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第2回（2003年） grand prize
Kei Yanagihara
やなぎはら けい
Yanagihara Kei
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- Tokyo, Japan
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Mystery writer, Graphic designer
- 活動期間
- 1995年〜
- 所属団体
- Mystery Writers of Japan
- ノミネート
- Japan Horror Novel Award Finalist (2nd) - "Nō no Naka no Jukai", Japan Horror Novel Award Finalist (4th) - "Inori", Japan Horror Novel Award Finalist (5th) - "Yoru ni Nemurenu Mono-tachi e"
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihon University, College of Art | College of Art | — | — | — | Japan |
Nihon University, College of Art
College of Art
国:
Japan
After graduation worked at a design firm and later became independent
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! Grand Prize | Perfect Plan | — | Takarajimasha (Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! editorial) | 大賞 (Grand Prize) |
Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! Grand Prize
2003
対象作品:
Perfect Plan
主催:
Takarajimasha (Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! editorial)
結果:
大賞 (Grand Prize)
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Perfect Plan
2004年 Mystery / SuspenseA fast-paced suspense novel that won the prize and became his debut work.
suspensecrimehuman psychology
The Trickster
2005年 MysteryA mystery work themed around trickery and deception.
frauddeception
Calling: Voice from the Darkness
2007年 Mystery / HorrorA novel combining mystery and horror elements.
horrorisolation
The Spiral of X
2011年 MysteryA complexly plotted detective/mystery novel.
puzzle solvingstructured crime
Flowers of the Rot Sea
2014年 Mystery / FantasticalA mystery work containing fantastical elements.
fantasydecay
全著作
- Perfect Plan
- The Trickster
- Calling: Voice from the Darkness
- The Spiral of X
- Flowers of the Rot Sea
- Professor Layton and the Wandering Castle (novelization)
- Professor Layton and the Phantom of the Forest (novelization)
- Professor Layton and the Mirage Forest (novelization)
作風・主題
- 文体
- fast-paced prosereadability-focused narrationgraphic-designer-influenced imagery
- 頻出モチーフ
- dark aspects of human psychologydeception and betrayalisolation
評価・遺産
A writer noted for readable, fast-paced plots. Winning the 2nd Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! Grand Prize led to his commercial debut; he has published works in mystery and horror genres.
関連学会
- Mystery Writers of Japan
引用
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I worked on it with the idea of writing a novel that reads as smoothly as a comic, with fast development that makes it impossible to stop halfway.
出典: Interview at time of award (regarding "Perfect Plan") (2003年)
豆知識
- He also works as a practitioner of four-pillars astrology (Shichū Suimei).
- He worked professionally as a graphic designer and served as representative director of a design company called Brain, Inc.