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Yasuhiro Takeuchi

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Takeuchi Yasuhiro

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1965-01-01 （Aichi Prefecture, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese, English
居住地歴
Aichi Prefecture (birthplace) → Tokyo (education/work) → Sapporo, Hokkaido (Hokkaido University faculty/residence)

経歴

職業
American literature scholar, University professor, Researcher
活動期間
1990年〜
所属
Hokkaido University, Faculty of Letters, Hitotsubashi University (former associate professor), Nara Women's University (former associate professor)
影響を受けた人物
Mark Twain, J. D. Salinger, Edgar Allan Poe

学歴

Aichi Prefectural Handa High School
国: Japan
University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters / English Department
学位: BA
国: Japan
Completed undergraduate studies; worked as a journalist for Asahi Shimbun before graduate study
University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology
Graduate School / Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology
学位: MA
国: Japan
Completed master's program

受賞歴

Edgar Award (nominee)
2019
対象作品: Mark X: Who Killed Huckleberry Finn's Father?
部門: 評論・評伝部門
主催: Mystery Writers of America (Edgar Awards)
結果: nominee
Kobayashi Hideo Prize
2022
対象作品: Decoding Salinger: Who "Committed Suicide"? (co-authored with Park Sun-gi)
主催: Kobayashi Hideo Prize Committee
結果: winner
The English Literary Society of Japan Newcomer Prize (essay)
1994
対象作品: "Reading Poe: Holes and Inversion"
主催: The English Literary Society of Japan
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

I Don't Want to Say Anything More About The Catcher in the Rye — A Salinger Deconstruction

1998年 literary criticism

A critical examination of J.D. Salinger and The Catcher in the Rye, reassessing interpretations and historical context.

Salinger studiesadolescent literaturereception history

Mysteries of The Catcher in the Rye

2005年 criticism / research

A study exploring unresolved issues and the mystery elements in The Catcher in the Rye.

textual analysismystery techniques

University of Tokyo Entrance Exam: The Supreme Japanese 'Question 2'

2008年 study guide / education

A guide and commentary on the University of Tokyo's Japanese-language exam, with strategies for applicants.

university entrance examsJapanese language education

Solving The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: The Depths of an Unresolved Murder

2015年 literary criticism / mystery studies

Investigates an unresolved murder related to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and explores Mark Twain scholarship.

Mark Twain studiesunsolved crimesAmerican literary history

Solving Edgar Allan Poe: Unknown Unresolved Murders

2025年 literary criticism

Examines Edgar Allan Poe and associated unresolved cases and mystery elements surrounding his work.

Poe studiesgothichistory of mystery fiction

全著作

  • I Don't Want to Say Anything More About The Catcher in the Rye — A Salinger Deconstruction (1998)
  • Mysteries of The Catcher in the Rye (2005)
  • University of Tokyo Entrance Exam: The Supreme Japanese 'Question 2' (2008)
  • Solving The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (2015)
  • Decoding Salinger: Who 'Committed Suicide'? (co-authored with Park Sun-gi) (2021)
  • Solving Edgar Allan Poe: Unknown Unresolved Murders (2025)

作風・主題

文体
Clear analytical prose with historical contextualizationApproach that deciphers literary texts from a mystery-studies perspective
頻出モチーフ
re-examination of unresolved casestextual puzzle-solvingsocio-historical contexts of American literature

評価・遺産

A Japanese scholar of American literature noted for work on Salinger, Twain and Poe. Recognized as the first Japanese nominee for the Edgar Awards (for Mark X) and recipient of the Kobayashi Hideo Prize, he is valued for bridging literary criticism and mystery-studies.

関連学会

  • The English Literary Society of Japan

資料所蔵先

  • Hokkaido University, Faculty of Letters — researcher profile and publications archive

豆知識

  • In 2019, his book 'Mark X: Who Killed Huckleberry Finn's Father?' was nominated for the Edgar Award (Criticism/Biography), the first time a Japanese author reached that status.
  • Co-authored 'Decoding Salinger: Who "Committed Suicide"?' with Park Sun-gi, which won the Kobayashi Hideo Prize in 2022.