Mephisto Award
1回登壇
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第3回（1997年） award
Kenichi Sobu
そぶ けんいち
Sobu Kenichi
ペンネーム:
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1961-01-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- 活動期間
- 1997年〜
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Education | Department of English Language and Literature | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Education
/ Department of English Language and Literature
国:
Japan
Graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Education, Department of English Language and Literature.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Mephisto Prize (3rd) | Six Tonkatsu Cutlets | — | Mephisto editorial board | Winner |
Mephisto Prize (3rd)
1997
対象作品:
Six Tonkatsu Cutlets
主催:
Mephisto editorial board
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Six Tonkatsu Cutlets
1997年 Short story collection / MysteryA linked collection of mystery short stories featuring insurance investigator Ono Yuichi. Debut work and winner of the 3rd Mephisto Prize.
Puzzle solvingDetective fictionHumor
Rokuton 2
2005年 Short story collection / MysteryA follow-up short story collection to 'Six Tonkatsu Cutlets', containing idea-driven mystery shorts.
Trick-based puzzlesHuman drama
翻訳
- The Hopeless Dream (short story, English e-book translation)
Rokuton 3
2007年 Short story collection / MysteryThe third volume in the series, collecting additional short stories with an emphasis on ideas and puzzles.
MysterySuspense
Rokuton 4: One Tonkatsu
2010年 Short story collection / MysteryThe fourth installment in the series, focusing on short stories about everyday mysteries and human relationships.
Everyday mysteriesHuman relationships
Futsuu no Gakkou: The Rash Appearance of Inazuma-sensei
2003年 Children's novelFirst of a children's series published under Aoi Tori Bunko; a light-hearted school-set story.
School lifeComing of age
The Four Hours Thirty Minutes Barrier of the Nagano-Joetsu Shinkansen
1999年 Short story collection / MysteryA collection of short stories themed around trains and time.
TimeTransportation
Unmoving Evidence
2001年 Short story collection / Mystery with SF elementsCollection including stories with SF elements such as 'Changing Evidence'; the afterword recounts an attempt to create a 'sound-producing' mystery book that was rejected.
EvidenceSpeculative/SF elements
Mummy Man
2002年 Novel / MysteryA novel written as a special work for Kodansha Novels' 20th anniversary; commentary by Kenji Kuroda.
Puzzle solvingLegends
Red Thread
2009年 Novel / Romance elements / MysteryA novel containing romantic elements.
LoveFate
Novel X: I Have Been Searching for You
2018年 Novel / Short stories / RomanceA book later retitled and released in paperback as 'I Have Been Searching for You'.
LoveMystery
全著作
- Six Tonkatsu Cutlets
- Rokuton 2
- Rokuton 3
- Rokuton 4: One Tonkatsu
- Futsuu no Gakkou
- Futsuu no Gakkou 2
- Futsuu no Gakkou 3
- The Four Hours Thirty Minutes Barrier
- Unmoving Evidence
- Mummy Man
- Unreached Feelings
- Koi Shigure
- Red Thread
- Old Wristwatch: If I Met You Yesterday…
- Love Hasn't Begun Yet…
- I Only Believe in Fate!
- Novel X: I Have Been Searching for You
作品の翻訳
- The Hopeless Dream (English e-book translation)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Idea-driven, trick-oriented classic mysteriesExperimentation in short stories, occasional sentimental SF
- 頻出モチーフ
- EvidenceTime/ClocksEveryday madness
評価・遺産
Considered an eccentric talent in the mystery field, Sobu combines idea-driven detective shorts with sentimental SF. He has written for children's labels and participated in the English-market project The BBB.
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library (Japan)
- Waseda University Library
豆知識
- Debuted as the winner of the 3rd Mephisto Prize (1997).
- Early works were published under the pen name '我妻起成'.
- In the afterword of 'Unmoving Evidence' he recounts that a plan for a 'sound-producing' mystery book was rejected by editors.
- Has published works for children’s imprints (e.g. Aoi Tori Bunko).
- The short story '叶わぬ想い' was released in English as 'The Hopeless Dream' (e-book, 2012).