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Kenzo Kitakata
is a Japanese novelist, especially known for his hardboiled novels. He studied law at Chuo University in the early 1970s. He served as the 10th President of the Mystery Writers of Japan from 1997 to 2001. Works in English translation ;Hardboiled novels * '' Ashes'' (original title: ''Bō no Kanashimi''), trans. Emi Shimokawa (Vertical, 2003) * ''Winter Sleep'' (original title: ''Fuyu no Nemuri''), trans. Mark Schilling (Vertical, 2005) * ''The Cage'' (original title: ''Ori''), trans. Paul Warham (Vertical, 2006) * '' City of Refuge'' (original title: ''Nogare no Machi''), trans. Y.T. Horgan (Vertical, 2012) Awards and nominations * 1982 - Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize: ''Nemuri Naki Yoru'' (''Sleepless Night'') * 1983 - Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers: ''Nemuri Naki Yoru'' (''Sleepless Night'') * 1983 - Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize: '' The Cage'' * 1984 - Nominee for Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: ''The Cage'' * 1985 - Mystery Wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Japanese Historical Novelists
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Mystery Writers Of Japan Award Winners
Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters *Mystery, a cat character in '' Emily the Strange'' Films * ''Mystery'' (2012 film), a 2012 Chinese drama film * ''Mystery'' (2014 film), a 2014 Chinese suspense thriller adventure film * ''Mystery, Alaska'' (1999), a comedy-drama film Genres * Mystery fiction, a genre of detective fiction * Mystery film, a genre in cinema Literature * ''Mysteries'' (novel) or ''Mysterie'', an 1892 existentialist novel by Knut Hamsun * ''Mystery'' (novel), a 1990 novel by American author Peter Straub *'' The Mystery'' (1907), a novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams Newspapers * ''Mystery'' (newspaper), an African American newspaper by Martin Delany Music Groups * Mystery (band), a Canadian progressive-rock band formed in 1986 Albums and EPs * ''Mystery'' (Blk Jks EP), 2009 * ''Mystery'' (Mystery EP), 1992 * ''Mystery'' (RAH Band album), 1985 * ''Mystery'' (Faye Wong album), 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The Daily Yomiuri
The (lit. ''Reading-selling Newspaper'' or ''Selling by Reading Newspaper'') is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five major newspapers in Japan; the other four are the ''Asahi Shimbun'', the ''Chunichi Shimbun (Tokyo Shimbun)'' the ''Mainichi Shimbun'', and the ''Nihon Keizai Shimbun''. It is headquartered in Otemachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo.' It is a newspaper that represents Tokyo and generally has a conservative orientation. It is one of Japan's leading newspapers, along with the Osaka-based liberal (Third way) Asahi Shimbun and the Nagoya-based Social democratic Chunichi Shimbun. It is published by regional bureaus, all of them subsidiaries of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Japan's largest media conglomerate by revenue and the second largest media conglomerate by size behind Sony,The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings is the largest media conglomerate by revenue in Japan, while Sony is Japan's largest media congl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
