![]() ![]() If you are looking for the acceptable face of Japan - Hello Kitty, cherry blossom and Studio Ghibli - Kirino’s books will disappoint you. Her stories are about women who have fallen foul of Japanese social norms and are in horrible positions. The mystery isn’t who committed the crime, but would you have done the same? Social Commentary Her books are a commentary on what she sees as the social injustices in modern-day Japan. “The thing I don’t like about detective stories is looking for criminals.” ( Chicago Tribune) Mystery Novels Without Mysteriesĭespite the accolade, there isn’t anything too mysterious about Kirino’s work. She is now one of Japan’s most popular crime writers. Romance wasn’t her thing instead, she got her first big break at 41 when she won the prestigious Edogawa Ranpo prize for mystery fiction. She studied law and then worked in a series of jobs before she started to write romantic fiction in her 30s. ![]() Natsuo was born in 1951 in Kanazawa, a city on the west coast of Japan. ![]()
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