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Jun Hirano

ひらの じゅん

Hirano Jun

Pen Names: Yanagawa Harumachi（Pen name used in early works (used when winning the Bungei Prize)）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1953-12-20 （Tokyo, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
1983-

Education

Tohoku University
Faculty of Law
Country: Japan

Awards

Bungei Prize
1983
Work: On Sundays, Love's Cucumber
Organization: Bungei (Magazine)
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

On Sundays, Love's Cucumber

1983 Novel

Asparagus White Paper

1985 Novel

The Caldera Lake Murder Case

1987 Mystery

The Shanghai Apocalypse Murder Case (Long Adventure Comedy)

1988 Adventure comedy, Mystery

Shanghai Babylon

1990 Novel

Shanghai Collection (editor)

1991 Edited volume

Under the White Magnolia Tree

1994 Novel

Bibliography

  • On Sundays, Love's Cucumber (Kawade Shobo Shinsha) 1983
  • Asparagus White Paper (Kodansha) 1985
  • The Caldera Lake Murder Case (Kawade Shobo Shinsha) 1987
  • The Shanghai Apocalypse Murder Case (Futabasha Novels) 1988
  • Shanghai Babylon (Kawade Shobo Shinsha) 1990
  • Shanghai Collection (editor) 1991 (Chikuma Bunko)
  • Under the White Magnolia Tree (Kadokawa Shoten) 1994

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Entertainment novels with mystery elementsHumorous adventure stories
Recurring Motifs
Urban depictions set in ShanghaiMurder and adventureThe dark side of international cities

Legacy

A novelist active from the 1980s to the 1990s. Gained attention after winning the Bungei Prize and published entertainment-oriented works including mystery and adventure comedy.

Trivia

  • Published under the pen name Yanagawa Harumachi (used when winning the Bungei Prize in 1983).
  • Graduated from Tohoku University Faculty of Law.
  • Born in Tokyo.