Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 54 (2001) award
Naomi Azuma
あづま なおみ
Azuma Naomi
Pen Names:
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1956-04-12 （Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- novelist
- Active Years
- 1992-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo Higashi High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Otaru University of Commerce | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Hokkaido University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | Department of Philosophy | — | — | Japan |
Sapporo Higashi High School
Country:
Japan
Otaru University of Commerce
Country:
Japan
Dropped out
Hokkaido University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Philosophy
Country:
Japan
Dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Mystery Writers of Japan Award | Zankou | — | Mystery Writers of Japan | 受賞 |
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
2001
Work:
Zankou
Organization:
Mystery Writers of Japan
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Detective is in the Bar
1992 Hard-boiled fictionThe first book in the Susukino Detective series, featuring a detective involved in cases around a bar in a hard-boiled fiction style.
detectivecrimehard-boiled
Adaptations
- [Film] The Detective is in the Bar / 橋本一 (2011)
Zankou
2000 Mystery novelA work in the Kenzo Sakakibara series, winner of the 54th Mystery Writers of Japan Award.
detectivemystery
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Hard-boiled fiction style with tense narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- detectiveurban darknessloneliness
Legacy
A mystery writer known for detective novels set in Hokkaido, recipient of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award.