Yokomizo Seishi Mystery & Horror Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2000) nominee
Takeshi Maki
まき たけし
Maki Takeshi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1971-01-01 （Toyama Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Influenced By
- Yukito Ayatsuji, Nanao Shiono, Takayoshi Honda, Mizuto Akiyama
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanazawa University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Kanazawa University
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Yokomizo Seishi Prize (Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award) | Venus no Meidai | — | Kadokawa Shoten | finalist |
Yokomizo Seishi Prize (Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award)
2000
Work:
Venus no Meidai
Organization:
Kadokawa Shoten
Result:
finalist
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Venus no Meidai
2000 Mystery novelA debut mystery novel with coming-of-age elements featuring university students. It was a finalist for the 20th Yokomizo Seishi Prize and published after a strong recommendation by Yukito Ayatsuji.
coming-of-agedetective puzzleschool setting
Bibliography
- Venus no Meidai (Kadokawa Shoten, 2000)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Emphasis on classic mystery plotting and puzzle-solvingCharacter-driven, coming-of-age elements
- Recurring Motifs
- youthloneliness and friendshipclosed-circle mysteries
Legacy
Known for his 2000 debut, which became a finalist for the Yokomizo Seishi Prize and was published following a recommendation by Yukito Ayatsuji. Subsequent publications are limited; he attracted attention as a promising new mystery writer in the early 2000s.
Trivia
- Born in 1971 in Toyama Prefecture.
- Graduate of Kanazawa University.
- Debut novel 'Venus no Meidai' was a finalist for the 20th Yokomizo Seishi Prize.
- Debut was published after a recommendation by Yukito Ayatsuji.