Mephisto Award
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (2003) award
Shintaro Ikegaki
いけがき しんたろう
Ikegaki Shintaro
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- <unknown> （Hokkaido）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Hokkaido, Japan → New York, United States
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2003-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University | Faculty of Engineering | — | — | — | Japan |
Kyoto University
Faculty of Engineering
Year of Graduation:
1995
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Mephisto Prize | Frame Out | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
Mephisto Prize
2003
Work:
Frame Out
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Frame Out
2003 Mystery novelHard Fairies
2003 Mystery novelAn Epilogue Like This for a Typical Monster Movie
2004 Short storyChildhood Friend
2005 Short storyChimera
2006 Short storyBibliography
- Frame Out
- Hard Fairies
- An Epilogue Like This for a Typical Monster Movie
- Childhood Friend
- Chimera
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- meticulous plottingquiet, observant prosemystery-driven devices
- Recurring Motifs
- memoryidentitymonster imagery
Legacy
Debuted in 2003 after winning the Mephisto Prize. Primarily active in mystery novels and short stories, known for meticulous plotting and mystery elements. Currently resides in New York.
Trivia
- Born in 1973.
- Graduated from Kyoto University Faculty of Engineering in 1995.
- Debuted in 2003 after winning the 27th Mephisto Prize for 'Frame Out'.
- Resides in New York.
- Has authority control identifiers in VIAF and the National Diet Library (NDL).