Alibi
Alibi is Joseph Kanon's historical suspense novel set in Venice just after the Second World War. In a city still marked by occupation and liberation, romance, guilt, and memories of wartime collaboration converge into a story about private choices under political shadow.
Work Information
Beneath the beauty of postwar Venice, memories of love and guilt slowly unravel.
A full-length English-language novel. Bibliographic records confirm a 405-page edition, and the Macmillan/Picador ISBN 9780312425906 was cross-filled.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Picador
- Published
- 2006-05-16
- Pages
- 416 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 13.97 x 2.34 x 21.59 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780312425906
- ISBN-10
- 0312425902
- Price
- 3155 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction/Genre Fiction/Historical
From the bestselling author of Los Alamos and The Good German comes Joseph Kanon's riveting tale of love, revenge and murder set in postwar Venice. Winner of the Hammett Prize It is 1946, and Adam Miller has come to Venice to visit his widowed mother and try to forget the horrors he has witnessed as a U.S. Army war crimes investigator in Germany. But when he falls in love with Claudia, a Jewish woman scarred by her devastating experiences during World War II, he is forced to confront another Venice, a city still at war with itself, haunted by atrocities it would rather forget. Everyone, including his mother's suave new Venetian suitor, has been compromised by the occupation, and Adam finds himself at the center of a web of deception, intrigue, and unexpected moral dilemmas. When is murder acceptable? What are the limits of guilt? How much is someone willing to pay for a perfect alibi?
JOSEPH KANON is the author of the novels Alibi , The Good German (the basis for the major motion film), Los Alamos and The Prodigal Spy . Before becoming a full-time writer, he was a book publishing executive. He lives in New York City. Joseph Kanon is the author of three previous novels, The Good German, Los Alamos, and The Prodigal Spy . Before becoming a full-time writer, he was a book publishing executive. He lives in New York City.
Reviews
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タイトルAlibiとは大きくでたもんだ
主人公は元米陸軍の戦犯調査員のアダム。アダムが1945年に母を頼って移ったのがヴェニス。中世より腐敗と策謀をくぐり抜け大戦中にナチとどんな関わりがあろうと何一つその姿を変えなかった古都。そして何も変えたくないヴェネツィア人社会。そんな沈みそうで沈まない水都の情景・人物を繊細なタッチで描き、単純な米国人青年と懐深い欧州人達との対立構造は興味深いです。ある殺人事件を端緒にホロコースト、パルチザン、ナチへの身売りをからめて話は犯人と捜査官の心理劇と逃走劇へと展開していくんですが・・・ 最初の事件での対処法が今一つ納得できず、アダムには感情移入できません。またヒロインであるホロコースト被害者クローディアとのやりとりもあまりにも稚拙でとってつけたような感じは最後まで拭えませんでした。美しい舞台と細やかな人物描写にもかかわらず、後半での水路上の活劇も退屈に感じ読み続けるのは多少苦痛だったのが正直な印象です。
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Another terrific yarn by a master
Kanon is a superb writer and Alibi has all the hallmarks of his fine work: engrossing atmosphere, compelling characters, terrific dialogue, and questions about the moral imperatives facing ordinary people facing extraordinary circumstances. It;s great.
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great plot and story
Intriguing story linking the past with the present. Characters were believable and with the story set in the magnificent setting of Venice.
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Sur Venise l'hiver
Une vraie ambiance vénitienne, par un écrivain qui la connaît bien... Bien plus "réelle" que celle de Donna Leon... L'intrigue est correcte et se laisse lire, malgré quelques longueurs et des poncifs sur les personnages...
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happy
Enjoyable as are all Kanon books
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Venedig im Nachkriegsdilemma
Wir werden Zeugen eines -unbeabsichtigten - Mordes und sind nun quasi Komplizen des/der Protagonisten. Kuriose Gesellschaftsschichten verweben sich zu einem Geflecht, in dem schließlich kaum etwas so ist wie es zunächst scheint. Habe ich gerne weiter empfohlen. helibor
Related Literary Awards
- Hammett Prize Edition 15 (2005) ・award