Mephisto Award
1回登壇
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第12回（1999年 第3回開催） award
Takumi Kirisha
きりしゃ たくみ
Kirisha Takumi
ペンネーム:
Takumi Kirisha（Pen name given by Shoji Shimada; used primarily since debut.）,
Nanayuki Sanou（Alternate pen name used for early short-story submissions to 'Honkaku Suiri' anthologies.）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1963 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- 活動期間
- 1999年〜
- 所属団体
- Mystery Writers of Japan
- 影響を受けた人物
- Michio Tsuzuki
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Komazawa University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Komazawa University
国:
Japan
Alumnus of Komazawa University's mystery-fiction research club.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Mephisto Prize | Doppelgänger Palace: 'Aka zu no Tobira' Research Club — To the Ryūhyōkan | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
Mephisto Prize
1999
対象作品:
Doppelgänger Palace: 'Aka zu no Tobira' Research Club — To the Ryūhyōkan
主催:
Kodansha
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Doppelgänger Palace: 'Aka zu no Tobira' Research Club — To the Ryūhyōkan
1999年 Mystery fictionThe first entry in the 'Aka zu no Tobira' research-club series. A honkaku-style locked-room mystery involving members of a study club; debuted as the 12th Mephisto Prize-winning novel.
honkaku mysterylocked-roomclub/research-group
Kaleidoscope Island: 'Aka zu no Tobira' Research Club — To Taketori Island
2000年 Mystery fictionA sequel in the series set on an island, featuring elaborate tricks and psychological conflict.
trick-based mysteryisolated settingdeductive reasoning
Ragnarok Cavern: 'Aka zu no Tobira' Research Club — To Kagero Swamp
2000年 Mystery fictionCombines eerie elements of caverns and swamps with honkaku-style mystery.
supernatural-tinged mysterylocked-roomlogical resolution
Marionette Garden: 'Aka zu no Tobira' Research Club — To the Hanging Tower
2001年 Mystery fictionA series installment that centers on tricks using dolls and stage-like devices.
dollstrick puzzlestheatricality
The Great Detective Is No Longer Here
2002年 Mystery fictionWork exploring meta-concepts of the 'great detective'; published in multiple editions.
image of the detectiveparodymixed short/long forms
Where Is the Great Detective?
2006年 Mystery fictionA long-form mystery that plays with the detective figure and reader expectations.
detective tropesubversion of expectationsdeduction
Mystery Solving: Up to Two Hours a Day
2016年 Essays / Short storiesA recent collection of essays and short stories reflecting the author's life as a mystery writer.
writer's daily lifeshort storiesviews on mystery fiction
全著作
- Doppelgänger Palace: 'Aka zu no Tobira' Research Club — To the Ryūhyōkan
- Kaleidoscope Island: 'Aka zu no Tobira' Research Club — To Taketori Island
- Ragnarok Cavern: 'Aka zu no Tobira' Research Club — To Kagero Swamp
- Marionette Garden: 'Aka zu no Tobira' Research Club — To the Hanging Tower
- April: The Fog's 00 (Lovey-Dovey) Locked Room
- May: Pink and Light-Blue Love's Alibi Breaker
- The Great Detective Is No Longer Here
- Where Is the Great Detective?
- Mystery Solving: Up to Two Hours a Day
- Takumi Kirisha: Selected Short Stories
作風・主題
- 文体
- Honkaku-like, trick-focused proseMeticulous, logically driven narration
- 頻出モチーフ
- locked-room scenariossupernatural/ghostly insertionssettings involving university clubs/research groups
評価・遺産
Takumi Kirisha debuted after winning the Mephisto Prize and is known for the 'Aka zu no Tobira' research-club series. He continues the trick-oriented honkaku tradition while crafting settings accessible to contemporary readers.
関連学会
- Mystery Writers of Japan
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library (author ID: 00739841)
- VIAF (identifier: 117494210)
豆知識
- 'Takumi Kirisha' is a pen name given by Shoji Shimada.
- Alumnus of Komazawa University's mystery-fiction research club.
- Debuted in 1999 after winning the 12th Mephisto Prize.