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Mystery Writers of Japan (Japanese: 日本推理作家協会, Hepburn: Nihon Suiri Sakka Kyōkai) is an organization for mystery writers in Japan. The organization was founded on 21 June 1947 by Edogawa Rampo. [1] It is currently chaired by Natsuhiko Kyogoku and claims about 600 members. It presents the Mystery Writers of Japan Award to writers ...
Edogawa Rampo is the first Japanese modern mystery writer and the founder of the Detective Story Club in Japan.Rampo was an admirer of western mystery writers. He gained his fame in early 1920s, when he began to bring to the genre many bizarre, erotic and even fantastic elements.
Pages in category "Japanese mystery writers" The following 81 pages are in this category, out of 81 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan (本格ミステリ作家クラブ, Honkaku Misuteri Sakka Kurabu) is a Japan-based organization for mystery writers who write honkaku (i.e. authentic, orthodox) mystery.
The Top 100 Mystery Novels of the East and the West) is a list published in the Japanese magazine Shūkan Bunshun (the Weekly Bunshun) in 1985 by Bungeishunjū. This list was also published in book form in 1986. 508 people who love mystery novels, including the 123 members of Mystery Writers of Japan, took part in the survey.
The following is a list of Asian crime fiction writers whose works have been translated into one or more European languages. Novelists on this list should be notable in some way, and ideally have a Wikipedia article. Crime fiction writers may include the authors of any subgenre of crime fiction, including detective, mystery, or hard-boiled
The Mystery Writers of Japan Awards (日本推理作家協会賞, Nihon Suiri Sakka Kyōkai Shō) are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of Japan. They honor the best in crime fiction and critical/biographical work published in the previous year.
To date, she has written several short story collections and many novels, [7] and is now one of Japan's most popular writers. [8] She is most famous for her 1997 novel, Out, which received the Mystery Writers of Japan Award, Japan's top mystery award, and was a finalist (in English translation) for the 2004 Edgar Award. [2]