All Yomimono Mystery Novel Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2006) award
Kazuhito Makimura
まきむら かずひと
Makimura Kazuhito
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1967-08-19 （Chiba Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, mystery writer
- Active Years
- 2006-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tama Art University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Tama Art University
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | All Yomimono Mystery New Writer Award | Requiem for Me and the Female Cat | — | Bungeishunju | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Matsumoto Seicho Award | Feast of Adamas | — | Bungeishunju | 受賞 |
All Yomimono Mystery New Writer Award
2006
Work:
Requiem for Me and the Female Cat
Organization:
Bungeishunju
Result:
受賞
Matsumoto Seicho Award
2009
Work:
Feast of Adamas
Organization:
Bungeishunju
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Matsumoto Seicho Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2009) award
Works
Major Works
Feast of Adamas
2009 mysteryWinner of the Matsumoto Seicho Award; a long-form mystery set in urban environments exploring crime and human relationships.
urban lifecrimehuman relationships
Roppongi Dead Heat (originally Feast of Adamas)
2012 mysteryRetitled edition of Feast of Adamas; intertwines human drama and crime around the Roppongi area.
urban settingretitling/edition changecrime
KIRICO@Shibuya
2011 mysteryA multi-perspective mystery set in Shibuya, depicting incidents and human patterns from several viewpoints.
ensemble casturban lifestructure of incidents
Bloody Jewelry Laughs at Midnight
2012 mysteryA suspense-heavy work approaching bizarre incidents and the darker sides of people.
bizarre crimesuspensedark aspects of humanity
I Remember You
2014 mysteryA human-centered mystery about people bound by memory and the past.
memorythe pasthuman drama
Tsubura, Cutting the Gordian Knot
2016 mysteryA collection (or linked works) emphasizing puzzle-solving and character depiction.
puzzle-solvingshort storiescharacter study
Bibliography
- Feast of Adamas
- KIRICO@Shibuya
- Bloody Jewelry Laughs at Midnight
- I Remember You
- Tsubura, Cutting the Gordian Knot
- Requiem for Me and the Female Cat (short story)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- meticulous plottingclear narrative voiceemphasis on urban description
- Recurring Motifs
- urban settings (Roppongi, Shibuya, etc.)boundaries between crime and ethicsmemory and the past
Legacy
A contemporary Japanese mystery writer who debuted after winning the Matsumoto Seicho Award. Known for novels and short stories set in urban environments, writing mysteries with social elements.
Trivia
- Won the 45th All Yomimono Mystery New Writer Award in 2006 for "Requiem for Me and the Female Cat."
- Debuted as a novelist by winning the 16th Matsumoto Seicho Award in 2009 for "Feast of Adamas."
- Graduated from Tama Art University.
- Born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.