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第24回（2014年） award受賞作: B（ビリヤード）ハナブサへようこそ
An armchair-detective mystery in which graduate student Chuo works at a billiards hall run by a former world champion and gets drawn into the arguments and a suspicious death that occupy the regulars.
Idle talk at a billiards hall becomes the key to solving the case.
320ページarmchair detectivebilliardseveryday mysterydetective talkorthodox mystery
Jun Uchiyama
うちやま じゅん
Uchiyama Jun
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1963 （Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- 活動期間
- 2014年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Isaac Asimov, Jeffrey Archer, E. S. Gardner
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rikkyo University | Faculty of Sociology | — | — | — | Japan |
Rikkyo University
Faculty of Sociology
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ayukawa Tetsuya Award | B (Billiards): Welcome to Hanabusa | — | Tokyo Sogensha | Winner |
Ayukawa Tetsuya Award
2014
対象作品:
B (Billiards): Welcome to Hanabusa
主催:
Tokyo Sogensha
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
B (Billiards): Welcome to Hanabusa
2014年 Mystery fictionA linked short-story collection set around a billiard hall, depicting mysteries and human relationships among the shop, its patrons, and regulars.
everyday mysteriescommunity dynamicsdetective elements
Saturdays at Café Tivoli
2016年 Mystery fictionA collection of interconnected stories set in a small café, quietly exploring mysteries hidden in everyday scenes.
caféshuman dramasmall-scale mysteries
Leave It to Tunohazu Home Rental Section 2
2017年 Mystery fictionA linked short-story collection set in a real estate office, portraying mysteries and human stories surrounding tenants and landlords. Later republished under a new title.
urban mysteriesreal estatecommunity
Variations on Guiding
2022年 Mystery fictionA collection of short stories told from varied perspectives, thematically centered on guidance, betrayal, and mysteries of memory.
memoryguidancebetrayal
Retro Café Oodokei
2023年 Mystery fictionA short-story collection set in a retro café where past and present intersect and small mysteries are unraveled.
nostalgiacaféspast and present
The Witches' Afternoon Tea
2024年 Mystery fictionA short-story collection themed around the uncanny in everyday life, depicting interrelated characters and their stories.
fantastical elementseveryday anomalieshuman relationships
Backtracking Café Oodokei
2025年 Mystery fictionA series entry focusing on mysteries surrounding the pasts of people who gather at a café.
mysteries of the pastcaféshuman dynamics
全著作
- B (Billiards): Welcome to Hanabusa
- Saturdays at Café Tivoli
- Leave It to Tunohazu Home Rental Section 2
- Shinjuku Mystery-Solving Real Estate
- Variations on Guiding
- Retro Café Oodokei
- The Witches' Afternoon Tea
- Backtracking Café Oodokei
作風・主題
- 文体
- calm, quotidian narrative voicerealistic prose emphasizing character depiction
- 頻出モチーフ
- cafésbilliard hallssmall-town/urban mysteriespast and memory
評価・遺産
Recognized for carefully portraying small mysteries hidden in everyday life; gained wider recognition in the contemporary mystery scene after winning the Ayukawa Tetsuya Award.
豆知識
- Debuted after winning the 24th Ayukawa Tetsuya Award in 2014.
- Graduated from Rikkyo University, Faculty of Sociology.
- Has cited Isaac Asimov and Jeffrey Archer among favorite authors.