Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 75 (2022) criticism and research category
Osamu Komori
こもり おさむ
Komori Osamu
Pen Names:
Shuji Nakabayashi（Pen name used when contributing to the weekly theatre newsletter 'Shonichi Tsushin'.）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1958-06-02 （Moji, Fukuoka Prefecture (now Moji Ward, Kitakyushu)）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Editor, Theatre critic, Literary critic, Book reviewer, Novelist
- Active Years
- 1984-
- Influenced By
- Raymond Chandler, W. Somerset Maugham, William Faulkner
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka University | Faculty of Human Sciences | — | — | — | Japan |
Osaka University
Faculty of Human Sciences
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the Faculty of Human Sciences, Osaka University.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Criticism/Research) | Two Hundred Years of Short Mystery | 評論・研究部門 | Mystery Writers of Japan | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Honkaku Mystery Award (Criticism/Research) | Two Hundred Years of Short Mystery | 評論・研究部門 | Honkaku Mystery Award Committee | 受賞 |
Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Criticism/Research)
2022
Work:
Two Hundred Years of Short Mystery
Category:
評論・研究部門
Organization:
Mystery Writers of Japan
Result:
受賞
Honkaku Mystery Award (Criticism/Research)
2022
Work:
Two Hundred Years of Short Mystery
Category:
評論・研究部門
Organization:
Honkaku Mystery Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Final Home Overlooking the Sea
2003 NovelA 2003 novel exploring the later stages of life and family relationships.
familyaginghomecoming
Saturday's Child
2014 NovelPublished in 2014, contains short and mid-length stories depicting ambivalent human relationships.
human relationshipsmemoryeveryday unease
Lord Akechi: The Postmortem Examination
2022 Mystery novelA 2022 mystery novel incorporating classical detective elements.
deductionclassicismdetective
Two Hundred Years of Short Mystery
2019 Edited anthology / criticismA six-volume anthology tracing the history of the short mystery; includes Komori's own critical essays.
short story historymystery studiesanthology
Bibliography
- The Final Home Overlooking the Sea
- Saturday's Child
- Lord Akechi: The Postmortem Examination
- Lord Akechi: Raising the Dead
- Small Theatres Were Ablaze: 1980s Theatre Maniac Notes
- From the Window of Books: Osamu Komori's Mystery Criticism
- Best Mystery Essays 18: More Interesting Than Mystery
- I Haven't Said This Before... Osamu Komori Interview Collection
- Tokyo Theatre Exploration Team: Small Theatre Handbook
- Two Hundred Years of Short Mystery, vols.1–6
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- critical and incisive prosestage-aware descriptive perspectiveclear and logical writing
- Recurring Motifs
- theatre and performancemystery criticismintrospective character study
Legacy
As a magazine editor during the small-theatre boom and through his literary and mystery criticism and edited anthologies, he has exerted influence in both theatre and detective fiction studies, impacting younger writers and researchers.
Trivia
- Edited and published the weekly 'Shonichi Tsushin' from 1984 for 12 years.
- Used the pen name 'Shuji Nakabayashi' when writing for 'Shonichi Tsushin'.
- Has worked as an editor for the magazine 'Uwasa no Shinsou'.
- Edited the six-volume anthology 'Two Hundred Years of Short Mystery'.