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Points and Lines (Japanese: 点と線, Hepburn: Ten to Sen), is a novel by Seichō Matsumoto, published in 1958.[1] It was first translated into English by Makiko Yamamoto and Paul C. Blum, published by Kodansha International in 1970.[2] A new translation by Jesse Kirkwood was released as Tokyo Express by Penguin Classics in 2022.[3] Points and Lines was Matsumoto's first published novel.[3]
Author | Seichō Matsumoto |
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Original title | Ten to Sen (点と線) |
Language | Japanese |
Genre | Detective fiction, Social mystery |
Publication date | 1958 |
Publication place | Japan |
Writing for World Literature Today, J. Madison Davis named it among the ten greatest crime novels of all time.[4]
References
edit- ^ Girard, André (23 September 1989). "Corruption et poésie cohebitent bien". Le Devoir (in French). p. D-7. Retrieved 24 July 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ Rimer, J. Thomas (2007). The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature: Volume 2: 1945 to the Present. Modern Asian Literature Series. Columbia University Press. p. 823. ISBN 978-0-231-51817-8. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ a b Thomas, Russell (9 April 2023). "'Tokyo Express': Postwar detective noir basks in the details". The Japan Times. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Davis, J. Madison (2006). "The 10 Greatest Crime Novels of All Time? Some Candidates". World Literature Today. 80 (1): 6–8. doi:10.2307/40159014. ISSN 0196-3570. JSTOR 40159014.