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怪人二十面相

Novel

by 江戸川乱歩

alternative titles:

The Fiend with Twenty Faces

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[DeepL Translation - needs review] Author: Edogawa Rampo (1894-1965) Bottom line: The Phantom with Twenty Faces / Detective Boys Edogawa Rampo mystery collection, Kodansha This content is a public domain work in Japan. Conversion from print to digital edition was done by volunteers. Notice: The contents contained in this Aozora Bunko work may contain typographical errors or other problems. In accordance with the guidelines in the Aozora Bunko Operations Manual, the content of this work has b...

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245

ISBN:

4591084124

ISBN13:

9784591084120

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Naphthalenesays

July 31, 2022

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A classic of mystery fiction

I just realized that my language learning rating/entertainment rating is the exact opposite of basilesauce, so I think I need to justify my rating a bit more.

In terms of language learning, the sentence structure is very straightforward, which means that it's easier to focus on the vocabulary. This book is aimed at a younger public, so you won't see any advanced kanji and many words are written completely in hiragana. Again, that means that you have to know (or learn) the vocabulary. Moreover,

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November 20, 2021

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This is a classic children’s detective book from the 1930s. 二十面相 is a gentleman thief and a master of disguise. He dislikes harming people, he politely sends letters advising when and where he will strike; and while stealing the item, before he makes his getaway, he takes a moment to stand talking to his victim explaining exactly how he pulled off the caper. Opposing him are the famous detective Akechi Kogorou and his precocious sidekick, the boy Kobayashi. The plot is fast-paced, and full of

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April 18, 2021

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If you like Nancy Drew or The Hardy Boys you'll like this book. The language is a bit old fashioned at times, but I think that provides even more learning potential as it's important to get exposure to that as well.

As a note, my version was a paperback copy containing footnotes explaining historical terms. I second the later review in that this will likely be easier read as an ebook if you're either unfamiliar with older vocabulary and/or you don't have access to an annotated copy.

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