Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1951) novel prize
Udaru Ooshita
おおした うだる
Ooshita Udaru
Aliases:
木下龍夫 / XYZ
Pen Names:
XYZ（Pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1896-11-15 （Nakaminowa Village, Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1966-08-11 （Tama Cemetery, Tokyo, Japan） age 69
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1925-1966
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyushu Imperial University | Faculty of Engineering | Applied Chemistry | — | — | Japan |
Kyushu Imperial University
Faculty of Engineering
/ Applied Chemistry
Year of Graduation:
1921
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Detective Writers Club Award | Records under the Stone | — | Detective Writers Club | 受賞 |
Detective Writers Club Award
1951
Work:
Records under the Stone
Organization:
Detective Writers Club
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Dr. Hirukawa
1929 Detective novelA detective novel published in Weekly Asahi in 1929 that gained attention.
Detective fictionSuspense
Records under the Stone
1948 Detective novelA literary detective novel serialized from 1948, depicting postwar customs.
Detective fictionSocial novel
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Henkaku-ha styleRomantic realismDelicate prose depicting human joys and sorrows
- Recurring Motifs
- Psychological depictionInverted detective storiesReuse of tricks
Legacy
Udaru Ooshita was an active Henkaku-ha detective novelist before and after the war, contributing to the development of Japanese detective fiction.
Trivia
- His pen name 'Udaru' was taken from his wife's name.
- He once attempted family suicide after the war but was dissuaded by an incident.