Matsumoto, Seicho
Zero Focus
- ISBN 13:
- 9781913394936
- author:
- Matsumoto, Seicho
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Bitter Lemon Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.7 x 2.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Thrillers, Suspense,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Seicho Matsumoto's Point Zero is a thought-provoking crime novel that tackles the sensitive topic of Japanese prostitution catering to American GIs during the post-war occupation. Published in 1959, the book marks a departure from traditional Japanese mystery writing, featuring a female protagonist who embarks on a journey to uncover the truth about her missing husband. In 1958, Teiko marries a man ten years her senior, only to have him vanish after a four-day honeymoon. Her search for answers takes her to the coastal city of Kanazawa, where she discovers a complex web of secrets and lies. As she delves deeper, she uncovers the dark truth about the "pan-pan girls" - women who worked as prostitutes catering to American GIs after the war. Ten years later, as Japan recovers from the war, the past continues to haunt those who tried to hide it. Point Zero is a gripping and thought-provoking novel that explores the social and cultural tensions of post-war Japan, and the lengths to which people will go to conceal the truth.
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