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Ryo Hara

はら りょう

Hara Ryō

別名: 原 孝
ペンネーム: Ryo Hara（Pen name used as novelist）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1946-12-18 （Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan）
死没
2023-05-04 （Hospital in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan） 76歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Resident of Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan

経歴

職業
Novelist, Jazz pianist
活動期間
1988年〜2023年
影響を受けた人物
Raymond Chandler, Hideo Otake
ノミネート
2nd Yamamoto Shugoro Prize nominee (And Then the Night Revives), 102nd Naoki Prize (winner: The Girl I Killed), 43rd Mystery Writers of Japan Award nominee, longform (The Girl I Killed), 9th Japan Adventure Novel Association Grand Prize — Best Short Story (winner: Angels' Detectives), 72nd Mystery Writers of Japan Award nominee (Tomorrow Until Then)

学歴

Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka High School
卒業年: 1965
国: Japan
Kyushu University
Faculty of Letters, Department of Aesthetics and Art History / Aesthetics and Art History
学位: 学士 (Bachelor of Arts)
期間: 1965-1969
卒業年: 1969
国: Japan
After graduating he moved to Tokyo and joined CBS/Sony

受賞歴

Yamamoto Shugoro Prize
1989
対象作品: And Then the Night Revives
主催: Yamamoto Shugoro Prize selection committee
結果: 候補
Naoki Prize
1989
対象作品: The Girl I Killed
主催: Naoki Prize selection committee
結果: 受賞
Falcon Prize
1990
対象作品: The Girl I Killed
主催: Falcon Prize committee
結果: 受賞
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1990
対象作品: The Girl I Killed
部門: 長編部門
主催: Mystery Writers of Japan
結果: 候補
Japan Adventure Novel Association Grand Prize
1991
対象作品: Angels' Detectives
部門: 短編（最優秀短編賞）
主催: Japan Adventure Novel Association
結果: 受賞
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1991
対象作品: Angels' Detectives
部門: 短編および連作短編集部門
主催: Mystery Writers of Japan
結果: 候補
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
2019
対象作品: Tomorrow Until Then
部門: 長編および連作短編集部門
主催: Mystery Writers of Japan
結果: 候補

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

And Then the Night Revives

1988年 Hard-boiled / mystery novel

Debut novel featuring middle-aged private detective Sawazaki. A hard‑boiled story set against the city's nights, depicting crime, loneliness and atonement; it established Hara as a major writer.

private detectiveurban nightlonelinessatonementhard-boiled
翻訳
  • Korean translation: Geurigo Bam-eun Doesallan-da (2008, Biche)
  • Taiwanese translation: An Ye De Tan Xi (2006, Sharp Point Press)
  • French translation: Nuit sur la ville (1994 / 2003)

The Girl I Killed

1989年 Hard-boiled / mystery novel

The second Sawazaki novel. It probes the mystery and the characters' psychology; it won the Naoki Prize in 1989.

murdermoral conflictjustice and atonementhard-boiled
翻訳
  • Korean translation: Naega Jug-in Sonyeo (2009, Biche)
  • Taiwanese translation: I Killed That Girl (2006, Sharp Point Press)
  • French translation: La Petite Fille que j'ai tuée (2019, Atelier Akatombo)

Farewell, Long Sleep

1995年 Mystery novel

The third in the series. Deals with long sleep and confronting the shadows of the past; it ranked highly in contemporary mystery lists.

the pastmemoryrenewalmystery
翻訳
  • Korean translation: Annyeong, Gin Jam-iyo (2013, Biche)

Fools Must Die

2004年 Mystery novel

A novel exploring human folly and the possibility of redemption through middle-aged protagonists and social vignettes.

ageingfollyatonement

Tomorrow Until Then

2018年 Mystery novel

Published after a long interval, this novel interweaves past and present; it received high acclaim and ranked #1 in Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! in 2018.

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翻訳
  • Korean translation: Jigeumbuteoui Naeil (2021, Gimmyoungsa)

Angels' Detectives

1990年 Short story collection

A collection of short stories featuring hard‑edged detective tales; it won the Best Short Story award at the 9th Japan Adventure Novel Association Grand Prize.

private detectiveshort storiesloneliness
翻訳
  • Korean translation: Cheonsadeul-ui Tamjeong (2016, Biche)

Misterioso (essays)

1995年 Essay collection

A collection of essays including writing theory and discussions of hard‑boiled fiction, offering insight into the author's views and interests.

writing theoryhard-boiled criticismliterary commentary

全著作

  • And Then the Night Revives
  • The Girl I Killed
  • Farewell, Long Sleep
  • Fools Must Die
  • Tomorrow Until Then
  • Angels' Detectives
  • Misterioso (essays)

作品の翻訳

  • 'Tomorrow Until Then' → Korean translation: Jigeumbuteoui Naeil (2021, Gimmyoungsa)
  • 'And Then the Night Revives' → French translation: Nuit sur la ville (1994 / 2003)
  • 'The Girl I Killed' → Taiwanese translation: Wo Sha Le Na Ge Shao Nu (2006, Sharp Point Press)

作風・主題

文体
hard‑boiled prosedry humorquiet, nocturnal urban imagery
頻出モチーフ
private detectivesthe game of Gourban nightloneliness

健康

  • illness
    終期: 2023年5月
    Died in May 2023 in a hospital in Fukuoka Prefecture due to illness; his creative activity ended thereafter.

評価・遺産

Recognized as a leading writer of hard‑boiled private‑detective fiction; winner of the Naoki Prize. Though relatively slow and sparse in output, his works enjoyed steady popularity and are noted for Chandlerian influence and recurring motifs such as the game of Go.

関連学会

  • Mystery Writers of Japan (nominated/awarded)

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library (Japan) catalog entry
  • BNF data (Bibliothèque nationale de France)
  • VIAF authority record
  • ISNI identifier

大衆文化への影響

  • 'The Girl I Killed' ranked #1 in Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! (1989)
  • 'Tomorrow Until Then' ranked #1 in Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! (2018)

引用

  • I am perplexed at my own slow writing.
    出典: Afterword of 'And Then the Night Revives'

豆知識

  • After graduating he joined CBS/Sony as a new graduate employee but left after two months.
  • He worked as a free‑jazz pianist earlier in his life.
  • Though known for being a slow and sparse writer, his published books consistently enjoyed strong sales, reportedly exceeding 100,000 copies.
  • He incorporated the game of Go into his fiction and openly expressed admiration for Raymond Chandler, adapting Chandlerian elements in his own way.