Points and Lines

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Points and Lines (Japanese: 点と線, Hepburn: Ten to Sen), is a novel by Seichō Matsumoto, published in 1958.[1] It was first translated into English by Makiko Yamamoto and Paul C. Blum, published by Kodansha International in 1970.[2] A new translation by Jesse Kirkwood was released as Tokyo Express by Penguin Classics in 2022.[3] Points and Lines was Matsumoto's first published novel.[3]

Points and Lines
1970 edition
AuthorSeichō Matsumoto
Original titleTen to Sen (点と線)
LanguageJapanese
GenreDetective fiction, Social mystery
Publication date
1958
Publication placeJapan

Writing for World Literature Today, J. Madison Davis named it among the ten greatest crime novels of all time.[4]

It was made into a movie by Toei Company in 1958[5] and a TV drama in 2007.

References

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  1. ^ Girard, André (23 September 1989). "Corruption et poésie cohebitent bien". Le Devoir (in French). p. D-7. Retrieved 24 July 2024 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Rimer, J. Thomas (2007). The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature: Volume 2: 1945 to the Present. Modern Asian Literature Series. Columbia University Press. p. 823. ISBN 978-0-231-51817-8. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b Thomas, Russell (9 April 2023). "'Tokyo Express': Postwar detective noir basks in the details". The Japan Times. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. ^ Davis, J. Madison (2006). "The 10 Greatest Crime Novels of All Time? Some Candidates". World Literature Today. 80 (1): 6–8. doi:10.2307/40159014. ISSN 0196-3570. JSTOR 40159014.
  5. ^ * [Point and Line] IMDb. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164194/.