tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867363623026037617.post7254660614511130719..comments2023-04-10T10:29:57.089+01:00Comments on Lines from the Horizon: Villain by Yoshida ShuichiUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867363623026037617.post-19938728727897664172011-10-17T13:06:57.767+01:002011-10-17T13:06:57.767+01:00I think the film adaption of Akunin is about to be...I think the film adaption of Akunin is about to be released very soon on DVD, Shuichi Yoshida's Akutagawa Prize winning novel Park Life has been translated into French, so hopefully that might be the next novel of his to appear in English translation. I found Villain a really satisfying read, like you say theres a lot more to it than being simply a noir, bit of a rarity, a thriller with a social conscience.me.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02704944496306989406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867363623026037617.post-10522474719470185902011-10-17T12:07:18.269+01:002011-10-17T12:07:18.269+01:00I loved this book and would happily pick up anothe...I loved this book and would happily pick up another by this writer, loved the way it was at first glance a thriller/noir book and yet offered so much more.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867363623026037617.post-32578535870153749592010-07-28T12:54:10.114+01:002010-07-28T12:54:10.114+01:00It was a great character driven novel,hopefully th...It was a great character driven novel,hopefully this will be the first of other translations of Yoshida's novels into English.me.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02704944496306989406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867363623026037617.post-43050206729677508042010-07-28T08:45:17.468+01:002010-07-28T08:45:17.468+01:00This sounds like a fascinating book and I am very ...This sounds like a fascinating book and I am very interested in the treatment of the relationship of online dating and loneliness -thanks for sharing your thoughts on this work with usMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.com