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Rokusuke Nozaki

のざき ろくすけ

Nozaki Rokusuke

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1947-11-09 (Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Kyoto

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Literary critic
Active Years
1984-
Memberships
Japan Mystery Writers Association

Education

Kyoto Prefectural Momoyama High School
Country: Japan

Awards

Japan Mystery Writers Association Award
1992
Work: North American Detective Fiction Theory
Category: 評論その他の部門
Organization: Japan Mystery Writers Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Visionary Barricade: A Study of Demobilization Literature

1984 Criticism

A study on demobilization literature.

Demobilization literaturePost-war literature

North American Detective Fiction Theory

1991 Criticism

A critical analysis of North American detective fiction.

Mystery fictionLiterary criticism

Sunset Detective Chronicles

1994 Novel

A detective novel set against a sunset backdrop.

MysteryDetective

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Sharp critical perspectiveExcellence in detective fiction analysis
Recurring Motifs
DetectiveNorth American literaturePost-war society

Legacy

An important critic and writer who played a key role in Japanese detective fiction criticism.

Academic Societies

  • Japan Mystery Writers Association