Honobu Yonezawa

Honobu Yonezawa
Born	1978 Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Writer
Language	Japanese
Period	2001–present
Genre	Mystery fiction, young-adult fiction, light novel
Notable awards	Mystery Writers of Japan Award (2011)
Website
pandreamium.sblo.jp

Honobu Yonezawa (米澤 穂信 Yonezawa Honobu, born 1978) is a Japanese mystery writer chiefly known for his YA mystery series Hyōka, also known as the Classic Literature Club series.^[1]

Awards and nominations

• Hyōka [lit. Frozen Dessert] (Novel)
  • 2001 – The Encouragement Prize in the 5th Kadokawa School Novel Prize (Kadokawa Gakuen Shōsetsu Taishō), YA Mystery/Horror category
• "Kokoroatari no Aru Mono wa" [lit. "Anyone Who Knows"] (Short story)
  • 2007 – Nominee for Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Short Story^[2]
• Inshite Miru [lit. Try Indulging] (Novel)^[3]
  • 2008 – Nominee for Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Novel^[4]
• Tsuisō Godanshō [lit. Five morceaux of Reminiscence] (Novel)
  • 2010 – Nominee for Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel^[5]
  • 2010 – Nominee for Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Novel^[6]
• Oreta RyÅ«kotsu [lit. Broken Keel] (Novel)^[7]
  • 2011 – Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel^[8]
  • 2011 – The Best Japanese Mystery Fiction of the Year (2012 Honkaku Mystery Best 10)^[9]
  • 2011 – Nominee for Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Novel^[10]
  • 2011 – Nominee for Yamamoto ShÅ«gorō Prize^[11]

Bibliography

Hyōka series (Classic Literature Club series)

• Novels
  • Hyōka (氷菓), 2001
  • Gusha no Endorōru (愚者のエンドロール), 2002
  • Kudoryafuka no Jumban (クドリャフカの順番), 2005
  • Futari no Kyori no Gaisan (ふたりの距離の概算), 2010
• Short story collection
  • Tōmawari Suru Hina (遠まわりする雛), 2007
    • Yarubeki Koto nara Temijika ni (やるべきことなら手短に)
    • Taizai o Okasu (大罪を犯す)
    • Shōtai Mitari (正体見たり)
    • Kokoroatari no Aru Mono wa (心あたりのある者は)
    • Akimashite Omedetō (あきましておめでとう)
    • Tezukuri ChokorÄ“to Jiken (手作りチョコレート事件)
    • Tōmawari Suru Hina (遠まわりする雛)

Shōshimin series

• Shunki Gentei Ichigo Taruto Jiken (春期限定いちごタルト事件), 2004
• Kaki Gentei Toropikaru Pafe Jiken (夏期限定トロピカルパフェ事件), 2006
• ShÅ«ki Gentei Kuri Kinton Jiken (秋期限定栗きんとん事件), 2009

Standalone mystery novels

• Sayonara Yōsei (さよなら妖精), 2004
• Inu wa Doko da (犬はどこだ), 2005
• Botorunekku [Bottleneck] (ボトルネック), 2006 (A Partial Translation of Bottleneck at Tufts Digital Library)
• Inshite Miru (インシテミル), 2007
• Hakanai Hitsuji tachi no Shukuen (儚い羊たちの祝宴), 2008
• Tsuisō Godanshō (追想五断章), 2009
• Oreta RyÅ«kotsu (折れた竜骨), 2010
• Rikāshiburu [Recursible] (リカーシブル), 2013

Film adaptations

• The Incite Mill (2010, directed by Hideo Nakata) (based on the novel Inshite Miru)

See also

• Japanese detective fiction
• Light novel

References

1. "Honobu Yonezawa, Books from Japan". J-Lit Center. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
2. "60th (2007) Mystery Writers of Japan Award nominees" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
3. J'Lit | Publications : The Incite Mill | Books from Japan (English)
4. "8th (2008) Honkaku Mystery Award" (in Japanese). Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
5. "63rd (2010) Mystery Writers of Japan Award nominees" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
6. "10th (2010) Honkaku Mystery Award" (in Japanese). Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
7. J'Lit | Publications : Broken Keel | Books from Japan (English)
8. "News & Topics" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
9. 2012 Honkaku Mystery Best 10 (in Japanese). Hara Shobo. December 2011. ISBN 978-4-562-04754-3.
10. "11th (2011) Honkaku Mystery Award" (in Japanese). Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
11. "24th (2011) Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize" (in Japanese). Shinchosha Publishing. Retrieved 13 November 2013.

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