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Aki Nishimoto

にしもと あき

Nishimoto Aki

Profile

Gender
Unknown
Born
1972-01-01 （Fukui Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
2002-

Education

Ritsumeikan University
Faculty of Letters
Degree: 学士
Country: Japan

Awards

Shōsetsu Suiri New Writers Prize
2002
Work: The Beginning of the Past, The End of the Future
Organization: Shōsetsu Suiri (editorial)
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Sunflowers Were Watching

2010 Mystery

A long-form mystery set in a regional locale, intertwining human relationships and past events.

familymemorypast and present

Darkness Connects Us

2011 Mystery

A collection that explores the darker sides of human nature and bonds.

human psychologysecrets

Calendar to Heaven

2014 Mystery / Literary fiction

A short story collection containing allegorical elements suggested by its title.

losshope

The White Town in the Postcard

2014 Mystery

A novella published as a 10th-anniversary piece for the Mystery Frontier series.

nostalgiapuzzle solving

Bibliography

  • The Sunflowers Were Watching
  • Darkness Connects Us
  • Calendar to Heaven
  • The White Town in the Postcard
  • The Beginning of the Past, The End of the Future (short story)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
meticulous plottingquiet, character-driven narration
Recurring Motifs
familymemorylost past

Legacy

Debuted after winning a new-writer prize and has been recognized for lyrical character portrayal and skillful mystery plotting, publishing short and longer works including a 2010 single-volume debut.

Trivia

  • Debuted in 2002 after winning the 24th Shōsetsu Suiri New Writers Prize for "The Beginning of the Past, The End of the Future."
  • Born in Fukui Prefecture and graduated from Ritsumeikan University's Faculty of Letters.