Edogawa Ranpo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (1999) award
Takeshi Shinno
しんの たけし
Shinno Takeshi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1965-05-12 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1999-
- Nominations
- 139th Naoki Prize nominee
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rikkyo University | Faculty of Sociology | — | — | — | Japan |
Rikkyo University
Faculty of Sociology
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Edogawa Rampo Prize | August's Marx | — | Edogawa Rampo Prize Committee | winner |
| 2008 | Naoki Prize | Apoyan | — | — | nominated |
Edogawa Rampo Prize
1999
Work:
August's Marx
Organization:
Edogawa Rampo Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Naoki Prize
2008
Work:
Apoyan
Result:
nominated
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
August's Marx
1999 NovelA novel written while the author lived as a homeless person; it became his breakthrough work, portraying marginalized lives and interpersonal relationships.
lonelinesssurvivalsocial marginality
Apoyan
2008 Short story collectionA linked short-story collection about airport workers ("apoyan"). It depicts industry life and interpersonal dramas with humor and warmth.
workcommunityeveryday life
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Apoyan: The International Airport on the Move (2013)
Clumsy Company
2001 Short story collectionA collection of short stories about company life and public roles; some pieces were later retitled in paperback editions.
labororganizationindividual and public
Adaptations
- [TV drama (episode source)] Country Detective: Ihara Taizo's Retirement Investigation Diary ("The Servant's Chain") (2001)
Bibliography
- August's Marx (1999)
- I Won't Look for You Anymore (2000)
- Clumsy Company (2001)
- Punishment (2002)
- Window with a View of the Moon (2003)
- Apoyan (2008)
- Loving Airport: Apoyan 2 (2010)
- Apoyandemic: Apoyan 3 (2014)
- Beautiful House (2013)
- King of the Sky (2021)
Adaptations
- Apoyan: The International Airport on the Move (2013, TBS, 10 episodes)
- Country Detective: Ihara Taizo's Retirement Investigation Diary (2001-2002, BS Japan, 3 episodes)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Uses light, witty dialogueRealist approach portraying human frailty and warmth
- Recurring Motifs
- airports and workplace settingspeople living on the marginswork and interpersonal relationships
Legacy
Known for rising from a period of homelessness to win the Edogawa Rampo Prize and for works centered on airports and labor; several works were adapted for television, increasing his popular recognition.
In Popular Culture
- TV adaptation on TBS (Apoyan: The International Airport on the Move)
Trivia
- He wrote while living as a homeless person and later won the Edogawa Rampo Prize.
- Previously worked for a travel company (JALPAK) and served at Narita Airport — an "apoyan" background.
- His father worked for an airline and his grandfather was a newspaper pilot.