The Redemption of Humanity in Higashino Keigo’s Miracles of the Namiya General Store

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10.2991/assehr.k.220706.119How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Higashino Keigo; Human Salvation; Japanese Society; Creative Concept; Miracles of the Namiya General Store

Abstract

Higashino Keigo’s novel Miracles of the Namiya General Store is a departure from the writer’s usual pattern of reasoning, and is loved by readers for the warmth and healing behind the suspense. In this novel, Higashino Keigo practices his quest for “human redemption” through a correspondence structure of seeking help and solving puzzles, and what behind this quest is the writer’s mapping and reflection on Japanese society over the past half century. Under the form of meticulous reasoning, the writer leads the readers to explore the warmth behind the events, reflecting the social form from the side and triggering in-depth social thinking, which also reflects the transformation and maturity of Higashino Keigo’s creative concept.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yingjie Guo
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/07/14
TI  - The Redemption of Humanity in Higashino Keigo’s Miracles of the Namiya General Store
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 3rd International Conference on Language, Art and Cultural Exchange（ICLACE 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 628
EP  - 631
SN  - 2352-5398
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