Ayukawa Tetsuya Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1998) award
Katsunori Asukabe
あすかべ かつのり
Asukabe Katsunori
Aliases:
阿部 勝則
Pen Names:
Katsunori Abe（Legal name (birth name)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964-10-18 （Shiozawa, Minamiuonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan (now Minamiuonuma City)）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, mystery writer, painter, secondary school teacher
- Active Years
- 1998-
- Affiliations
- Mystery Writers of Japan, Honkaku Mystery Writers Club, Henka Mystery Writers Club
- Memberships
- Mystery Writers of Japan, Honkaku Mystery Writers Club, Henka Mystery Writers Club
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niigata Prefectural Muikamachi High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Niigata University, Faculty of Education / Niigata University Graduate School, Graduate School of Education | Faculty of Education | Graduate School of Education | 修士（教育学） | — | Japan |
Niigata Prefectural Muikamachi High School
Country:
Japan
Niigata University, Faculty of Education / Niigata University Graduate School, Graduate School of Education
Faculty of Education
/ Graduate School of Education
Degree:
修士（教育学）
Country:
Japan
Completed graduate studies (Graduate School of Education)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Ayukawa Tetsuya Prize (9th) | The Martyred Caterina's Wheel | — | Ayukawa Tetsuya Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
Ayukawa Tetsuya Prize (9th)
1998
Work:
The Martyred Caterina's Wheel
Organization:
Ayukawa Tetsuya Prize Selection Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Martyred Caterina's Wheel
1998 MysteryDebut novel that incorporates pictorial plates and iconographic analysis into a classic mystery framework. Awarded the Ayukawa Tetsuya Prize and widely praised upon release.
iconographypaintingclassic detective puzzle
The Disappearance of Babel
1999 MysteryA honkaku mystery blending iconographic motifs and a sense of the fantastic; later published in paperback.
fantasyiconographypuzzle-solving
Leonardo's Silence
2004 Classic detective fictionA long-form detective novel featuring a master sleuth and a tightly constructed mystery.
detectiveartdeductive reasoning
Mirror Abyss
2005 Horror (novel)A novel-length horror work emphasizing uncanny and terrifying elements.
the uncannyfearfantasy
Bibliography
- The Martyred Caterina's Wheel
- The Disappearance of Babel
- N.A.'s Door
- Desert Rose
- Winter Sphinx
- Veronica's Key
- Towards Barabbas
- The Lamia Massacre
- Leonardo's Silence
- For Whom the Brocade Is Woven
- Mirror Abyss
- Torture of the Fallen Angel
- Black and Love
- Fifth
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- honkaku mystery incorporating iconographic analysisa style blending fantasy and the uncannynarration using art-related motifs
- Recurring Motifs
- paintings and platesiconographysupernatural phenomenaintersection of art and crime
Legacy
Known for introducing iconography and art motifs into classic detective fiction. His debut was acclaimed (Ayukawa Tetsuya Prize), while a 2005 work faced similarity allegations leading to recall and controversy.
Academic Societies
- Mystery Writers of Japan
- Honkaku Mystery Writers Club
- Henka Mystery Writers Club
Archives
- National Diet Library (author record)
- Authority databases such as VIAF / ISNI
Trivia
- Legal name: Katsunori Abe.
- Debuted in 1998 after winning the 9th Ayukawa Tetsuya Prize for 'The Martyred Caterina's Wheel'.
- In 2005 his book 'For Whom the Brocade Is Woven' was recalled and declared out of print following allegations of similarity to another work.