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Honkaku Mystery Award ほんかくみすてりたいしょう

Edition 1 (2001)

Novel divisionCriticism and research division

Winners

1 people
Jun Kurachi くらち じゅん award

Kochu no Tengoku is a formal mystery in which strange incidents gather around a woman who enjoys a quiet life and bonsai. It layers ordinary life, obsession, and private worlds of perception, combining puzzle structure with close observation of people.

Within a calm daily life, each person’s private paradise slowly opens its mouth.

437 pages
formal mysterybonsaieveryday mysteryobsessionprivate worlds