Inspector Imanishi Investigates

by Seichō Matsumoto · first published 1961

Suna no Utsuwa (砂の器), also known as Inspector Imanishi Investigates, is a mystery novel written by Seichō Matsumoto. The novel centers on senior detective Eitaro Imanishi in his efforts to unravel an unsolved murder at a Tokyo train station, while also exploring the generational differences between Japanese who lived through World War II, and the younger generation who lived primarily during the post-war era, as well as the urban, foreign-influenced avant-garde popular culture in contrast to fading traditional Japanese culture.

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