Mystery Writers of Japan Award
怪奇探偵小説名作選 (9) 氷川瓏集―睡蓮夫人 (ちくま文庫)
"The Water-Lily Lady" is a mystery story by Ro Hikawa with a strong fantastic atmosphere. Centered on a figure in whom beauty and unease coexist, it depicts the strange presence hidden beneath everyday life within the framework of detective fiction.
Work Information
This representative prize-winning short story by Ro Hikawa brings fantasy and detection together.
"Ro Hikawa Collection: The Water-Lily Lady" was published by Chikuma Shobo as volume nine of the "Masterpieces of Weird Detective Fiction" series edited by Sanzo Kusaka. Along with the title story, it includes works such as "Baby Carriage," "Spring Apparition," and "White Butterfly," gathering the appeal of Hikawa's fantastic detective fiction after his discovery by Edogawa Rampo. CiNii and NDL OPAC confirm the Chikuma Bunko edition with ISBN 4480038361 and 451 pages.
Review Summaries
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Ro Hikawa is introduced as a writer discovered by Edogawa Rampo who worked across fantastic mystery and literary fiction. By serving as the title work of the collection, the story is treated as a central short piece that shows the writer's qualities.
Book Information
- Publisher
- 筑摩書房
- Published
- 2003-08-01
- Pages
- 451 pages
- Language
- 日本語
- ISBN-13
- 9784480038364
- ISBN-10
- 4480038361
- Category
- 本/文学・評論/全集・選書/日本文学
乳母車,春妖記,白い蝶,白い外套の女,悪魔の顫音,天使の犯罪 他
Related Literary Awards
- Mystery Writers of Japan Award Edition 7 (1954) ・encouragement award