Murder Most Modern: Detective Fiction and Japanese Culture

by Sari Kawana

Book Overview

The quintessential international genre, detective fiction often works under the guise of popular entertainment to expose its extensive readership to complex moral questions and timely ethical dilemmas. The first book-length study of interwar Japanese detective fiction, Murder Most Modern considers the important role of detective fiction in defining the country's emergence as a modern nation-state.

Kawana explores the interactions between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816650268
• ISBN13: 9780816650262
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"