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Edogawa Ranpo Award えどがわらんぽしょう

Edition 35 (1989)

Literary awardMystery novel

Winners

4 people
Hideyoshi Nagasaka ながさか ひでよし award

Set in Asakusa in the early Showa era, this locked-room mystery revolves around Enoken's troupe and the theater world. Historical drama and classic mystery fit neatly together.

Theater, a locked room, and the atmosphere of early Showa Asakusa all come alive together.

368 pages
Asakusalocked roomtheaterearly Showamystery
Yoichi Abe あべ よういち nominee

Recorded as a candidate work, but no standalone book publication could be confirmed. Award records are the safest way to trace it.

Since no book edition could be confirmed, this is a work best traced through award records.

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Michio Yoshioka よしおか みちお nominee

Recorded as a candidate work, but no standalone book publication could be confirmed. Its outline is best traced through award lists and records.

The bibliographic record remains, but no standalone book edition could be traced.

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Shin Hanaki はなき しん nominee

Recorded as a candidate work, but no standalone book publication could be confirmed. It is best treated as a magazine-based award record.

Since no book edition could be confirmed, this is a work best traced through award records.

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