Edogawa Ranpo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1955) award
Kawataro Nakajima
なかじま かわたろう
Nakajima Kawataro
Aliases:
小城魚太郎 / 石羽文彦 / 玉井一二三
Pen Names:
Ogijo Gyorou（Used as a pseudonym）,
Ishiba Fumihiko（Used as a pseudonym）,
Tamai Kazumi（Used as a pseudonym）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1917-06-05 （Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1999-05-05 （Japan） age 81
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- critic, Japanese literature scholar, anthologist
- Active Years
- 1947-1999
- Influenced By
- Edogawa Rampo, Kunio Yanagita, Hakucho Masamune
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Imperial University Faculty of Literature | Faculty of Literature | Department of Japanese Literature | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo Imperial University Faculty of Literature
Faculty of Literature
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Year of Graduation:
1942
Country:
Japan
Specialized in medieval narrative literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Mystery Writers of Japan Award | Prospects for Detective Fiction | — | Mystery Writers of Japan | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Japan Mystery Literature Award | — | — | Japan Mystery Literature Award | 受賞 |
| 1955 | Edogawa Rampo Prize | Dictionary of Detective Fiction | — | Edogawa Rampo Prize | 受賞 |
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1966
Work:
Prospects for Detective Fiction
Organization:
Mystery Writers of Japan
Result:
受賞
Japan Mystery Literature Award
1998
Organization:
Japan Mystery Literature Award
Result:
受賞
Edogawa Rampo Prize
1955
Work:
Dictionary of Detective Fiction
Organization:
Edogawa Rampo Prize
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (1966) award
Japan Mystery Literature Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1999) award
Works
Major Works
Dictionary of Detective Fiction
1998 Criticism and DictionaryA critical research book compiling foreign and Japanese detective fiction.
detective fictionbibliography
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Critical style based on detailed detective analysis
- Recurring Motifs
- Mystery solving in detective fictionComparisons of Japanese and foreign detective fiction
Legacy
A leading critic of mystery literature who significantly contributed to detective fiction research and Japanese literature studies. Served as president of Wayo Women's University. Contributed to the development of mystery literature in Japan.
Academic Societies
- Mystery Writers of Japan
Trivia
- Studied under Edogawa Rampo.
- While teaching at an old system junior high school, was called 'Anchan' by students and disciplined by kicking their behinds when angry.
- Received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays in 1988.