The history of humanity is also a history of excavating hidden facts.
人間の不幸は、社会の構造の中に組み込まれている。
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Seichō Matsumoto
Matsumoto Seicho (1909-1992) revolutionized Japanese mystery fiction by grounding it in social reality. His masterworks 'Inspector Imanishi Investigates' and 'Points and Lines' transformed the genre from puzzle-solving entertainment into a vehicle for exposing systemic corruption, class injustice, and institutional failure in postwar Japan.
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