Abstract

Arai Naoto, a sign language interpreter, works as a community interpreter and also interprets for deaf suspects in court and at the police station. He teaches sign language to a boy Eichi, who has selective mutism so he can express himself, and the boy progresses rapidly. One day, Eichi begins to sign about a murder case. The scene where an NPO worker was murdered was right in front of the boy's home. Will the boy's sign language testimony be accepted? This is the long-awaited second book in the series, following "Deaf Voice: Courtroom Sign Language Interpreter" which depicts a sign language interpreter struggling between deaf and hearing people and made into a Emmy Award nominated TV drama.

Author’s Information

Born in Tokyo in 1961. Graduated from Waseda University. After working as a screenwriter, Maruyama made his debut with "Deaf Voice," which was nominated for the Matsumoto Seicho Prize. The work became a hot topic on the book review website "Reading Meter," and the second installment of the series, "Dragon's Ears for You," the third installment, "I Can't Hear the Lamentations," the fourth installment, "At the Table Without Me," and the series spin-offs, "Detective Izumori: The Solitary Face" and "Detective Izumori: The Destination of the Getaway," have also been well-received. In 2021, "Wonderful Life" was selected as Reading Meter's OF THE YEAR 2021. In 2022, "Dragon's Ears for You" won the 17th Drinking Bookstore Clerk's Award. His other works include "The Drifting Child," "Welcome Home!," "The Kids Are Alright," "Would You Die, My Husband?" and "The Blue Bird Flew."