Edogawa Ranpo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (1988) nominee
Hajime Orihara
おりはら いち
Orihara Hajime
Pen Names:
Shizuya Aonuma（Pen name used when publishing horror work "Chain Letter"）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1951-11-16 （Kuki, Saitama Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Shiraoka
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 1988-
- Affiliations
- Japan Mystery Writers Association, Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan
- Memberships
- Mystery Writers of Japan, Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan
- Nominations
- All Yomimono Mystery Novel Newcomer Award Nominee (1985), Edogawa Rampo Prize Nominee (1988), Mystery Writers of Japan Award, Long Novel category Nominee (1990), Mystery Writers of Japan Award, Long Novel category Nominee (1994), Naoki Prize Nominee (1997)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences | Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Year of Graduation:
1974
Country:
Japan
After graduation, joined JTB.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Mystery Writers of Japan Award | The Silent Classroom | 長編部門 | Mystery Writers of Japan | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Honya Taisho "Super Discovery" Award | The Mansion of Strangers | 発掘部門 | Honya Taisho Committee | 受賞 |
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1995
Work:
The Silent Classroom
Category:
長編部門
Organization:
Mystery Writers of Japan
Result:
受賞
Honya Taisho "Super Discovery" Award
2018
Work:
The Mansion of Strangers
Category:
発掘部門
Organization:
Honya Taisho Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 48 (1995) award
Works
Major Works
Rondo of Perversion
1989 MysteryA long mystery novel employing clever narrative tricks.
Narrative trickDetectiveMystery
The Mansion of Strangers
1993 MysteryA milestone work marking a turning point.
Narrative trickMystery
The Silent Classroom
1994 Detective novelAward-winning novel by the Mystery Writers of Japan.
Narrative trickDetective
Adaptations
- TV drama "Echigo Oyashirazu, The Death Invite Finder"
- Drama 'Detective X from the Challenge!' Season 1 'Room of Ishida Moku'
- Inspector Kuroboshi's Locked-Room Investigation
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Master of narrative tricksMeticulous detective descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- Locked roomNarrative trick
Legacy
A mystery writer known for expert use of narrative tricks. His works have won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award and influenced the mystery genre significantly.
Academic Societies
- Mystery Writers of Japan
Trivia
- Used pen name Shizuya Aonuma for horror works.
- His maternal uncle was writer Atsushi Nakajima.
- His wife is novelist Kiyomi Niitsu.