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Exploring the East Asian Murder Mystery

Oct 14, 2020

East Asia is home to some of the finest murder mysteries ever written. In this seven session seminar, we will travel to Japan, China, and Korea to examine how mystery writers in these countries have woven culture, politics, and place together with good old-fashioned murder plots to create unique works of distinctive power.

As a precaution to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Adult Education Seminars Program’s Fall 2020 term will continue to be held virtually. Virtual seminars meet via Zoom video conference and use email and Google Drive folders to share resources and communicate with instructors and participants. For more information about the Newberry’s virtual seminars and these tools, including a Zoom tutorial, please see our Virtual Seminars FAQ page. If you have questions about online learning, please feel free to reach out to seminars@newberry.org.

For more information about the Newberry’s response to COVID-19 please visit www.newberry.org/covid19.

Seminar Description

East Asia is home to some of the finest murder mysteries ever written. In this seven session seminar, we will travel to Japan, China, and Korea to examine how mystery writers in these countries have woven culture, politics, and place together with good old-fashioned murder plots to create unique works of distinctive power.

Seven sessions. Registration – $250

Tom Irvine is Chief Information Officer for the Chicago Community Trust and a lover of mysteries from all over the world.

Materials List

Required:

  • Keigo Higashino, Devotion of Suspect X. Minotaur Books, 2012. ISBN: 978-1250002693.

  • Kanae Minato, Confessions. Mulhoulland Books, 2014. ISBN: 978-0316200929.

  • James Church, A Corpse in Koryo Ko. Minotaur Books, 2007. ISBN: 978-0312374310.

  • Un-su Kim, The Plotters. Anchor, 2019. ISBN: 978-0525564805.

  • Chan Ho-Kei, The Borrowed. Grove Press, 2017. ISBN: 978-0802125880.

  • Diane Wei-Liang, Paper Butterfly. Simon and Schuster, 2010. ISBN: 978-1416549581.

  • Seicho Matsumoto, A Quiet Place. Bitter Lemon Press, 2016. ISBN: 978-1908524634.

First Reading:

  • For the first session, please read Seicho Matsumoto’s A Quiet Place.

Registration Information

Online registration opens at 9 am (CDT) on Tuesday, September 1st.

Please note: Due to COVID-19, the Adult Education Seminars staff is working remotely and will be unable to process registration over the phone. For more information about registration, including a guide to online registration, see our Registration Information page. Questions? Please contact seminars program staff via email at seminars@newberry.org.

We offer a 10% discount to members, seniors, and students.

This seminar has reached capacity. Please email seminars@newberry.org to be added to the wait list.

This seminar is part of the Newberry’s Adult Education Seminars Program. Learn more about registering for a seminar, program policies, or teaching a seminar.