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Edition 2 (1977) honorable mention
Arirou Tsuji
つじ ありろう
Tsuji Arirou
Pen Names:
Tsuji Gorō（Pen name used in early short story submissions）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Iriya, Shitaya Ward, Tokyo City (now Iriya, Taito-ku, Tokyo)
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 1963-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kokugakuin University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Kokugakuin University
Country:
Japan
Final education: Kokugakuin University (graduation year not clearly documented in sources)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Gen'ei-jō Newcomer Award (Honorable Mention) | The Rejected Death | 小説部門 | Gen'ei-jō (magazine) | 佳作 |
| 1963 | Selected short story (publication) in Hōseki | The Indifferent Boy | — | Hōseki (magazine) | 掲載（入選） |
| 1964 | Selected short story (publication) in Hōseki | The Boy Driven to Whispering | — | Hōseki (magazine) | 掲載（入選） |
Gen'ei-jō Newcomer Award (Honorable Mention)
1977
Work:
The Rejected Death
Category:
小説部門
Organization:
Gen'ei-jō (magazine)
Result:
佳作
Selected short story (publication) in Hōseki
1963
Work:
The Indifferent Boy
Organization:
Hōseki (magazine)
Result:
掲載（入選）
Selected short story (publication) in Hōseki
1964
Work:
The Boy Driven to Whispering
Organization:
Hōseki (magazine)
Result:
掲載（入選）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ibun Meigetsuki / Rangyakuchō (Two Volumes)
2009 Historical fiction / linked short storiesA linked short-story collection featuring Fujiwara no Teika as a central figure. The stories take historical episodes and figures surrounding the Meigetsuki as motifs, incorporating elements of mystery.
historybiographical fictionmystery
Bibliography
- The Indifferent Boy (1963, published in Hōseki magazine)
- The Boy Driven to Whispering (1964, published in Hōseki magazine)
- The Rejected Death (1977, published in Gen'ei-jō magazine)
- Ibun Meigetsuki / Rangyakuchō (two volumes, 2009, Koshina Books)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Classical, weighty proseNarrative tricks and mystery-oriented storytelling
- Recurring Motifs
- historical figuresdeath and faterecords and memory
Legacy
A mystery and historical fiction writer active since the 1960s. Known for magazine-published short stories and a linked historical short-story collection published in the 2000s. He remains lesser-known compared with mainstream authors.
Trivia
- Sources differ on his legal name; some places record Suzuki Kuniaki while others record Suzuki Masaaki.
- In his early career he published short stories under the pen name Tsuji Gorō.