Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award
黄金の罠 (日文文庫 た 1-1)
A full-length adventure novel by Koji Tanaka set in Korea. The protagonist, Kazuto Go, is trapped in Seoul by a false antiquities-smuggling charge and is offered release on the condition that he seize a Silla crown hidden in North Korea. Through his crossing of the 38th parallel as part of a covert team, the novel depicts political tension, conspiracy, and survival under extreme conditions.
Work Information
A trap that begins with a smuggling charge turns into a desperate mission into North Korea.
Ogon no Wana is a hard-action novel combining KCIA intrigue, antiquities, a North Korean military fortress, and an operation to seize a crown from the Silla dynasty. Kazuto Go is cornered through a crime he did not commit and joins a dangerous mission in order to regain his freedom. Set against the Cold War Korean Peninsula, the story unfolds as a tense clash between state agendas and an individual's instinct for survival.
Book Information
- Publisher
- 日本文芸社
- Published
- 2000-01-01
- Pages
- 334 pages
- Language
- 日本語
- ISBN-13
- 9784537080858
- ISBN-10
- 453708085X
- Price
- 350 JPY
- Category
- 本/文学・評論
第1回（1980年） 吉川英治文学新人賞受賞