A quiet place
Matsumoto, Seichō, 1909-19922015
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While on a business trip, Tsuneo Asai receives the news that his wife has died of a heart attack. She had a heart condition so the news of her death wasn't totally unexpected. But the circumstances leave Tsuneo, a softly-spoken government bureaucrat, perplexed. How did it come about that his wife, who was shy and withdrawn, and only left their house twice a week to go to haiku meetings, ended up dead in a small shop in a shady Tokyo neighborhood? When Tsuneo goes to apologise to the boutique owner for the trouble caused by his wife's death, he discovers, nearby, a house known to be a meeting place for secret lovers. As he digs deeper into his wife's recent past, he has to eventually conclude that she led a double life. He confronts her lover, but, in a moment of panic, kills him. The police are stymied, but soon Tsuneo, feels the pressure and starts making mistakes.
Main title:
A quiet place / Seicho Matsumoto ; translated by Louise Heal Kawai.
Author:
Matsumoto, Seichō, 1909-1992, authorKawai, Louise Heal, translator
Imprint:
London : Bitter Lemon Press, 2015.
Collation:
228 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Japanese.
ISBN:
9781908524638 (pbk)
Dewey class:
895.636
LC class:
PL856.A8
Local class:
MYS Pbk
Language:
EnglishJapanese
BRN:
1421308