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Edition 4 (1978, held 2 times in year) honorable mention
Masafumi Nakagami
なかがみ まさふみ
Nakagami Masafumi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-01-01 （Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Mystery novelist
- Active Years
- 1978-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Keio University
Faculty of Letters
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
Japan
Graduated in 1960
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Genei-jo Newcomer Award | Gansaku Takekurabe (Forged Takekurabe) | — | Genei-jo (magazine) | 佳作 (Honorable Mention) |
Genei-jo Newcomer Award
1978
Work:
Gansaku Takekurabe (Forged Takekurabe)
Organization:
Genei-jo (magazine)
Result:
佳作 (Honorable Mention)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Gansaku Takekurabe
1978 Detective fictionA debut short story published in the magazine Genei-jo. It received an honorable mention and marked the author's debut.
deceptionthe pastcrime
The Window's Malice
1979 Detective fictionA short story published in Genei-jo, one of the works released after the author's debut.
murderous intentlocked-room elementstwisted human relationships
Bibliography
- Gansaku Takekurabe (Genei-jo No.49, Dec 1978)
- Mado no Satsui (Genei-jo No.52, Jun 1979)
- Gansaku Takekurabe included in Revived 'Genei-jo' Vol. I: Outstanding Newcomer Selections (1997)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Classic honkaku-style mystery short-story approachPrecise, classical mystery techniques
- Recurring Motifs
- trickerysecrets of the pastmisidentification and deception
Legacy
A mystery writer known for a small number of short stories published over a brief period. His debut work was included in a Newcomer selection anthology and is noted in the history of the magazine Genei-jo.
Trivia
- In 1978 his story 'Gansaku Takekurabe' received an honorable mention in the 4th Genei-jo Newcomer Award, marking his debut.
- Genei-jo ceased publication the following year, and Nakagami published only two short stories including his debut.
- 'Gansaku Takekurabe' was included in the 1997 anthology 'Revived Genei-jo I: Outstanding Newcomer Selections.'