Ayukawa Tetsuya Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1992) award
Tomoko Kanou
かのう ともこ
Kanou Tomoko
Pen Names:
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1966-10-19 （Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 1992-
- Influenced By
- Kaoru Kitamura
- Nominations
- 17th Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award (Tamashii no Naka no Kotori), 25th Tsubota Joji Literary Award (Shonen Shoujo Hikou Club)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunkyo University Women's Junior College | Literary Arts | — | — | — | Japan |
Bunkyo University Women's Junior College
Literary Arts
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Ayukawa Tetsuya Award | Nanatsu no Ko | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Mystery Writers of Japan Award | Glass Kirin | 短編および連作短編集部門 | Mystery Writers of Japan | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Kitakyushu Citizens' Cultural Encouragement Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Kyoto Minazuki Grand Prize | Rain Rain Bow | — | — | 受賞 |
Ayukawa Tetsuya Award
1992
Work:
Nanatsu no Ko
Result:
受賞
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1995
Work:
Glass Kirin
Category:
短編および連作短編集部門
Organization:
Mystery Writers of Japan
Result:
受賞
Kitakyushu Citizens' Cultural Encouragement Award
1995
Result:
受賞
Kyoto Minazuki Grand Prize
2008
Work:
Rain Rain Bow
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 48 (1995) award
Japan Medical Novel Grand Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 4 (2015) nominee
Works
Major Works
Nanatsu no Ko
1992 Mystery
Everyday mysteries
Glass Kirin
1997 Mystery
MysteryPuzzle solving
Rain Rain Bow
2003 Mystery
Everyday mysteries
Adaptations
- Teruteru Ashita (TV Drama 2006)
- Shichinin no Teki ga Iru! (TV Drama 2012)
- Twilight Sasara Saya (Film 2014)
Translations of Works
- Nanatsu no Ko (Taiwan edition)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Warm writing stylePrefers happy endings
- Recurring Motifs
- Everyday mysteriesInterwoven foreshadowing
Health
-
Acute leukemia2010年頃Underwent chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant, reflected experience in writing
Legacy
Tomoko Kanou is known for warm mystery novels dealing with everyday enigmas, incorporating elements of classic mystery. She has won multiple literary awards and influenced the Japanese mystery novel world.
Trivia
- Her husband is mystery writer Tokuro Nukui.
- Authored a memoir about her illness titled 'From the Aseptic Ward with Love'.