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Sano Hiroshi

さの よう

Sano Yo

Pen Names: Sha no YoPen name used during concurrent writer period at Yomiuri Shimbun, Maruyama IchiroReal name

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1928-05-22 (Omori, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture (now Ota-ku, Tokyo))
Died
2013-04-27 (Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture) age 84
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Critic
Active Years
1958-2013
Influenced By
Andrew Garve

Education

University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters / Department of Psychology
Country: Japan

Awards

Japanese Mystery Writers Association Award
1964
Work: Karei naru Shubun
Organization: Japanese Mystery Writers Association
Result: 受賞
Japan Mystery Literature Award
1997
Organization: Japan Mystery Literature Award
Result: 受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
2009
Organization: Kikuchi Kan Prize
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Bronze Anniversary

1959 Mystery Fiction

Debut short story mystery.

MysteryCrime

Karei naru Shubun

1964 Mystery Fiction

A detective novel winning the Japanese Mystery Writers Association Award.

MysteryCrimeSociety

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Intellectual game-like mysteryBalanced realismModeration
Recurring Motifs
Eccentric crimesElaborate tricksLarge mansion families

Legacy

Had a profound influence on Japanese mystery fiction and was active as a critic.

Trivia

  • Pen name 'Sha no Yo' was coined as a pun on his employer, Yomiuri Shimbun.
  • His younger brother is Maruyama Noboru, an emeritus professor at the University of Tokyo.
  • Published numerous mystery novels and criticism, serialized 'Mystery Diary' for 39 years.