"Yellow Room"

Japanese: 《黄色い部屋》 - きいろいへや
"Yellow Room"

… I have mainly spoken about England and America so far because most of the excellent works were written in English, but that does not mean that there are no masterpieces in other countries, such as the Swedish works mentioned above. France is particularly noteworthy, producing works such as 19th century detective Lecoq (1869) by Emile Gaboriau (1832-73) and other works with the same detective as the protagonist, the classic locked-room murder novel The Yellow Room (1907) by Gaston Leroux (1868-1927), and the Arsène Lupin series by M. Leblanc (1864-1941), which is famous in Japan for its numerous tricks, although it cannot be called a full-fledged detective novel. We cannot forget the Inspector Maigret series by Georges Simenon (1903-89). …

*Some of the terminology referenced in "The Yellow Room" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… これまでイギリス,アメリカを主として述べてきたのは事実優れた作品のほとんどが英語で書かれたからであるが,上にあげたスウェーデンの作品のように,他の国に傑作がないわけではない。フランスは特筆すべき存在で,19世紀のエミール・ガボリオ(1832‐73)の《ルコック探偵》(1869)ほか同じ探偵を主人公とする諸作,密室殺人の古典的傑作であるガストン・ルルー(1868‐1927)の《黄色い部屋》(1907),本格推理小説とは呼べないが数多くのトリック操作で日本にも有名なM.ルブラン(1864‐1941)の〈アルセーヌ・ルパン〉シリーズなどを生み出している。ジョルジュ・シムノン(1903‐89)の〈メグレ警部〉シリーズも忘れることができない。…

※「《黄色い部屋》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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