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Tetsuya Honda
is a Japanese writer of mystery and thriller novels and one of Japan's bestselling authors. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and has won many prestigious awards. Several of his popular Reiko Himekawa crime novels have been translated into English, German, Polish, Chinese, Persian, Thai and Vietnamese. In Japan, many of Honda's works have been adapted into major theatrical motion pictures and TV dramas. Works in translation ;Lieutenant Himekawa series *'' The Silent Dead'' (original title: '' Strawberry Night''), trans. Giles Murray (Minotaur Books, 2016; Titan Books, 2016) *''Blutroter Tod'', trans. Irmengard Gabler (FISCHER, 2016) *''Przeczucie'', (original title: '' Strawberry Night''), trans. Rafał Śmietana ( Społeczny Instytut Wydawniczy Znak, 2017) *''Soul Cage'' (Minotaur Books, 2017) *''Stahlblaue Nacht'' (original title: '' Soul Cage''), trans. Irmengard Gabler (FISCHER, 2017) *'' Rouge est la nuit'' (original title: '' Strawberry Night''), trans. Domi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Dominique Sylvain
Dominique Sylvain (born 1957) is a French novelist specializing in crime fiction. Early life and education Sylvain was born in Thionville. She was an independent journalist for '' Le Journal du dimanche'', then worked as a corporate reporter in the steel industry for the Usinor group. She was also in charge of patronage at Usinor. She received the following awards: * Sang d'encre prize for ''Vox'' in 2000. * Michel-Lebrun prize in 2001 for ''Strad'' * Grand prix des lectrices de ''Elle'' in 2005 for ''Passage du Désir'' * And the award for best French police novel 2011 by the LIRE magazine for ''Guerre sale''. Career Sylvain worked as an independent journalist for '' Le Journal du dimanche'', then as a corporate journalist managing sponsorships in the steel industry at the Usinor group. Sylvain began writing in 1993 during her first stay in Japan. The city of Tokyo provided the setting for her first novel '' Baka !'' ("idiot" in Japanese). Her early works feature the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers From Tokyo
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as other reports and news articles that may be of interest to the general public. Writers' texts are published across a wide range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well, often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The term "writer" is also used elsewhere in the arts and music, such as songwriter or a screenwriter, but also a stand-alone "writer" typically refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition. Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or non-fictional. Other writers use multiple media such as graphics or illustration to enhance the communication of thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Japanese Crime Fiction Writers
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Japanese Mystery Writers
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Japanese Male Short Story Writers
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21st-century Japanese Novelists
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius ( AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Births
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is First inauguration of Richard Nixon, sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – Attempted assassination of Leonid Brezhnev, An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Leonid Brezhnev, Brezhnev es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Rouge Est La Nuit
Rouge is the French word for "red Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ..." and may refer to: Compounds * Rouge (cosmetics), a cosmetic used to color the cheeks and emphasize the cheekbones * Jeweler's rouge or iron(III) oxide * Rouging, a form of corrosion applicable to stainless steel People and characters * Adrien de Rougé (1782-1838), French statesman * Aurélie Rouge (born 1992), Martiniquais footballer * Caesar Rougé (born 2002), French footballer * Emmanuel de Rougé (1811-1872), French Egyptologist * Guillaume le Rouge (1385-1450), Dutch musician * Rouge (rapper), South African female rapper * Roger Rouge (born 1914), Swiss sailor Characters * Rouge (Power Stone), Rouge (''Power Stone''), a character in ''Power Stone'' media * Rouge (Ranma½), Rouge (''R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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