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第32回（2012年） grand prize
Kanji Kawai
かわい かんじ
Kawai Kanji
ペンネーム:
Kanji Kawai（Pen name (derived from the name of his dog lost in 2011)）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Editor
- 活動期間
- 2012年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Danshi Tatekawa, Yukito Ayatsuji
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Law | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Law
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award (32nd) | Deadman | — | Kadokawa Shoten | Winner |
Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award (32nd)
2012
対象作品:
Deadman
主催:
Kadokawa Shoten
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Deadman
2012年 Mystery novelThe first work in the Kaburagi special investigation team series. A police mystery novel that won the Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award and served as his debut.
MysteryPolice investigationTrick/cunning
Dragonfly
2013年 Mystery novelA sequel in the Kaburagi special investigation team series. A crime novel depicting investigations and clever tricks.
PoliceCrimeTrick
Dandelion
2014年 Mystery novelA work in the Kaburagi special investigation team series. Continues the police-perspective investigation stories.
Police investigationMystery
Devil in Heaven
2013年 Mystery novelA 2013 long novel containing suspense elements within a mystery story.
SuspenseCrime
The Game of Salvation
2015年 Mystery novelA 2015 long mystery novel depicting human drama intertwined with crime.
EthicsCrimeSalvation
I'll Meet You 800 Years Later
2016年 Mystery with SF elementsPublished in 2016. A long novel incorporating time span and imaginative elements.
TimeMystery
全著作
- Deadman
- Dragonfly
- Dandelion
- Devil in Heaven
- The Murder in the Careless Tenement
- The Game of Salvation
- I'll Meet You 800 Years Later
- Snow Angel
- Burning Water
- Jeanne
- The Great Ball's Return
- Kabaiya Bennosuke's Inquiry Records
作風・主題
- 文体
- Classical mystery structure emphasizing tricksPolice-procedural realism
- 頻出モチーフ
- Investigation teamsHidden tricksEthical dilemmas
評価・遺産
A mystery and police-fiction writer who debuted after winning the Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award. Noted for a classical-trick-oriented style and recognized for the Kaburagi special investigation team series.
豆知識
- His pen name is derived from the name of a dog he lost in 2011.
- He revealed on his blog that he possesses the lucky coin "Fukumoto-sen" distributed by himself.