Edogawa Ranpo Award
2 appearances
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Edition 35 (1989) nominee
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Edition 36 (1990) award
Yoichi Abe
あべ よういち
Abe Yoichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1960-07-22 （Tokushima Prefecture）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1989-
- Affiliations
- Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei)
- Nominations
- Edogawa Rampo Prize finalist (The Kremlin's Jester) 1989
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gakushuin University | Faculty of Law | — | — | — | Japan |
Gakushuin University
Faculty of Law
Country:
Japan
Graduated from Gakushuin University, Faculty of Law
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Edogawa Rampo Prize | Phoenix's Funeral Bell | — | Edogawa Rampo Prize | winner |
Edogawa Rampo Prize
1990
Work:
Phoenix's Funeral Bell
Organization:
Edogawa Rampo Prize
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Phoenix's Funeral Bell
1990 international conspiracy novel / spy fictionA long-form international conspiracy novel in which Japanese characters appear minimally (only the prime minister); the plot focuses on global espionage and intrigue.
international politicsconspiracyespionage
The Spy Who Came from Kristallnacht
1991 spy fictionA spy novel themed on German reunification, depicting espionage activities amid the shifting post-Cold War order.
German reunificationpost-Cold War politicsintelligence operations
Collaborative Work: The Mystery of Twenty Fifty-Yen Coins
1993 short story / collaborativeA collaborative piece included in a joint collection featuring authors such as Arisu Arisugawa and Midori Kurosaki.
mysterycollaboration
Rampo Prize Writers: The Blue Mystery
2004 collaborative mysteryA contribution to a collaborative mystery collection featuring authors such as Iori Fujiwara, Yoko Watanabe, Jun Ikeido, and Kyosuke Shiranui.
detective fictioncollaboration
Bibliography
- Phoenix's Funeral Bell (1990)
- The Spy Who Came from Kristallnacht (1991)
- Collaborative Work: The Mystery of Twenty Fifty-Yen Coins (1993, collaborative)
- Rampo Prize Writers: The Blue Mystery (2004, collaborative)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- hard-boiled, focused on international conspiracy depictionnarrative in the tradition of spy and detective fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- international politicsconspiracy and intriguepost-Cold War geopolitical shifts
Legacy
Recognized for works of international conspiracy and spy fiction; best known for winning the Edogawa Rampo Prize in 1990.
Trivia
- In 1989 he was a finalist for the 35th Edogawa Rampo Prize with 'The Kremlin's Jester'.
- He worked at Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei), serving in the clerical department and the magazine publishing division.