Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1950) short story prize
Sunao Otsubo
おおつぼ すなお
Ootsubo Sunao
Pen Names:
Sunao Otsubo (alternate)（Pen name used after name change in 1951）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1904-02-01 （Ushigome-ku, Ichigaya Yakuoji-cho, Tokyo City (now Shinjuku, Tokyo)）
- Died
- 1965-01-12 （Japan） age 60
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Shinjuku, Tokyo (formerly Ushigome-ku, Tokyo City) → Motoyama Village, Muko District, Hyogo Prefecture (now Higashinada-ku, Kobe)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1948-1962
- Influenced
- Michio Tsuzuki
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Pharmaceutical College (now Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo Pharmaceutical College (now Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences)
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Detective Writer Club Award | Lynch | 短篇賞 | Mystery Writers of Japan | 受賞 |
Detective Writer Club Award
1950
Work:
Lynch
Category:
短篇賞
Organization:
Mystery Writers of Japan
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tengu
1948 MysteryA short story depicting a paranoiac committing murder over a trivial reason.
ParanoiaMurderShort story
Lynch
1950 MysteryTitle story of a short story collection awarded by Detective Writer Club.
Vigilante justiceLynchShort story
Risshun Daikichi
MysteryOido Oido
MysteryBibliography
- Lynch (1950)
- Elegant Murder (1955)
- Cheerful Villain (1958)
- Tengu (1993)
- Complete Works of Sunao Otsubo, 2 volumes (1972 first edition)
- Complete Works of Sunao Otsubo, 4 volumes (2013)
- 2 AM, March 13
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Primarily short storiesMystery fiction style
- Recurring Motifs
- DetectiveMurderDark side of society
Health
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CirrhosisContributed to cause of death in later life.
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Stomach cancerContributed to cause of death in later life.
Legacy
One of the representative postwar mystery writers with notable achievements in short story detective fiction.
Academic Societies
- Mystery Writers of Japan
Quotes
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As one of the 'Five postwar men,' he pioneered new horizons in short story detective fiction.
Source: Evaluation by Edogawa Ranpo
Trivia
- Pen name derived from E.T.A. Hoffmann's story 'The Sandman'.
- In late years, worked as an idea person for Renzaburo Shibata.