tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post8972882807886706146..comments2024-03-27T06:07:20.345+01:00Comments on ボクの事件簿: 『Lの悲劇』Ho-Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-19979760723158095892010-03-12T11:01:00.545+01:002010-03-12T11:01:00.545+01:00@mousoukyoku: While by far not the best of Queen, ...@mousoukyoku: While by far not the best of Queen, it's probably indeed just plain fun to start with "The Roman Hat Mystery". Not as polished as his later works, but a nice preview of things to come. Also very Van Dine-ish. Hope you enjoy it!<br /><br />@TomCat: They appear with their original names, but but of course Nishimura didn't had permission of the Christie estate. I doubt he even informed them of his book. Japanese detective writers seem to have a knack for borrowing literary characters without minding copyright. Besides Nishimura and the mentioned Lupin in an Edogawa work, famous examples Lupin III and Kindaichi Shounen come in mind immediately.<br /><br />Actually, the Yokomizo estate did complain about it, so while in earlier stories young Kindaichi swears 'in the name of his grandfather, Kindaichi Kousuke', he later shortens it to just his grandfather, without mentioning any names. Of course, by then everyone knew who his grandfather was...Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-310293651435128052010-03-12T10:02:03.852+01:002010-03-12T10:02:03.852+01:00Ash, that sounds like a really fun book for detect...Ash, that sounds like a really fun book for detective geeks! I'm curious, though, are the names of the detectives actually Hercule Poirot and Ellery Queen, or are they thinly disguised (e.g. Herlock Sholmes in the Lupin stories)? Because I'm sure Christie's estate never gave permission for her characters to be used in other people's works. <br /><br />"I really wonder whether there is any other detective novel in existence with such a grand scale, pitting 4 great detectives against 2 phantom thieves!"<br /><br />Leo Bruce's Case for Three Detectives comes to mind. Three detectives, obviously Poirot, Wimsey and Father Brown, try to solve a locked room mystery in their own unique way. Lots of fun if you're familiar with the characters and their methods. <br /> <br />Anyway, when you come back from Japan, we must have that talk again about starting our own international publishing house and conquering the world!TomCatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-37379966627569930282010-03-12T03:27:12.826+01:002010-03-12T03:27:12.826+01:00Oh, I found The Roman Hat Mystery for 5 euro with ...Oh, I found The Roman Hat Mystery for 5 euro with free shipping on a certain auction site. Didn't know what else to start with and it actually seems to be in an acceptable condition apart from one fairly crinkled edge.mousoukyokuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00755066580829504834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-9647299091935241012010-03-11T20:01:39.285+01:002010-03-11T20:01:39.285+01:00I'm not versed in second hand shops in Germany...I'm not versed in second hand shops in Germany... maybe I really should search for those once I find the time for that.<br /><br />As for your recommendation: If I wanted to buy it from the german amazon I would find it quite expensive... converted into yen I could almost buy a brand new game with that money.<br /><br />I 'only' have one month remaining until my vacation is over. Considering I usually need about a week to finish my novels (mostly the koudansha novels format at the moment) I won't be able to finish that much due to that damn paper. And games have to wait anyway...<br /><br />Thanks for mentioning Kasai, I guess I'll also have to buy his stuff for my bachelor's thesis since I'll most likely also want to write something concerning that whole field. Right now I only have Kawana's Murder Most Modern. Which is good as an introduction though since (of course) I still read English faster... sadly.mousoukyokuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00755066580829504834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-50869786164177906762010-03-11T14:08:53.028+01:002010-03-11T14:08:53.028+01:00Depending on your location, Queen shouldn't be...Depending on your location, Queen shouldn't be that hard to locate. I bought most of my novels in the Netherlands, scouring the second hand shops. I surprisingly easily found most of the nationality novels (both in Dutch and English) for 2, 3 euro a piece. While not in mint condition, it's about what I'd expect from a (Dutch) second hand pocket. Which of course is different from the condition of a Japanese second hand book, but everything for the Queen.<br /><br />And even if they're actually radio plays, the easily available "The Adventure of the Murdered Moths and Other Radio Mysteries" is an excellent work that really shows Queen's charm. <br /><br />I'll probably finish two or three novels the next few days before I'll start in Kasai's "Tantei Shousetsu Ron" which I've finally procured. Which will probably take up most of the remaining time of my vacation. Well, that and games. And the novels I will start reading anyway even though I know I can't finish before the end of the vacation.Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-35510725220948599982010-03-11T03:29:53.165+01:002010-03-11T03:29:53.165+01:00Saw this on amazon the other day. Sounds fun but I...Saw this on amazon the other day. Sounds fun but I don't know enough about most of these characters so I wouldn't be able to thorougly enjoy this one.<br /><br />I'd love to read some Ellery Queen but their novels are such rare items... The copies which are in a reasonable condition are fairly expensive and those who aren't... well, I'm aware of the fact that the pages discolour in the case of such old books but I won't pay money for crinkly spines and damaged edges or even loose pages. Not the prices I mostly see on the net.<br /><br />Oh well, at least I still have Carr, lots of Christie and soon finally Van Dine's Bishop Murder Case to read for after semester break. When I really have free time and don't even have to step outside I read as much Japanese as I can. I'm already sad that I'll most likely only finish one more book until I have to work on a paper. Knowing myself I'll be handing it in on the last possible day and by then semester break is almost over...mousoukyokuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00755066580829504834noreply@blogger.com