Sogen Mystery Short Story Award
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (2015) honorable mention
Mei Sakakibayashi
さかきばやし めい
Sakakibayashi Mei
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- 1989-00-00 （Aichi Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 2015-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagoya University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Nagoya University
Country:
Japan
Graduated from Nagoya University (year not specified)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mysteries! Newcomer Award | Fifteen Seconds | 佳作 | Tokyo Sogen Sha | 佳作 |
Mysteries! Newcomer Award
2015
Work:
Fifteen Seconds
Category:
佳作
Organization:
Tokyo Sogen Sha
Result:
佳作
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
After Fifteen Seconds to Die
2021 MysteryA collection of short and medium-length mystery stories, including the title piece "Fifteen Seconds." The collection features clever tricks and motifs around time, using everyday unease and time constraints to build suspense.
timedeathtrick/puzzle
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari '21 Special: "After 15 Seconds to Die" (2021)
The Poisoned Pyre Court
2024 MysteryA courtroom-set novel centered on a poisoning case. The novel questions the boundaries between justice and revenge, and between law and morality.
justicepoisonethics
Bibliography
- After Fifteen Seconds to Die
- The Poisoned Pyre Court
- Fifteen Seconds (short story)
- Shock Ending Follows (short story)
Adaptations
- "Fifteen Seconds" → Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari '21 Special (TV drama)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Emphasis on clever plotting and tricksConcise prose that heightens tensionDepiction of everyday unease
- Recurring Motifs
- time constraintsdeath and absurditycourtroom/justice
Legacy
A young mystery writer noted for skillful short-story tricks and thematic focus; one of his stories was adapted for television. Anticipation remains for further development in his long-form work.
In Popular Culture
- "Fifteen Seconds" adapted for TV in Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari '21 Special
Trivia
- Debuted in 2015 with "Fifteen Seconds", winning an honorable mention in the 12th Mysteries! Newcomer Award.
- The story "Fifteen Seconds" from the collection was adapted for television.
- Graduated from Nagoya University.