But one other reason may be because, at his time, most writings are published in the newspaper, so it's harder to publish longer works, since newspaper serials will break the continuity of novels, and it's also not profitable. Besides Poe, Ranpo was also influenced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, he created The Boy Detective Club as helpers to his iconic detective Akechi Kogorō, paying tribute to Baker Street Irregulars in the Sherlock Holmes series.Įdogawa Ranpo started as a short story writer because he believed that short stories are the epic format of mysteries. Deeply influenced by western mystery stories, Tarō Hirai took the romaji version of the name, Edgar Allan Poe, as his pseudonym, and built his legacy with the name Edogawa Ranpo.
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