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Amehiko Aoki

あおき あめひこ

Aoki Amehiko

Pen Names: Fukuo AokiReal name

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1932-11-17 (Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan)
Died
1991-03-02 age 58
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
columnist, literary critic
Active Years
1950-1991

Education

Waseda University
Faculty of Letters / Department of French Literature
Country: Japan
Completed master’s course at graduate school

Awards

Japan Mystery Writers Association Award, Criticism category
1978
Work: Extracurricular Lesson: Study of Men and Women in Mystery
Category: 評論部門
Organization: Japan Mystery Writers Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Extracurricular Lesson: Study of Men and Women in Mystery

1977 Criticism

A critical study analyzing the depiction and roles of men and women in the mystery genre.

MysteryGender StudiesLiterary Criticism

Style & Themes

Literary Style
criticalinsightfulhumorous
Recurring Motifs
masculinitysalaryman lifehuman observation

Legacy

Amehiko Aoki was a columnist and literary critic known for his incisive depiction of contemporary Japanese masculinity and society through numerous works. He received the 1978 Japan Mystery Writers Association Award.