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12-10-2006, 11:07 AM
asahiKeigo Higashino's novel "Tegami" (Letter) was released in paperback by Bungeishunju Ltd. in October to coincide with the making of the film version. The book jacket announces "over 1 million copies sold." The story is about two brothers. The older one is sent to prison for committing a murder-robbery, while the younger brother suffers from discrimination, ostracized from society because of his sibling's crime. The novel ends with a scene where the younger brother tries to sing John Lennon's "Imagine" in front of him. Continues... (http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200612070111.html )