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At the End of the Matinee by Keiichirō Hirano
Although At the End of the Matinee shares stylistic and thematic similarities with Keiichirō Hirano’s A Man, it makes for a far less intriguing read. At the End of the Matinee lacks the psychological edge that made A Man into such a compelling read. The story and characters of At the End of the Matinee…
2 STARS, 2000s, 2010s, 3rd pov, Adult, affairs, AT THE END OF THE MATINEE, Contemporary, drama, FRANCE, iraq, japan, JAPANESE AUTHOR, jealousy, journalism, Keiichirō Hirano, LITERARY FICTION, male authors, MELODRAMA, men who do not seem to know how to write women, music, musicians, published in 2016, read in 2021, ROMANCE, spain, star-crossed lovers, war related ptsd -
A Man by Keiichirō Hirano – book review
“It’s unbearable to have your identity summed up by one thing and one thing only and for other people to have control over what that is.” Keiichirō Hirano has spun an intriguing psychological tale. A Man presents its readers with an in-depth and carefully paced mystery revolving around identity theft. Hirano novel’s opening is rather…
1st pov, 3 STARS, A Man, arc, Contemporary, Eli K.P. William, existentialism, identity, japan, JAPANESE AUTHOR, Keiichirō Hirano, LITERARY FICTION, loneliness, male authors, MARRIAGE, MYSTERY, netgalley, obsession, philosophical, psychological, published in 2020, read in 2020, story within a story, SUSPENSE, TRANSLATED FICTION
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