Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2009) grand prize
Horo Sugiyama
すぎやま ほろ
Sugiyama Horo
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- 1982-01-01
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2009-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award "Ryusui Taisho" | R.I.P. Rest in Peace | 大賞 (流水大賞) | Kodansha BOX | Winner |
Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award "Ryusui Taisho"
2009
Work:
R.I.P. Rest in Peace
Category:
大賞 (流水大賞)
Organization:
Kodansha BOX
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
R.I.P. Rest in Peace
2009 Novel / MysteryDebut novel published by Kodansha BOX after winning the 7th Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award 'Ryusui Taisho'. The manuscript was originally submitted under the title 'World-kei NIPPON' and was the author's first novel.
deathidentitysocial commentary
Uso-tsuki
2011 Novel / MysteryA novel published by Kodansha BOX in 2011. It was serialized in the magazine BOX-AiR (from issue 0 to issue 5) before being collected into a book.
liesmemoryhuman relationships
Bibliography
- R.I.P. Rest in Peace (Kodansha BOX, Oct 2009)
- Uso-tsuki (Kodansha BOX, Aug 2011)
- Unasaka (included in 'Powers Selection Shinso', Kodansha, May 2011)
- And Then I Found a Black Cat (included in 'I Started Keeping a Black Cat', Kodansha, Feb 2023)
- Complete Happiness Suicide Theory (short story in 'Pandora' Vol.4, Kodansha, Aug 2009)
- Ago - Agito - (published by 'Gunjou' / Pandora BETA, Dec 6, 2009; sold at 9th Literary Flea Market)
- A Flower That Blooms in Red (BOX-AiR No.23, Kodansha, Feb 2013)
- Drawing Light (Mysteries! vol.105, Tokyo Sogensha, Feb 2021)
- And Then I Found a Black Cat (Mephisto Readers Club, Kodansha, Jun 2022)
- Column 'a day in my life' (Shousetsu Subaru, Mar 2012 issue)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- calm, dry narrationmodern with occasionally experimental structure
- Recurring Motifs
- deathcatsliesisolation
Legacy
Became notable after winning the Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award (Grand Prize) with a 2009 debut. Works—both long and short—often include mystery elements. While information about the author is limited, he has been recognized for a distinctive perspective.
Trivia
- The manuscript was originally submitted under the title 'World-kei NIPPON'.
- Before the book publication, the short story 'Complete Happiness Suicide Theory' appeared in Pandora (Aug 2009) and served as the author's debut as a fiction writer.
- Won the 7th Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award 'Ryusui Taisho' and debuted with the prize-winning novel.
- Known to have an X (formerly Twitter) account: @horo_s.