Mephisto Award
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Takeshi Moriyama
もりやま たけし
Moriyama Takeshi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1971-01-01 （Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2005-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Fukuoka University
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Mephisto Prize | The Price of Silence | — | Kodansha (Mephisto editorial department) | Winner |
Mephisto Prize
Work:
The Price of Silence
Organization:
Kodansha (Mephisto editorial department)
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Price of Silence
2005 Hard-boiled mystery
international hard-boiled mystery
Translations
- Korean edition '누가 호랑이 꼬리를 밟았나' (translated by Jeong Tae-won, Younglim Cardinal, Dec 2005)
Bibliography
- The Price of Silence (Mokuka no Daisho) — Kodansha Novels, Dec 2005
Translations of Works
- 누가 호랑이 꼬리를 밟았나 (Korean translation, 2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- International hard-boiled style, concise narration
- Recurring Motifs
- silenceconsequenceinternational crime
Legacy
Debuted after winning the 33rd Mephisto Prize; known for international hard‑boiled mysteries. His debut The Price of Silence was released in Japan and Korea and received international attention.
Trivia
- The copy on the obi of his debut The Price of Silence read: "A major new talent in international hard‑boiled mystery."
- The Price of Silence was published in Korea as '누가 호랑이 꼬리를 밟았나' (literally: Who Stepped on the Tiger's Tail) in December 2005.