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Follows the twisted path of failed novelist Hitomi Hirosuke, who bears an uncanny resemblance to a former classmate, the son of a rich industrialist. Learning of the rich man's sudden passing, Hitomi fakes his own death, digs up and hides the other man's body and then washes himself up starving on a beach near the home of the dead man's family. Stunning artwork by master manga artist Suehiro Maruo deftly illustrates this Japanese pulp classic in fine detail.
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Strange Tale of Panorama Island, Edogawa Rampo
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- Released
- 2012
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Edogawa Rampo
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Released
- 2012
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0824837037
- ISBN13
- 9780824837037
- Series
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- Follows the twisted path of failed novelist Hitomi Hirosuke, who bears an uncanny resemblance to a former classmate, the son of a rich industrialist. Learning of the rich man's sudden passing, Hitomi fakes his own death, digs up and hides the other man's body and then washes himself up starving on a beach near the home of the dead man's family. Stunning artwork by master manga artist Suehiro Maruo deftly illustrates this Japanese pulp classic in fine detail.