Sogen Mystery Short Story Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1996) award
Kei Ii
イイ ケイ
Ii Kei
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Fukaya, Saitama, Japan
- Died
- age 66
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Fukaya, Saitama, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, mystery writer
- Active Years
- 1996-2014
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Sogen Mystery Short Story Award (3rd) | Takato Kitan | — | Tokyo Sogen | winner |
| — | Sogen Mystery Short Story Award (2nd, finalist) | Makutsu no Onna | — | Tokyo Sogen | finalist |
Sogen Mystery Short Story Award (3rd)
1996
Work:
Takato Kitan
Organization:
Tokyo Sogen
Result:
winner
Sogen Mystery Short Story Award (2nd, finalist)
Work:
Makutsu no Onna
Organization:
Tokyo Sogen
Result:
finalist
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kitsutsuki Detective Agency
1999 Mystery (short stories)A short-story collection including "Takato Kitan," which features poet Ishikawa Takuboku as detective with linguist Kindaichi Kyosuke as assistant. Contains the award-winning 1996 story.
historical figuresmysterylocality
Decorative Flowers
2001 Mystery novelA standalone work published in 2001; it depicts local mysteries and human relationships rooted in community.
local mysteryhuman drama
Mask of Yoshitsune — The Mystery Hidden in the Garuda Mask
2004 Historical mysteryA historical mystery incorporating legends about Yoshitsune and Buddhist motifs, centered on the mystery concealed in a ceremonial mask.
historical legendreligious motifspuzzle solving
Bibliography
- Kitsutsuki Detective Agency
- Decorative Flowers
- Mask of Yoshitsune — The Mystery Hidden in the Garuda Mask
- Short stories (including "Hanakage no Kioku", "Ihai", "Tooriame", "Sarusuberi", "Owara-style Memories", "Chigiregumo", etc.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- crafty short stories that cast historical figures as detectivesrealistic depictions emphasizing local settingspuzzle-centered prose incorporating legends and historical facts
- Recurring Motifs
- historical personalitieslocal history and scenesBuddhist/folk motifs
Legacy
Kei Ii debuted after winning the 1996 Sogen Mystery Short Story Award and contributed to local promotion in Fukaya by writing mystery tours. He is noted for short stories that often employ historical figures.
In Popular Culture
- Fukaya-juku Mystery Tour (implemented as part of local promotion)
Trivia
- Debuted after winning the 3rd Sogen Mystery Short Story Award (1996).
- Authored Fukaya-juku Mystery Tour pieces contributing to local promotion.
- Friends included business writer Sunobu Hirokawa and novelist Manabu Saejima.