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第8回（2012年） excellence award
Masaki Masamune
まさき まさむね
Masaki Masamune
ペンネーム:
M. Masaki（Used for short stories and magazine contributions）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1978-03-21 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- 死没
- place
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Yokohama (birth and youth) → Shinjuku, Tokyo (base for writing activities)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Screenwriter
- 活動期間
- 2003年〜
- 所属
- Mystery Writers of Japan
- 所属団体
- Mystery Writers of Japan
- 影響を受けた人物
- Edogawa Rampo, Agatha Christie, Keigo Higashino
- 影響を与えた人物
- Younger generation mystery writers, Filmmakers and screenwriters
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 文学士 | 1996-2000 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
学位:
文学士
期間:
1996-2000
卒業年:
2000
国:
Japan
Began writing in doujin circles during university
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Long-form) | The Shadow Thief | 長編 | Mystery Writers of Japan | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Booksellers Award | City of the Deep Sea | — | Booksellers Award Committee | ノミネート |
Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Long-form)
2012
対象作品:
The Shadow Thief
部門:
長編
主催:
Mystery Writers of Japan
結果:
受賞
Booksellers Award
2019
対象作品:
City of the Deep Sea
主催:
Booksellers Award Committee
結果:
ノミネート
受賞・候補エディション
Mephisto Award
1回登壇
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第53回（2017年 第2回開催） award
作品
代表作
The Shadow Thief
2011年 Mystery novel 340ページA full-length mystery set in a contemporary city following strange serial incidents surrounding disappearing shadows.
MemoryReality vs FictionUrban loneliness
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] The Shadow Thief / 田中健太 (2015)
翻訳
- English translation: The Shadow Thief
City of the Deep Sea
2018年 Social mystery 412ページA novel set in a port town where environmental issues intersect with crime.
Environmental issuesCommunityJustice vs Interests
映像化・舞台化
- [TV drama] City of the Deep Sea / 鈴木宏 (2021)
翻訳
- English translation: City of the Deep Sea
The Man on the Night Train
2006年 Short story collection 248ページA collection of short stories themed around trains and travel, where loneliness and the past intersect.
TravelLonelinessThe Past
翻訳
- Translated into Korean
全著作
- The Man on the Night Train
- The Shadow Thief
- Garden of Oblivion
- City of the Deep Sea
- Short story collection 'Testimony Under the Moon'
翻案
- The Shadow Thief — Film (2015)
- City of the Deep Sea — TV drama (2021)
作品の翻訳
- The Shadow Thief — English edition (2016)
- City of the Deep Sea — French edition (2020)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Clear, meticulous plottingEmphasis on urban description and atmosphere
- 頻出モチーフ
- ShadowsTrainsWaterside
評価・遺産
Regarded in contemporary Japanese mystery fiction as a writer combining meticulous plotting with social themes. Film and TV adaptations have broadened his general popularity.
関連学会
- Mystery Writers of Japan
- The Japanese Literary Society
資料所蔵先
- Waseda University Library — Modern Literature Collection
- Personal papers (donated with permission)
大衆文化への影響
- TV and film adaptations increased popularity among younger audiences
引用
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Stories are always within the shadows of the city.
出典: Interview (2019) (2019年) -
A flicker in the details illuminates the truth.
出典: 'The Shadow Thief' Afterword (2011年)
豆知識
- Has been an avid railway enthusiast since childhood and collected station and platform photographs.
- Often listens to the sound of trains as background while writing.