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나비 부인 살인 사건

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백발의 명탐정 유리 린타로와 열혈 기자 미쓰기 슌스케의 콤비를 그린 요코미조 세이시 자선 걸작이다. 에도가와 란포와 함께 일본 추리소설의 토대를 닦은 요코미조는 60년간 300편이 넘는 작품을 남긴 거장으로, 이 작품은 긴다이치 고스케 이전 유리 린타로 시리즈의 마지막 장편이다. 《혼진 살인 사건》과 동시 연재되며 서구식 논리 추리와 일본적 정서를 결합한 전환점으로 평가받았고, 작가 스스로 전 작품 중 베스트 10에 꼽았다.

오페라 <나비 부인> 공연을 앞두고 콘트라베이스 케이스에서 여배우의 시체가 발견되는 사건을 중심으로, 암호 악보와 역밀실 등 황금기 퍼즐 미스터리의 요소가 전개된다. 1부에서는 오페라단의 이동과 실종 사건을, 2부에서는 수사와 트릭의 구조를, 3부에서는 범행의 논리와 인간 군상을 집약한다. 국내 유일의 정식 완역본으로, 초역 단편 <거미와 백합> <장미와 울금향>을 함께 수록해 시리즈의 정수를 전한다.

448 pages, Paperback

First published August 10, 1973

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Seishi Yokomizo

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Seishi Yokomizo (横溝 正史) was a novelist in Shōwa period Japan.
Yokomizo was born in the city of Kobe, Hyōgo (兵庫県 神戸市). He read detective stories as a boy and in 1921, while employed by the Daiichi Bank, published his first story in the popular magazine "Shin Seinen" (新青年[New Youth]). He graduated from Osaka Pharmaceutical College (currently part of Osaka University) with a degree in pharmacy, and initially intended to take over his family's drug store even though sceptical of the contemporary ahistorical attitude towards drugs. However, drawn by his interest in literature, and the encouragement of Edogawa Rampo (江戸川 乱歩), he went to Tokyo instead, where he was hired by the Hakubunkan publishing company in 1926. After serving as editor in chief of several magazines, he resigned in 1932 to devote himself full-time to writing.
Yokomizo was attracted to the literary genre of historical fiction, especially that of the historical detective novel. In July 1934, while resting in the mountains of Nagano to recuperate from tuberculosis, he completed his first novel "Onibi" (『鬼火』), which was published in 1935, although parts were immediately censored by the authorities. Undeterred, Yokomizo followed on his early success with a second novel Ningyo Sashichi torimonocho (1938–1939). However, during World War II, he faced difficulties in getting his works published due to the wartime conditions, and was in severe economic difficulties. The lack of Streptomycin and other antibiotics also meant that his tuberculosis could not be properly treated, and he joked with friends that it was a race to see whether he would die of disease or of starvation.
However, soon after the end of World War II, his works received wide recognition and he developed an enormous fan following. He published many works via Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in serialized form, concentrating only on popular mystery novels, based on the orthodox western detective story format, starting with "Honjin Satsujin Jiken" (『本陣殺人事件』) and "Chōchō Satsujin Jinken" (『蝶々殺人事件』) (both in 1946). His works became the model for postwar Japanese mystery writing. He was also often called the "Japanese John Dickson Carr" after the writer whom he admired.
Yokomizo is most well known for creating the private detective character Kosuke Kindaichi (金田一 耕助). Many of his works have been made into movies.
Yokomizo died of colon cancer in 1981. His grave is at the Seishun-en cemetery in Kawasaki, Kanagawa (神奈川県 川崎市).

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