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その子を殺すな (創元推理文庫 143-2)

Prix du Quai des Orfèvres

その子を殺すな (創元推理文庫 143-2)

ノエル・カレフ

Echec au porteur is a French crime novel by Noel Calef, translated into Japanese as Sono ko o korosuna. Built around a gang conflict, a football concealing a bomb, and a courier trying to save a child, it combines criminal suspense with human conflict.

crime fictiondrug traffickinga misplaced bomba child in dangera courier's conscience

Work Information

A chase around a football containing a bomb turns criminal suspense into a story of urgency and conscience.

Noel Calef's Echec au porteur was published in France in 1956 and received the Prix du Quai des Orfevres that year. The Japanese translation Sono ko o korosuna was published by Tokyo Sogensha; the Sogen Mystery Bunko edition is confirmed with product code 9784488143022 and 286 pages. CiNii confirms the link between the Japanese title and the original title, and film sources identify the novel as the basis for its screen adaptation.

Review Summaries

  • The appeal lies in the way a bleak criminal setup shifts into an urgent attempt to save a child. Rather than relying on simple moral oppositions, the novel draws tension from human ties and the reactions of society around the crisis.

Book Information

Publisher
東京創元社
Published
1961-01-01
Pages
286 pages
Language
日本語
ISBN-13
9784488143022
ISBN-10
4488143024
Price
100 JPY
Category
本/文学・評論/文芸作品/フランス文学

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