Japan Mystery Literature Grand Prize Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2009) award
Takehiko Morozumi
もろずみ たけひこ
Morozumi Takehiko
Pen Names:
Rō Saegusa（Pen name used in his amateur period. Submitted short stories to SF magazines and contest columns under this name.）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1960-02-25 （Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Memberships
- Mystery Writers of Japan
- Nominations
- Nominee, Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Short Story, 2012), Nominee, Oyabu Haruhiko Award (2014)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido University, School of Liberal Arts | School of Liberal Arts | — | — | 入学（中退） | Japan |
| Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Economics | Faculty of Economics | — | 学士（経済学） | — | Japan |
Hokkaido University, School of Liberal Arts
School of Liberal Arts
Period:
入学（中退）
Country:
Japan
Enrolled in sciences (medical track), later withdrew
Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Economics
Faculty of Economics
Degree:
学士（経済学）
Country:
Japan
Graduated from Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Economics
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Japan Mystery Literature Grand Prize - Newcomer (13th) | Ragad: Purgatory Classroom | — | Kobunsha Foundation (Kobunsha) | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Mystery Writers of Japan Award (65th, Short Story) | This Hand: 5,000,000 | 短編 | Mystery Writers of Japan | 候補 |
| 2014 | Oyabu Haruhiko Award (17th, nominee) | Hanzaki | — | Futabasha | 候補 |
Japan Mystery Literature Grand Prize - Newcomer (13th)
2009
Work:
Ragad: Purgatory Classroom
Organization:
Kobunsha Foundation (Kobunsha)
Result:
受賞
Mystery Writers of Japan Award (65th, Short Story)
2012
Work:
This Hand: 5,000,000
Category:
短編
Organization:
Mystery Writers of Japan
Result:
候補
Oyabu Haruhiko Award (17th, nominee)
2014
Work:
Hanzaki
Organization:
Futabasha
Result:
候補
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ragad: Purgatory Classroom
2010 Mystery / Detective fictionA debut mystery novel set around a classroom, depicting crime and complex human relationships.
CrimeSchoolInterpersonal relationships
The Great Tail
2012 MysteryA collection featuring stories themed around surveillance and tailing.
Stalking/surveillanceObservationTension
Handyman Sarcori
2013 Mystery / Short story collectionA short story collection centered on a handyman; everyday life intersects with crime in its tales.
OccupationEveryday life vs. crimeHuman frailty
Hanzaki
2014 MysteryA provocative work depicting human distortion and violence against social backdrops.
ViolenceSocial issuesEthics
Organ Gambling
2015 Hard mystery / Social mysteryA novel with extreme settings involving the human body and organs.
Human bodyEthicsUnderworld
Bibliography
- Ragad: Purgatory Classroom (2010)
- The Great Tail (2012)
- Death Diver (2013)
- Handyman Sarcori (2013)
- Hanzaki (2014)
- Brag: Indiscriminate Murder Corporation (2014)
- Organ Gambling (2015)
- Deprivation of Humanity (2016)
- Resolver (2017)
- Memento 1993: A 34-year-old Unemployed Father's University Exam Diary (2017)
- Troublesome Writers: Editor Yuko Sakuragi's Case Files (2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Contemporary, direct proseTense descriptive style
- Recurring Motifs
- Crime and ethicsViolence lurking in everyday lifeOccupations and the underside of society
Legacy
A novelist who debuted in the 2010s and has steadily published work in the Japanese mystery scene. After winning a newcomer prize, he has focused on short stories and also produced socially conscious, provocative works.
Academic Societies
- Mystery Writers of Japan
Trivia
- Before his debut he submitted short stories under the pen name Rō Saegusa.
- Born in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture.
- Debuted after winning the 13th Japan Mystery Literature Grand Prize (Newcomer).