Shosetsu Suiri Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (2010) award
Ryo Miyama
みやま りょう
Miyama Ryo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1973-08-01 （Tomioka, Gunma, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer, Judicial scrivener
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Affiliations
- Gunma Judicial Scrivener Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Keio University
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Shosetsu Suiri Newcomer Prize (32nd) | Toda's Frog | — | Futabasha (Shosetsu Suiri) | 受賞 |
Shosetsu Suiri Newcomer Prize (32nd)
2010
Work:
Toda's Frog
Organization:
Futabasha (Shosetsu Suiri)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Unreadable Will
2012 Mystery novelDebut single-volume work. A mystery novel that incorporates legal elements drawn from the author's experience as a judicial scrivener.
judicial scrivenerwillsinheritancepuzzle-solving
Zero One: Case Files of a Judicial Scrivener on a Remote Island
2013 Short-story mystery collectionA collected volume of short stories. Includes "Toda's Frog," "Madonna's Rear Hair," "Harbor of the Isolated Island," "Boundary," and "A Thin Line."
isolated islandsclosed settingslegal procedurespsychology of characters
Bibliography
- Unreadable Will (2012)
- Zero One: Case Files of a Judicial Scrivener on a Remote Island (2013)
- Rensei Amane (short story, magazine appearance, 2014)
- "A Thin Line" (included in Best Honkaku Mystery 2014 anthology)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Plot-driven, crisp proseLegal-procedural realism
- Recurring Motifs
- judicial scriveners and legal workisolated/closed settingsmysteries around wills and inheritance
Legacy
Known for mystery fiction that leverages professional experience as a judicial scrivener to incorporate legal realism. Made his commercial debut after winning a newcomer prize.
Trivia
- Registered as a judicial scrivener in July 2003 (member of the Gunma Judicial Scrivener Association).
- Made his single-volume debut in 2012 with Unreadable Will.
- Won the 32nd Shosetsu Suiri Newcomer Prize in 2010 for "Toda's Frog."
- Serialized essays titled "Bundan Farm Diary" in the monthly journal "Gehpo Shihoshoshi" (September 2012–February 2013).