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第15回（2011年） award
Yutaka Maekawa
まえかわ ゆたか
Maekawa Yutaka
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1951-04-28 （Tokyo, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Literary scholar, University professor
- 活動期間
- 1982年〜2022年
- 所属
- Gunma University (Faculty of Liberal Arts), Hosei University (Faculty of Liberal Arts / Faculty of International Culture)
- 所属団体
- Japan Mystery Writers Association
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
卒業年:
1974
国:
Japan
University of Tokyo (Graduate School)
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology (Comparative Literature)
/ Comparative Literature
学位:
修士（中途博士課程退学）
国:
Japan
Completed master's coursework; withdrew from doctoral program
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
対象作品:
Creepy
主催:
Kobunsha / Kobun Cultural Foundation
結果:
受賞
Japan Mystery Literary Award (New Writers Prize, 7th)
2003
主催:
Kobunsha / Kobun Cultural Foundation
結果:
最終候補
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Creepy
2012年 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
映像化・舞台化
- [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年 MysteryA mystery work thematizing violence and malice; contains stories that delve into the darker aspects of human nature.
ViolenceMalicePsychology
全著作
- Atrocity
- Apparition
- In the Dark
- Iary: The Invisible Face
- Ginny Foul
翻案
- Creepy (film, 2016, dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
- Iary: The Invisible Face (TV drama, 2018, WOWOW)
作家による翻訳
- Dominick LaCapra, History and Criticism (translator, 1989)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Precise, analytical prose reflecting a background in comparative literatureA suspenseful style with strong emphasis on psychological depiction
- 頻出モチーフ
- Memory and forgettingDistorted family relationshipsBoundaries between law and ethics
評価・遺産
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.
関連学会
- Japan Mystery Writers Association
- Comparative Literature Association
大衆文化への影響
- Film adaptation of Creepy (2016)
- TV adaptation of Iary: The Invisible Face (2018, WOWOW)
豆知識
- 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.