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Japanese Detective Fiction
, is a popular genre of Japanese literature. History Name When Western detective fiction spread to Japan, it created a new genre called detective fiction () in Japanese literature. After World War II the genre was renamed deductive reasoning fiction (). The genre is sometimes called ''mystery'', although this includes non-detective fiction as well. Development Edogawa Rampo is the first Japanese modern mystery writer and the founder of the Detective Story Club in Japan. Rampo was an admirer of western mystery writers. He gained his fame in early 1920s, when he began to bring to the genre many bizarre, erotic and even fantastic elements. This is partly because of the social tension before World War II. Rampo's mystery novels generally followed conventional formulas, and have been classed as part of the , called "orthodox school", or "standard" detective fiction, or "authentic" detective fiction. In 1957, Seicho Matsumoto received the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for his sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Literature
Japanese literature throughout most of its history has been influenced by cultural contact with neighboring Asian literatures, most notably China and its literature. Early texts were often written in pure Classical Chinese or , a Chinese-Japanese creole language. Indian literature also had an influence through the spread of Buddhism in Japan. During the Heian period, Japan's original culture () developed and literature also established its own style, with the significant usage and development of to write Japanese literature. Following the Perry Expedition which led to the end of the policy and the forced reopening of foreign trade, Western literature has also made influences to the development of modern Japanese writers, while Japanese literature has in turn become more recognized internationally, leading to two Japanese Nobel laureates in literature, namely Yasunari Kawabata and Kenzaburō Ōe. History Nara-period literature (before 794) Before the introduction of kanji f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Arisugawa
, mainly known by his pseudonym , is a Japanese mystery writer. He is one of the representative writers of the new traditionalist movement in Japanese mystery writing and was the first president of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan from 2000 to 2005. He has also served as part of the selection committee for various literary awards, most notably the Ayukawa Tetsuya Award from 1996 to 1999 and Edogawa Rampo Prize from 2014 to 2017. Works in English translation *'' The Moai Island Puzzle'' (original title: ''Kotō Pazuru''), trans. Ho-Ling Wong (Locked Room International, 2016) Awards and nominations * 1996 – Nominee for 49th Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Short Story: "Chocho ga Habataku" * 2003 – 56th Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: ''Mare Tetsudo no Nazo'' (''The Malayan Railway Mystery'') * 2003 – Nominee for 3rd Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Fiction: ''Mare Tetsudo no Nazo'' (''The Malayan Railway Mystery'') * 2004 – Nominee for 4th Honka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mephisto Prize
The is a Japanese literary award for unpublished genre fiction novels, mainly for mystery novels. It was established in 1996 by the editors of ''Mephisto'' magazine and is awarded on an irregular basis. The winning work is published by Kodansha and the winner receives a statue of Sherlock Holmes. Winners whose works are available in English ; Writers engaged in The BBB The BBB is a publishing group in which some Mephisto Prize winners participate. The group was established in 2012 by Ryusui Seiryoin and other Mephisto Prize winners to translate their works into English and publish them as ebooks. * Hiroshi Mori * Ryusui Seiryoin (Chief Editing Officer of The BBB) * Kenichi Sobu * Kyosuke Tsumiki * Takafumi Takada * Ryosuke Akizuki * Ryuoh Yano ;Other writers * Otaro Maijo * Yuya Sato * Nisio Isin Winners ''Mephisto'' (magazine) is a Japanese literary magazine of genre fiction, mainly of mystery fiction. It has been published triannually by Kodansha since April 1994. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayukawa Tetsuya Award
The is an annual Japanese literary award for unpublished mystery novels. It was established in 1990 by Tokyo Sogensha, a Japanese publisher mainly publishing genre fiction books. The winning novel is published by the publisher and the winner receives a statue of Arthur Conan Doyle. The award was named after Tetsuya Ayukawa (1919–2002), a Japanese writer who mainly wrote the Golden-Age-style detective fiction. Winners Members of the selection committee * From 1990 (1st) to 1995 (6th) ** Tetsuya Ayukawa, Kawataro Nakajima, Junichiro Kida * From 1996 (7th) ** Tetsuya Ayukawa, Takao Tsuchiya, Alice Arisugawa * From 1997 (8th) to 1999 (10th) ** Soji Shimada, Yukito Ayatsuji, Alice Arisugawa * From 2001 (11th) to 2002 (12th) ** Tetsuya Ayukawa, Soji Shimada, Kiyoshi Kasai * From 2003 (13th) ** Soji Shimada, Kiyoshi Kasai * From 2004 (14th) to 2008 (18th) ** Soji Shimada, Kiyoshi Kasai, Masaki Yamada * From 2009 (19th) to 2011 (21st) ** Soji Shimada, Kiyoshi Kasai, Masaki Yama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award
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Edogawa Rampo Prize
The , named after Edogawa Rampo, is a Japanese literary award which has been presented every year by the Mystery Writers of Japan since 1955.Fukue, Nastuko,Literary awards run spectrum, ''Japan Times'', 14 February 2012, p. 3. Though its name is similar to the Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which has been presented by Mystery Writers of America, the Edogawa Rampo Prize is not a counterpart of the Edgar Awards. The Japanese counterparts of the Edgar awards are the Mystery Writers of Japan Awards, which honor the best in crime fiction and critical/biographical work published in the previous year. The Edogawa Rampo Prize is an award for unpublished mystery novels. It is sponsored by Kodansha and Fuji Television. Not only is the novel of the winner, which is selected from more than 300 entries, published by Kodansha, but the winner also receives a prize of 10,000,000 yen. The members of the 2014 selection committee are Natsuo Kirino, Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Ira Ishida, Alice Arisugawa (:ja:有栖 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Mystery Literature Award For Lifetime Achievement
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated and urbanized. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its population of 123.2 million on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Area is the mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honkaku Mystery Writers Club Of Japan
is a Japan-based organization for mystery writers who write ''honkaku'' (i.e. authentic, orthodox) mystery. The organization was founded on 3 November 2000 by Yukito Ayatsuji, Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Hiroko Minagawa, Kaoru Kitamura, Tetsuya Ayukawa and other mystery writers. It is currently chaired by Rintaro Norizuki and claims about 170 members. It presents the Honkaku Mystery Awards to writers every year and produces the annual anthology. Honkaku mystery ''Honkaku'' (i.e. authentic, orthodox) mystery is one of subgenres of mystery fiction that focuses on "fair play". Mystery novels written during the "Golden Age" of the mystery novel (e.g., the Ellery Queen novels) are regarded as examples of honkaku mystery. Presidents # Alice Arisugawa (2000–2005) ( :ja:有栖川有栖) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honkaku Mystery Award
The are presented every year by the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. They honor the best in honkaku (i.e. authentic, orthodox) mystery fiction and critical works published in the previous year. Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Fiction winners * Nominees available in English translation ** 05 (2005) - Taku Ashibe, ** 10 (2010) - Yukito Ayatsuji, Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Critical Work winners Honkaku Mystery Award for Lifetime Achievement winners The award is presented irregularly. * 01 (2001) - Tetsuya Ayukawa (Honkaku mystery writer) * 04 (2004) - Yasunobu Togawa ( ja) (editor), Hideomi Uyama ( ja) (editor) * 08 (2008) - Fu Chin-chuan (Hiroshi Shimazaki) ( ja) (editor) Best Foreign Honkaku Mystery of the Decade (2000-2009) The Best Honkaku Mystery Novel translated into Japanese in the last decade (2000–2009). * Jack Kerley, ''The Death Collectors'' ** Shortlisted titles *** Sarah Caldwell, ''The Sibyl in Her Grave'' *** Jeffery Deaver, '' The Cold Moon'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
