Edogawa Rampo (1894-1965) is, as his nom de plume indicates, Japan's answer to Edgar Allen Poe. This tale of a madman who spends his days devising new ways to murder each of the hundred people he must kill before he can rest runs true to Edogawa's gothic, horror roots. A short but compelling story, with an ending that you will never see coming.
This story was translated by the participants of the Japanese-English Literary Translation workshop, held at Akita International University in the winter of 2019. The translators, in alphabetical order, are Kazuya Fukuju, Minami Hara, Mio Hirabayashi, Nanase Hirayama, Norichika Ishiyama, Yuna Kajimoto, Sakura Kodama, Moe Miyajima, Hitomi Miyaki, Sayo Morimoto, Hikaru Ohba, Emi Ozaki, Rin Saito, Saho Shimizu, Daiki Takemoto, Misato Tamaki, Mariko Tamura, Hinako Tanikawa, Miri Taniyama. Edited by Mark Gibeau.
This story was translated by the participants of the Japanese-English Literary Translation workshop, held at Akita International University in the winter of 2019. The translators, in alphabetical order, are Kazuya Fukuju, Minami Hara, Mio Hirabayashi, Nanase Hirayama, Norichika Ishiyama, Yuna Kajimoto, Sakura Kodama, Moe Miyajima, Hitomi Miyaki, Sayo Morimoto, Hikaru Ohba, Emi Ozaki, Rin Saito, Saho Shimizu, Daiki Takemoto, Misato Tamaki, Mariko Tamura, Hinako Tanikawa, Miri Taniyama. Edited by Mark Gibeau.
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