“The Japanese thriller phenomenon. To 2 million readers ”, Is it indicated on the book of the book. Strange Pictures was at the top sales in Japan. Better still, the three previous novels of its author made it, with each outing, the best -selling writer in the land of the rising sun. UKETSU Books are the antipodes of the usual bestsellers, Harry Potter and other popular novels. His barred characters plunge into the abysses of depression, the obscure trails of the paranormal, even the glaucous. Under the pseudo of Uketsu, finally, hides a man that no one has so far managed to unmask.
1) QUI EST UKETSU?
At the origin of the phenomenon, there is a YouTube channel where a howl entirely in black publishes bizarre, even creepy videos. Sterely silhouette carrying a white papier mache mask, with two eyes for the eyes and a “o” mouth, uketsu declaims charades macabre in a metallic, unrecognizable voice. The country is racing for these films as mysterious as their author, with the appearance of found footage : 1.7 million subscribers, for more than 200 million views to date (1). From one of these videos, he wrote Strange Picturesblack novel illustrated with drawings and diagrams, soon planned in manga.
2) Why does the author mask?
“Give a mask to a mansaid Oscar Wilde, And he will tell you the truth. “ Ecartons of emblea the suspicion that the writer would hide “To get noticed better”. Elena Ferrante,
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