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Shiki Kanou

かのう しき

Kanou Shiki

Pen Names: （Pen name used at time of award (debut pen name)）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1965-01-01 （Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Osaka

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Company employee
Active Years
2010-

Awards

Bara-no-Machi Fukuyama Mystery Newcomer Award (Grand Prize)
2009
Work: Kyara no Hashi
Organization: Fukuyama Museum of Literature (Bara-no-Machi Fukuyama Mystery Newcomer Award)
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Kyara no Hashi

2010 Mystery novel

A long-form mystery novel. Award-winning work noted for its intricate setting and large-scale conception.

Puzzle solvingLarge-scale plot

Kairou no Oni

2014 Mystery novel

A long mystery novel published by Kobunsha.

Locked-room elementsPuzzle solving

Bibliography

  • Kyara no Hashi (2010, Kobunsha / 2013, Kobunsha Bunko)
  • Kairou no Oni (2014, Kobunsha)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Concise, mystery-focused proseEmphasis on large-scale tricks and plot construction
Recurring Motifs
Grand-scale conceitsPuzzle solving

Legacy

Winner of the Bara-no-Machi Fukuyama Mystery Newcomer Award; praised by judge Shimada Soji as "a once-in-ten-years work," known as a newcomer whose grand conceits drew attention.

Quotes

  • A once-in-ten-years work possessing a huge scale and excellent conception.
    Source: Shimada Soji (judge's comment for the Bara-no-Machi Fukuyama Mystery Newcomer Award) (2009)

Trivia

  • Used the pen name "糸冬了" (reading provided as "Yori Tooru") at the time of the award.
  • Worked as a company employee while writing in spare time.
  • "Kyara no Hashi" was submitted to and won the Bara-no-Machi Fukuyama Mystery Newcomer Award.