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Death on Gokumon Island by Seishi Yokomizo (Pushkin)

“Seventeen miles south of Kasaoka…is a tiny island, measuring barely five miles in circumference, its name is Gokumon-to, meaning Hell’s Gate Island.” GIVEN what Hollywood has done to terms like Hell’s Gate, I am not sure the English translation applies … Continue reading

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