December 20, 2023

A short piece by Ranpo talking about his friend/colleague's writing, what makes a detective novel versus what makes literature, and so on. This should be read with the knowledge that Ranpo is a famous detective novel writer, of the fast paced and thrilling sort. I probably enjoyed this more because I'm a fan of 乱歩.

Despite being a post war piece of writing, there is extensive use of old/archaic kanji as well as old kana usage.

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harder than黄金風景L35
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harder thanD坂の殺人事件L35
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harder than人間椅子L36
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similar in difficulty to正岡子規L38
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similar in difficulty to猿蟹合戦L37
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harder than檸檬L37
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harder thanア、秋L37
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on December 20, 2023
harder thanあさましきものL35