Taiwan Mystery Writers Association Award
2 appearances
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Edition 4 (2006) selected
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Edition 5 (2007) grand prize
Chongwu Xiansheng (Wang Jianmin)
チョンウーシエンセン（オウ・ケンビン）
Chongwu Xiansheng (Wang Jianmin)
Pen Names:
Mr. Pets（Pen name used in Taiwan, mainly for mystery fiction.）,
Mister Petz（Japanese rendering used for publications in Japan (standardized at time of Japanese editions).）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1980-01-01 （Taiwan）
- Nationality
- Taiwan
- Languages
- Mandarin Chinese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 2006-
- Affiliations
- Taiwan Mystery Writers Association
- Memberships
- Member of the Taiwan Mystery Writers Association
- Influenced By
- Kyotaro Nishimura, Akimitsu Takagi, Soji Shimada, Keigo Higashino
- Nominations
- 4th Werewolf Castle Mystery Literature Prize — Finalist (short story "A Report of Observations Named Murderous Intent")
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Taiwan Mystery Writers Association Award | Crime Red Line | — | Taiwan Mystery Writers Association | Winner |
| 2009 | Shimada Soji Mystery Prize | Virtual Street Drift | — | Shimada Soji Prize Committee | Winner |
Taiwan Mystery Writers Association Award
2007
Work:
Crime Red Line
Organization:
Taiwan Mystery Writers Association
Result:
Winner
Shimada Soji Mystery Prize
2009
Work:
Virtual Street Drift
Organization:
Shimada Soji Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Shimada Soji Mystery Novel Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2009) award
Works
Major Works
I Am a Mutt
2008 Linked short stories / MysteryA linked short-story collection dealing with incidents related to the Three Laws of Robotics. Combines SF elements with detective fiction across several stories.
robot ethicsartificial intelligencecrime
Virtual Street Drift
2009 Novel / Honkaku mysteryA novel set in an urban environment. Using technology and media as background, it probes human psychology through a mystery plot.
urban lifetechnologymediahuman psychology
Translations
- Translated by Makoto Tamada (Bungeishunju, 2010)
Pursuing Doraemon: Murder in the Cloud
2013 Novel / MysteryA novel that incorporates cloud environments and online elements. Depicts crimes occurring at the intersection of society and technology.
cloud computingcybercrimesocial critique
S.T.E.P.
2015 Co-authored work / MysteryA co-authored mystery novel with Chan Ho-ki (Chen Haoki). Shows a fusion of ideas from both writers.
collaborationmystery
Bibliography
- I Am a Mutt (2008)
- Virtual Street Drift (2009)
- Pursuing Doraemon: Murder in the Cloud (2013)
- S.T.E.P. (2015, co-authored)
Translations of Works
- Virtual Street Drift (Japanese translation by Makoto Tamada, Bungeishunju, 2010)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Honkaku (classic puzzle) mystery orientationcalm, precise descriptive styleincorporation of SF elements
- Recurring Motifs
- urban solitudetechnology and ethicsinfluence of media
Legacy
Recognized as a notable contemporary Taiwanese mystery writer, he helped bridge Taiwanese and Japanese literary exchange through winning the Shimada Soji Prize. Known for hard-edged mysteries that often use technology as subject matter.
Academic Societies
- Taiwan Mystery Writers Association
Trivia
- The pen name "寵物先生" literally refers to "Mr. Pet" and is used in Taiwan.
- In Japan his pen name appeared as "Mister Petz" / "Mr. Pets" in translations and publicity.
- He won the inaugural Shimada Soji Mystery Prize for "Virtual Street Drift", leading to publication in Japan.