Poplar Novel Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2006) grand prize
Daishi Katabami
かたばみ だいし
Katabami Daishi
Aliases:
穂波了
Pen Names:
Honami Ryō（Pen name used for some works）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1980-05-31 （Chiba Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Chiba Prefecture
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2003-
- Nominations
- "Utsu" ("Void") - Candidate for the 10th Japan Horror Novel Award (short story), "Jintai Aikōka" ("Enthusiast of the Human Body") - Candidate for the 4th 'This Mystery Is Amazing!' Prize
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaijo Middle and High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| University (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Kaijo Middle and High School
Country:
Japan
University (unspecified)
Country:
Japan
Began literary activities while attending university
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Poplar Publishing Novel Prize | — | 大賞 | Poplar Publishing Co. | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Agatha Christie Award | — | — | Hayakawa Publishing | 受賞 |
Poplar Publishing Novel Prize
2006
Category:
大賞
Organization:
Poplar Publishing Co.
Result:
受賞
Agatha Christie Award
2019
Organization:
Hayakawa Publishing
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sakujo Boys 0326
2006 NovelDebut novel, retitled from the originally submitted work.
YouthFriendship
Rat Race
2007 NovelTsuki no Otoshigo (The Moon's Child)
2019 MysterySubmitted under the title 'Tsuki yori no Daibensha' and published after retitling; winner of the Agatha Christie Award.
MoonRepresentation and justice
Treason Terror
2020 Mystery/Social thrillerThe Gift of Betrayal
2022 Detective fictionMaki Nintori's Gentlemanly Deduction
2024 Short story/Detective fictionA short detective story serialized in magazines and later collected.
There Are No Armstrong Footprints on the Moon
2024 NovelBibliography
- Sakujo Boys 0326 (2006)
- Rat Race (2007)
- Tsuki no Otoshigo (2019)
- Treason Terror (2020)
- The Gift of Betrayal (2022)
- Maki Nintori's Gentlemanly Deduction (2024)
- There Are No Armstrong Footprints on the Moon (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Narration structured around mystery/detective elementsContemporary realistic description
- Recurring Motifs
- MoonBetrayalMemory
Legacy
A noted contemporary mystery writer who has won awards including the Agatha Christie Award; recognized for blending social themes into mystery fiction.
Trivia
- Graduate of Kaijo Middle and High School
- Winner of the 1st Poplar Publishing Novel Prize (Grand Prize)
- Winner of the 9th Agatha Christie Award