Japan Horror Novel Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2004) honorable mention
Ran Hayase
はやせ らん
Hayase Ran
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- age 59
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Horror writer, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 2003-2022
- Nominations
- 11th Japan Horror Novel Award (Honorable Mention) — "The Tributary of Lethe", Finalist for the Edogawa Rampo Prize (2005) — "Tsuukajin no 31"
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosei University | Faculty of Letters, Department of English Literature | Department of English Literature | — | — | Japan |
Hosei University
Faculty of Letters, Department of English Literature
/ Department of English Literature
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Edogawa Rampo Prize | Sannenzaka: Dream of Fire | — | Kodansha | Winner |
| 2003 | Japan Horror Novel Award | The Tributary of Lethe | — | Unknown organizer | Honorable Mention |
Edogawa Rampo Prize
2006
Work:
Sannenzaka: Dream of Fire
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
Winner
Japan Horror Novel Award
2003
Work:
The Tributary of Lethe
Organization:
Unknown organizer
Result:
Honorable Mention
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Tributary of Lethe
2004 HorrorA work selected as an honorable mention in the Japan Horror Novel Award; a horror piece dealing with memory, oblivion and images of death.
obliviondeathmemory
Sannenzaka: Dream of Fire
2006 Mystery / with horror elementsWinner of the Edogawa Rampo Prize. A story intertwining the uncanny and mystery, noted for its atmospheric imagery and deductive elements.
the uncannyinvestigationdream vs. reality
Heir of Salome
2006 HorrorA work later retitled and published as 'The Princess's Thirst' in the Kadokawa Horror Bunko series; contains decadent, aesthetic horror in short/medium-length forms.
decadencedesirehorror
The Sound of Rainy Park
2007 Horror / FantasyA work themed around rain with a fantastical setting; creates fear through atmospheric description.
rainlonelinessmemory
Satoshi Minus
2008 MysteryA work with strong mystery elements, published by Tokyo Sogensha in their Mystery Frontier series.
puzzle solvingpsychology of characters
At the End of the Illustrated Legend
2010 Fantasy / HorrorA fantastical story using motifs of paintings and printmaking; reflects the author's interest in visual art.
artfantasyfolklore
Echoes
2011 HorrorA work centered on echoes and the reverberations of memory; includes echo-like motifs.
reverberationmemorytime
Bibliography
- The Tributary of Lethe (2004, Kadokawa Horror Bunko)
- Sannenzaka: Dream of Fire (2006, Kodansha; 2009, Kodansha Bunko)
- Heir of Salome (2006, Kadokawa) — retitled The Princess's Thirst (2010, Kadokawa Horror Bunko)
- The Sound of Rainy Park (2007, Kodansha; 2010, Kodansha Bunko)
- Satoshi Minus (2008, Tokyo Sogensha, Mystery Frontier)
- At the End of the Illustrated Legend (2010, Bungeishunju)
- Echoes (2011, Kadokawa)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- delicate, atmospheric descriptiona style that blurs fantasy and realitycombines horror atmospherics with mystery structure
- Recurring Motifs
- the boundary between dream and realitymemory and oblivionartistic imagery (prints/paintings)
Health
-
health problems予備校経営期Closed a locally run preparatory school and shifted focus to writing
Legacy
Known for work that crosses horror and mystery, widely recognized after winning the Edogawa Rampo Prize. Noted for reflecting an interest in visual art in his/her writings.
Trivia
- During high school belonged to the art club and studied intaglio (copperplate) printmaking under a printmaker.
- After university ran a preparatory school for university examinees in his/her hometown in Osaka, later closed due to health issues.
- Identifiers exist for ISNI, VIAF and the National Diet Library.