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第32回（2012年） grand prize
Kazuya Sugawara
すがはら かずや
Sugawara Kazuya
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1988-01-01 （Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- 活動期間
- 2012年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Seishu Hase, Masayuki Shuno
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award | Now, Fall into Hell | — | Kadokawa Shoten | Winner |
Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award
2012
対象作品:
Now, Fall into Hell
主催:
Kadokawa Shoten
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Now, Fall into Hell
2012年 Noir / MysteryA dark noir novel dealing with transgressive themes such as SM and body modification. It won the 32nd Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award and served as Sugawara's debut.
SMBody modificationViolenceNoirUrban darkness
CUT
2013年 Mystery / NoirA novel centered on dark human dramas and depictions of violence; contains elements akin to a collection of short and mid-length stories.
ViolenceRevengeCrime
Ruckus in the Coffin
2014年 MysteryAn unusual mystery depicting the frenzy surrounding death and corpses. Later republished in paperback under the title 'No Living Person Needed in the Coffin.'
DeathMadnessRitual
Blood and Chocolate
2016年 MysteryA mystery novel containing dark and grotesque elements, exploring human desire and violence.
DesireViolenceHuman relationships
You Cannot See Through Lies
2017年 MysteryA psychological suspense about lies and truth, focusing on character psychology.
LiesPsychologyTrust
Let's Count Your Sins
2018年 MysteryA work with elements of a short-story collection, themed around sin and atonement.
SinAtonementMorality
全著作
- Now, Fall into Hell
- CUT
- Ruckus in the Coffin
- Blood and Chocolate
- You Cannot See Through Lies
- Let's Count Your Sins
作風・主題
- 文体
- Dark, cool noir-style proseDirect and transgressive descriptions
- 頻出モチーフ
- SMBody modificationViolenceUrban darkness
評価・遺産
Debuted after winning the Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award at a young age; known for strong noir tendencies and transgressive subject matter. His 2012 award drew attention as one of the youngest winners of the prize at the time.
豆知識
- After dropping out of high school he worked at a Japanese restaurant, as a bartender in a piano bar, and as a cabaret boy.
- Won the 32nd Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award in 2012; at age 24 was the youngest recipient of the prize at that time.
- Has said that reading Masayuki Shuno's 'Hasami Otoko' (The Scissor Man) prompted him to start writing novels.