Honkaku Mystery Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2010) award
Shinzo Mitsuda
みつだ しんぞう
Mitsuda Shinzō
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Honkaku Mystery Award (Novel) | Those Who Sink Like the Mizuchi | 小説部門 | Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan | Winner |
Honkaku Mystery Award (Novel)
2010
Work:
Those Who Sink Like the Mizuchi
Category:
小説部門
Organization:
Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Those Who Sink Like the Mizuchi
2009 Mystery / Horror 576 pagesIn 1954, detective Gennai Tōjō visits the mountain villages around May Night Village to investigate a series of mysterious deaths and disappearances connected to ritual rites for the Mizuchi. As ritual participants and villagers die under strange circumstances, Tōjō unravels the interwoven mystery of crime and local supernatural beliefs.
FolkloreSupernatural phenomenaImpossible crimeNature's forceRitual and tradition
Bibliography
- Those Possessed Like an Ennmi
- Those Who Laugh Like a Mountain Demon
- Those Who Sink Like the Mizuchi
- Those Who Resent Like the Ghostly Woman
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Vivid, onomatopoeia-rich descriptionsBlend of classic honkaku mystery and horrorDetailed incorporation of local folklore
- Recurring Motifs
- Mizuchi (water spirit)Rituals and ritesThe threat of lakes and mountains (nature)
Legacy
Shinzo Mitsuda is regarded as an author who combines classical honkaku mystery structure with powerful horror imagery. Mizuchi no Gotoki Shizumu Mono won the 10th Honkaku Mystery Award (novel) and has ranked highly in several mystery best-of lists, becoming one of his representative works.
Quotes
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Using onomatopoeia and mimetic words masterfully, the visceral descriptions are genuinely frightening. It is a honkaku mystery dealing with impossible crime, a horror novel teeming with the uncanny, and even incorporates elements of a nature-driven panic story.
Source: Yuri Mitsuhara (liner notes for the paperback edition) (2013)
Trivia
- Hardcover: Harashobo, published 2009-12-10 (ISBN: 978-4-562-04541-9), 576 pages
- Paperback: Kodansha Bunko, published 2013-05-15 (ISBN: 978-4-06-277525-0), 768 pages
- Winner of the 10th Honkaku Mystery Award (novel), 2010