverse materials and topics, he has presented a truly wide spectrum of worlds, not confined to a single genre, ranging from full-fledged mystery novels with ingenious tricks and twists, to science fiction, fantasy, and medical mysteries with a scientific imagination.
Among them, it is the works of the "social mystery novel" series that sharply delve into the ills of our time, the complexities of human nature, and the psychology of crime that have brought him today's fame.
The 35th anniversary work, "The Swan and the Bat," is receiving praise as a new masterpiece in which Higashino returns to his original mystery novel roots and writes with more mature skills.
As evidenced by the reviews from local readers who said they devoured the thick volume in just a day or two, the novel powerfully unfolds within a solid framework a grand narrative of two murders that occurred 33 years apart and the characters involved in them each pursuing the truth.
Furthermore, while embracing major social debates such as the retroactive application of the statute of limitations, the victim participation system in criminal trials, the disclosure of personal information about criminals and their families, which has become even more controversial in the age of social media, and loopholes in trial procedures, the novel maintains the inherent fun of a mystery novel and gradually builds up the narrative to reach a surprising conclusion, showing the master's expertise.
And above all, at its core is the heartwarming drama of people's lives, conveyed by the author who has maintained a warm gaze toward humanity.
Praise from Japanese booksellers and readers
★★★★★ A masterpiece that ranks among the many works of Higashino.
As each piece fills in the puzzle, various truths are revealed.
Once you start reading, you can't stop.
★★★★★ The emotions I felt while reading 『White Night Walk』 and 『The Devotion of Suspect X』 came flooding back.
★★★★★ I feel a great goodness in the way it describes humans.
★★★★★ It's been a while since I've seen a solid work by Keigo Higashino!
★★★★★ A series of truths and a sharp twist at the end.
It's a heart-wrenching story from beginning to end, but it ends with a sense of pure innocence.
This is undoubtedly Keigo Higashino's greatest masterpiece!
★★★★★ The charm of the mystery and the skill with which it beautifully combines difficult issues such as original sin, atonement, and the feelings of the victims and perpetrators' families into entertainment are truly outstanding.
★★★★★ A soulful story that provides a ray of light in an age of intolerance.
★★★★★ This is the Higashino Keigo I've been waiting for - 'The Return of the King!'
In 2017, a man's confession shook the foundations.
Keigo Higashino's "Crime and Punishment," which traces a mystery spanning over 30 years!
“My future goal is to surpass this work.”
Keigo Higashino
“I felt the reward of translation more deeply than any other work.
I highly recommend it to anyone seeking meaningful reading.”
Translator: Yang Yun-ok
■ This book
Keigo Higashino, author of the worldwide bestseller “The Miracles of the Namiya General Store,” which has sold 13 million copies, and is considered one of the greatest living masters of Japanese mystery novels, has published his full-length novel “The Swan and the Bat” through Contemporary Literature.
This novel, published in April 2021 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of his debut, is a masterpiece with a total of 568 pages and over 2,000 manuscript pages in the Korean version. It was translated by Yang Yun-ok, a Japanese literature translator who has been translating Higashino's major works into Korean for nearly 15 years since 2007.
Since Higashino began his career as a writer in 1985 by winning the Edogawa Ranpo Award, often called the gateway to success for mystery writers, he has continued to write more prolifically than anyone else.
With an interest in diverse materials and topics, he has presented a truly wide spectrum of worlds, not confined to a single genre, ranging from full-fledged mystery novels with ingenious tricks and twists, to science fiction, fantasy, and medical mysteries with a scientific imagination.
Among them, it is the works of the "social mystery novel" series that sharply delve into the ills of our time, the complexities of human nature, and the psychology of crime that have brought him today's fame.
The 35th anniversary work, "The Swan and the Bat," is receiving praise as a new masterpiece in which Higashino returns to his original mystery novel roots and writes with more mature skills.
As evidenced by the reviews from local readers who said they devoured the thick volume in just a day or two, the novel powerfully unfolds within a solid framework a grand narrative of two murders that occurred 33 years apart and the characters involved in them each pursuing the truth.
Furthermore, while embracing major social debates such as the retroactive application of the statute of limitations, the victim participation system in criminal trials, the disclosure of personal information about criminals and their families, which has become even more controversial in the age of social media, and loopholes in trial procedures, the novel maintains the inherent fun of a mystery novel and gradually builds up the narrative to reach a surprising conclusion, showing the master's expertise.
And above all, at its core is the heartwarming drama of people's lives, conveyed by the author who has maintained a warm gaze toward humanity.
Praise from Japanese booksellers and readers
★★★★★ A masterpiece that ranks among the many works of Higashino.
As each piece fills in the puzzle, various truths are revealed.
Once you start reading, you can't stop.
★★★★★ The emotions I felt while reading 『White Night Walk』 and 『The Devotion of Suspect X』 came flooding back.
★★★★★ I feel a great goodness in the way it describes humans.
★★★★★ It's been a while since I've seen a solid work by Keigo Higashino!
★★★★★ A series of truths and a sharp twist at the end.
It's a heart-wrenching story from beginning to end, but it ends with a sense of pure innocence.
This is undoubtedly Keigo Higashino's greatest masterpiece!
★★★★★ The charm of the mystery and the skill with which it beautifully combines difficult issues such as original sin, atonement, and the feelings of the victims and perpetrators' families into entertainment are truly outstanding.
★★★★★ A soulful story that provides a ray of light in an age of intolerance.
★★★★★ This is the Higashino Keigo I've been waiting for - 'The Return of the King!'
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: August 16, 2021
- Page count, weight, size: 568 pages | 562g | 135*195*28mm
- ISBN13: 9791190885928
- ISBN10: 1190885921
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