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Ikuteru Tsuide

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Tsuide Ikuteru

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1937-01-01 (Tokyo, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Tokyo, Japan → Odawara, Japan

Career

Occupations
literary critic, critic
Active Years
1976-
Affiliations
Kage no Kai
Memberships
Kage no Kai

Education

Chuo University
Faculty of Commerce
Year of Graduation: 1961
Country: Japan

Awards

Genei-jo Newcomer Award (Criticism)
1976
Work: Detective Fiction and Laughter — A Personal Theory of Detective Fiction
Category: 評論部門
Organization: Genei-jo (magazine)
Result: 佳作

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Detective Fiction and Laughter — A Personal Theory of Detective Fiction

1976 criticism

A short critical essay examining the role of laughter in detective fiction. Published in Genei-jo (Feb. 1976) and awarded an honorable mention in the Genei-jo Newcomer Award (criticism).

detective fictionhumorgenre analysis

On Detective Fiction

1977 criticism

Published as part of the Genei-jo criticism series, this volume collects essays on the structure and expression of detective fiction.

detective fictionnarrative structuregenre studies

Bibliography

  • Detective Fiction and Laughter — A Personal Theory of Detective Fiction (Genei-jo, Feb. 1976)
  • On Detective Fiction (Genei-jo Criticism Series No.3, Dec. 1977)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
clear, logical expositionempirical, genre-focused analysis
Recurring Motifs
structural analysis of detective fictionhumor and reader distance

Legacy

A critic active in the 1970s focusing on detective fiction. Debuted with an honorable mention in the Genei-jo Newcomer Award and, as a member of Kage no Kai, contributed to research and essays on the genre.

Trivia

  • Born in 1937 (date of death unknown).
  • Debuted in 1976 with an honorable mention in the Genei-jo Newcomer Award (criticism).
  • Was living in Odawara at the time of the award.