Japan Mystery Literature Grand Prize Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2011) award
Yutaka Maekawa
まえかわ ゆたか
Maekawa Yutaka
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1951-04-28 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Literary scholar, University professor
- Active Years
- 1982-2022
- Affiliations
- Gunma University (Faculty of Liberal Arts), Hosei University (Faculty of Liberal Arts / Faculty of International Culture)
- Memberships
- Japan Mystery Writers Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitotsubashi University | Faculty of Law | Department of Law | — | — | Japan |
| University of Tokyo (Graduate School) | Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology (Comparative Literature) | Comparative Literature | 修士（中途博士課程退学） | — | Japan |
Hitotsubashi University
Faculty of Law
/ Department of Law
Year of Graduation:
1974
Country:
Japan
University of Tokyo (Graduate School)
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology (Comparative Literature)
/ Comparative Literature
Degree:
修士（中途博士課程退学）
Country:
Japan
Completed master's coursework; withdrew from doctoral program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Japan Mystery Literary Award (New Writers Prize) | Creepy | — | Kobunsha / Kobun Cultural Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Japan Mystery Literary Award (New Writers Prize, 7th) | — | — | Kobunsha / Kobun Cultural Foundation | 最終候補 |
Japan Mystery Literary Award (New Writers Prize)
2011
Work:
Creepy
Organization:
Kobunsha / Kobun Cultural Foundation
Result:
受賞
Japan Mystery Literary Award (New Writers Prize, 7th)
2003
Organization:
Kobunsha / Kobun Cultural Foundation
Result:
最終候補
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Creepy
2012 Psychological suspense / MysteryA psychological suspense novel exploring strained human relationships and unsettling events between a university professor and his neighbors, raising questions of memory and guilt.
CrimeMemoryFamilyGuilt and redemptionHuman psychology
Adaptations
- [Film] Creepy / 黒沢清 (2016)
A mystery centered on a detective, depicting investigations that probe the boundaries of law and ethics.
CrimePolice investigationEthics
Atrocity
2013 MysteryA mystery work thematizing violence and malice; contains stories that delve into the darker aspects of human nature.
ViolenceMalicePsychology
Bibliography
- Atrocity
- Apparition
- In the Dark
- Iary: The Invisible Face
- Ginny Foul
Adaptations
- Creepy (film, 2016, dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
- Iary: The Invisible Face (TV drama, 2018, WOWOW)
Translations by Author
- Dominick LaCapra, History and Criticism (translator, 1989)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Precise, analytical prose reflecting a background in comparative literatureA suspenseful style with strong emphasis on psychological depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Memory and forgettingDistorted family relationshipsBoundaries between law and ethics
Legacy
A scholar of comparative literature who began a successful career as a mystery novelist later in life. His novel Creepy was adapted to film, and he is recognized for the dual identity of academic and genre writer.
Academic Societies
- Japan Mystery Writers Association
- Comparative Literature Association
In Popular Culture
- Film adaptation of Creepy (2016)
- TV adaptation of Iary: The Invisible Face (2018, WOWOW)
Trivia
- Became a full-fledged novelist later in his career after many years as a professor and scholar at Hosei University.
- Creepy was adapted into a film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.