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ID: 2945 Upper Intermediate
Learn about the celebrated Japanese author, Keigo Higashino, who's many mystery novels have been made into TV shows and movies. Some of his more famous works include "The Devotion of Suspect X" and the "Salvation of a Saint." Have any poddies read his work? Would you recommend them to a friend? Photo by Dani Nofal
Thu Aug 25 2016 | Constance Fang, Fiona Tian
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推荐 tuījiàn to recommend
悬疑 xuányí thriller; suspense
具体 jùtǐ concrete
紧凑 jǐncòu fast-paced
最近有什么有趣的书可推荐的吗？最好是悬疑类的书籍，我对这类作品比较感兴趣。
zuìjìn yǒu shénme yǒuqù de shū kě tuījiàn de ma ？zuì hǎo shì xuányí lèi de shūjí ，wǒ duì zhèlèi zuòpǐn bǐjiào gǎn xìngqù 。
Have you got any interesting books to recommend? Ideally a thriller, I'm more interested in that kind of book.
你知道日本有位叫做东野圭吾的作家吗？他是一个专门写侦探小说的悬疑小说家，他的作品值得一看。
nǐ zhīdào Rìběn yǒu wèi jiào zuò Dōngyě Guīwú de zuòjiā ma ？tā shì yī gè zhuānmén xiě zhēntàn xiǎoshuō de xuányí xiǎoshuōjiā ，tā de zuòpǐn zhídéyīkàn 。
Do you know a Japanese author called Keigo Higashino? He is a thriller novelist who specializes in detective novels. His work is worth a read.
我听说过这个作家，据说在日本国内很受欢迎，他的作品你能具体推荐一部给我吗？
wǒ tīngshuō guo zhè ge zuòjiā ，jùshuō zài Rìběn guónèi hěn shòuhuānyíng ，tā de zuòpǐn nǐ néng jùtǐ tuījiàn yī bù gěi wǒ ma ？
I've heard of that writer before, I hear he's very popular in Japan, can you recommend any particular book of his?
那我就推荐他的第一部侦探小说给你吧，名字叫做《放学后》。这是一部校园悬疑小说，情节紧凑，结局出人意料。
nà wǒ jiù tuījiàn tā de dì yī bù zhēntàn xiǎoshuō gěi nǐ ba ，míngzi jiàozuò 《fàngxué hòu 》。zhè shì yī bù xiàoyuán xuányí xiǎoshuō ，qíngjié jǐncòu ，jiéjú chūrényìliào 。
Then I'll recommend his first detective novel. It's called 'After School'. It's a thriller based in school, the plot is very fast-paced and the ending is really unexpected.
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