Shogakukan Light Novel Award - Gagaga Bunko Division
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2010) jury special prize
Horikita Pulp
ほりきた ぱるぷ
Horikita Pulp
Pen Names:
H.P.（Pen name used for short stories and magazine contributions）
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 2016-
- Influenced By
- Postwar pulp fiction writers, Hard-boiled writers
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pulp Literature Prize | The Red Demon No Longer Cries | 長編部門 | Japan Pulp Literature Association | 受賞 |
Pulp Literature Prize
2024
Work:
The Red Demon No Longer Cries
Category:
長編部門
Organization:
Japan Pulp Literature Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Red Demon No Longer Cries
2024 Contemporary fiction (pulp / hard-boiled elements) 280 pagesA novel that follows the aftermath of a violent incident in a provincial town, exploring guilt and redemption among those involved. The narrator revisits the past to confront the silence of a man nicknamed the "Red Demon."
guiltatonementviolence and renewalloneliness
Bibliography
- The Red Demon No Longer Cries (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fast-paced narrationcolloquial voice with short, clipped sentences and slangdark humor
- Recurring Motifs
- the 'Red Demon' nicknamescarsnight streetsrain
Legacy
After winning the Pulp Literature Prize early in their career, the author attracted attention and contributed to a renewed interest in pulp-style writing in contemporary Japan. Their cross-genre narrative approach influenced younger writers.
Quotes
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The Red Demon no longer cries. Yet the town still weeps.
Source: The Red Demon No Longer Cries (novel) (2024)
Trivia
- The title is said to be inspired by folktales or children's rhymes (source unclear).
- Uses a pen name for short stories published in magazines.