Jean-Christophe Grangé sets a thriller in the Tokyo underworld
The French author discusses "Tokyorama," a new novel following a Philip Marlowe-style detective through Tokyo's back streets, and his long personal relationship with Japan.
Jean-Christophe Grangé has published a new thriller, "Tokyorama," which drops a detective modeled on Philip Marlowe into the underside of Tokyo, according to Bibliobs (Le Nouvel Obs).
In an interview tied to the book's release, Grangé, who is married to a Japanese woman and spends part of each year in Japan, spoke about the country as he has come to know it: a place he describes as dear to him, and one where he remains, in his words, a foreigner despite his ties there.
La France et le Japon sont deux contraires qui s'attirent mutuellement.
Jean-Christophe Grangé, à Bibliobs
The interview, as reported by Bibliobs, also touches on his fascination with Japanese women and the contradictions he observes in Japanese society. No further details on the novel's plot, publisher or length were given in the source material.
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