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Masako Togawa


Born
in Tokyo, Japan
March 23, 1933

Died
April 26, 2016

Genre
Mystery, Thriller


Masako Togawa (戸川昌子) was a Japanese novelist, Chanson singer-songwriter, actress, feminist, LGBTQ+ activist, former night club owner, metropolitan city planning panelist and music educator. She was born in Tokyo, in 1933.

Masako Towaga began writing in 1961, backstage, between her stage appearances, and her first work The Master Key was published a year later, in 1962, for which she was awarded the prestigious Edogawa Rampo Prize. The story is set in the same apartment she grew up in with her mother. Her second novel, The Lady Killer , followed in 1963, becoming a bestseller. It was adapted for both TV and film, and nominated for the Naoki Prize.

She wrote more than thirty novels and was one of the most popular mystery writers in Japan ...more

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Average rating: 3.64 · 4,790 ratings · 730 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors
The Master Key
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“Non ce l'avevo con nessuno in particolare, se non con il caso, che fa scherzi crudeli alterando il corso di eventi attentamente programmati. Il caso può mandare all'aria con facilità sconvolgente i piani più accurati, vanificare i più tenaci. Delle conseguenze se ne infischia.”
― Masako Togawa, The Master Key
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