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第10回（2010年） award
Shinzo Mitsuda
みつだ しんぞう
Mitsuda Shinzō
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
対象作品:
Those Who Sink Like the Mizuchi
部門:
小説部門
主催:
Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Those Who Sink Like the Mizuchi
2009年 Mystery / Horror 576ページIn 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
全著作
- 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
作風・主題
- 文体
- Vivid, onomatopoeia-rich descriptionsBlend of classic honkaku mystery and horrorDetailed incorporation of local folklore
- 頻出モチーフ
- Mizuchi (water spirit)Rituals and ritesThe threat of lakes and mountains (nature)
評価・遺産
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.
引用
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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.
出典: Yuri Mitsuhara (liner notes for the paperback edition) (2013年)
豆知識
- 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