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n-born Japanese writer of

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fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...

, horror and

historical fiction Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting related to the past events, but is fictional. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other ty ...

Works in English translation

;Novels *''The Resurrection Fireplace'' (original title: ''Hirakasete Itadaki Kōei Desu''), trans. Matt Treyvaud, Bento Books, 2019 ;Short stories *"The Midsummer Emissary" (original title: ''Fuzuki no Shisha''), trans. Ginny Tapley Takemori (''Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Volume 3: Tales of the Metropolis'', Kurodahan Press, 2012) *"Sunset" (original title: ''Yuhi ga Shizumu''), trans. Karen Sandness (''Speculative Japan 3: Silver Bullet and Other Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy'', Kurodahan Press, 2012)

Awards

* 1973 – Shosetsu Gendai New Writers Prize: (short story) * 1985 –

Mystery Writers of Japan Award The are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of Japan. They honor the best in crime fiction and critical/biographical work published in the previous year. MWJ Award for Best Novel winners (1948–1951, 1976–present) MWJ Award for Best ...

for Best Novel: (mystery novel) * 1986 –

Naoki Prize The Naoki Prize, officially , is a Japanese literary award presented biannually. It was created in 1935 by Kikuchi Kan, then editor of the ''Bungeishunjū'' magazine, and named in memory of novelist Naoki Sanjugo. Sponsored by the Society for the ...

: (historical novel) * 1990 – Shibata Renzaburo Prize: (fantasy short story collection) * 1998 –

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Prize for Literature: (mystery novel) * 2012 –

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 ...

:The Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan
honkaku.com; accessed 25 July 2020. ''The Resurrection Fireplace'' (mystery novel) * 2013 – Japan Mystery Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement

Main works

Edward Turner series

Historical mystery The historical mystery or historical whodunit is a subgenre of two literary genres, historical fiction and mystery fiction. These works are set in a time period considered historical from the author's perspective, and the central plot involves t ...

series set in 18th-century London * , 2011 (''The Resurrection Fireplace'') * , 2013 * , 2021

Other mystery novels

* , 1975 * , 1978 * , 1979 * , 1982 * , 1982 * , 1984 * , 1984 * , 1984 * , 1985 * , 1986 * , 1986 * , 1986 * , 1987 * , 1988 * , 1988 * , 1989 * , 1997 * , 2007

Other

* , 2013 - The story of

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Film adaptations

* ''

Sharaku Tōshūsai Sharaku ( ja, 東洲斎写楽; active 1794–1795) was a Japanese ukiyo-e print designer, known for his portraits of kabuki actors. Neither his true name nor the dates of his birth or death are known. His active career as a woodbloc ...

'' (1995; based on her 1994 historical novel, ''Sharaku'')

References

External links

The Resurrection Fireplace , Bento Books
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Minagawa, Hiroko 1930 births Place of birth missing (living people) Japanese women short story writers Japanese mystery writers Japanese crime fiction writers Mystery Writers of Japan Award winners Honkaku Mystery Award winners Japanese fantasy writers Japanese horror writers Japanese historical novelists Women mystery writers Japanese women novelists Living people Women science fiction and fantasy writers Women horror writers 20th-century Japanese novelists 21st-century Japanese novelists 20th-century Japanese women writers 21st-century Japanese women writers Women historical novelists 20th-century Japanese short story writers 21st-century Japanese short story writers