Agatha Christie Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2014) grand prize
Chiemi Matsuura
まつうら ちえみ
Matsuura Chiemi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1965-00-00 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, mystery writer
- Active Years
- 2014-
- Affiliations
- Japan SF Writers Club
- Memberships
- Member of the Japan SF Writers Club
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Agatha Christie Award (4th) | Shidare Zakura: Koi Shinju (originally awarded as 'Kugutsuju') | — | Hayakawa Publishing / Hayakawa Foundation | winner |
Agatha Christie Award (4th)
2014
Work:
Shidare Zakura: Koi Shinju (originally awarded as 'Kugutsuju')
Organization:
Hayakawa Publishing / Hayakawa Foundation
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Shidare Zakura: Koi Shinju
2014 mystery / horrorA horror-mystery centered on ningyo joruri (puppet theater). The novel weaves a mystery around traditional performance and dolls, exploring fear and interpersonal conflicts.
ningyo joruri (puppet theater)horrorrevengedouble suicide / doomed love
Hitogoroshi no Uta
2017 mystery(Details limited) A 2017 mystery novel that is described as exploring human psychology and crime.
crimepsychologyrevenge
Bibliography
- Shidare Zakura: Koi Shinju (2014)
- Hitogoroshi no Uta (2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- powerful narrative voiceincorporation of traditional performance and folkloric elements
- Recurring Motifs
- dollsdeathrevengetraditional performing arts
Legacy
Debuted after winning the 4th Agatha Christie Award. Recognized for an unusual horror-mystery that uses ningyo joruri (puppet theater) as a central motif.
Academic Societies
- Japan SF Writers Club
Trivia
- Worked in the music industry earlier in her career.
- Wrote fiction while working as a university staff member.
- Won the 4th Agatha Christie Award in 2014 for 'Kugutsuju', later published as 'Shidare Zakura: Koi Shinju'.
- Reported social account: @chiemimatsuura (X/Twitter)