![]() ![]() The collection opens with what is perhaps Ranpo's most well-known story "The Human Chair." (At least, it was the story with which I was most familiar before reading the volume.) Next is "The Psychological Test" which features Ranpo's famous detective KogorÅ Akechi. Eight of the nine stories were originally written in the 1920s. ![]() Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination collects nine of Ranpo's short stories selected to represent some of his best work. In addition to being Ranpo's introduction to English-reading audiences, Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination is particularly interesting in that Ranpo worked very closely with Harrison on its translation. Despite Ranpo's prolificacy, influence, and popularity in Japan, relatively few volumes of his work are available in English although his short stories can often be found in anthologies. Harris and first published in 1956, was reissued in 2012 by Tuttle Publishing with an additional and quite useful foreword by Patricia Welch putting the collection and Ranpo into historical and literary context. What better way to start than with Ranpo's debut in English? Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination, translated by James B. After reading and enjoying Edogawa Ranpo's novella Strange Tale of Panorama Island I decided to seek out more of his work. ![]()
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