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Kajuu Koizumi

こいずみ かじゅう

Koizumi Kajuu

Profile

Gender
Unknown
Born
1975-01-01
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Mystery writer
Active Years
2000-

Awards

Mephisto Prize
2000
Work: Higa
Organization: Mephisto Prize Committee
Result: Winner
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
2025
Work: Kunlun Nu
Category: 長編および連作短編集部門
Organization: Mystery Writers of Japan
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Higa

2000 Mystery novel

Debut novel set in the Islamic world focusing on Sufi themes; a mystery novel noted for its distinctive prose and intricate world-building.

Islamic worldSufismMystery

Kunlun Nu

2024 Mystery novel

A new work published 24 years after the debut; categorized as a long novel and linked short stories, continuing the author's distinctive world-building and presenting new mysteries.

MysteryCross-cultural encountersLinked short stories

Bibliography

  • Higa (Kodansha Novels, 2000)
  • Kunlun Nu (Seikaisha FICTIONS, 2024)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Distinctive prose styleIntricate world-building
Recurring Motifs
SolitudeCross-cultural encounters

Legacy

After critical acclaim for the debut Higa, the author remained absent from publication for many years. The 2024 comeback Kunlun Nu and the 2025 Mystery Writers of Japan Award have prompted renewed critical attention.

Trivia

  • Debuted by winning the 17th Mephisto Prize with Higa.
  • Recorded as attending a gathering of Mephisto Prize winners in 2011.
  • Published a new work, Kunlun Nu, in 2024 after a 24-year hiatus and won the 2025 Mystery Writers of Japan Award.
  • Has identifiers in VIAF and the National Diet Library (NDL).