Rintaro Norizuki
Rintaro Norizuki | |
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Born |
Matsue, Shimane, Japan | 15 October 1964
Occupation | Writer |
Language | Japanese |
Period | 1988–present |
Genre | Whodunit, Locked room mystery, Detective fiction, Mystery fiction, thriller |
Literary movement | The new traditionalist movement |
Notable awards |
Mystery Writers of Japan Award (2002) Honkaku Mystery Award (2005) |
In this Japanese name, the family name is Norizuki.
Rintaro Norizuki (法月 綸太郎 Norizuki RintarÅ, born 15 October 1964) is a Japanese mystery/crime writer. He is the President of Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan and one of the representative writers of the new traditionalist movement in Japanese mystery writing. His works are deeply influenced by Ellery Queen and Ross Macdonald.
Works in English translation
- Short story
- An Urban Legend Puzzle (original title: Toshi Densetsu Pazuru), trans. Beth Cary
- Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, January 2004
- Passport to Crime: Finest Mystery Stories from International Crime Writers, Running Press, 2007 ISBN 978-0-7867-1916-7
- The Mammoth Book of Best International Crime, Robinson Publishing, 2009 ISBN 978-1845299576
- The Lure of the Green Door (original title: Midori no Tobira wa Kiken), trans. Ho-Ling Wong
- Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, November 2014
Awards
- 2000 – The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (2000 Honkaku Mystery Best 10): Norizuki RintarÅ no Shin BÅken (The New Adventures of Rintaro Norizuki)
- 2002 – Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Short Story: An Urban Legend Puzzle
- 2005 – Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Fiction:[1] Namakubi ni Kiite miro (The Gorgon's Look [2])
- 2005 – The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (2005 Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!): Namakubi ni Kiite miro (The Gorgon's Look)
- 2005 – The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (2005 Honkaku Mystery Best 10): Namakubi ni Kiite miro (The Gorgon's Look)
- 2013 – The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (2013 Honkaku Mystery Best 10): Kingu o Sagase (Find the King)
Bibliography
Detective Rintaro Norizuki series
- Novels
- Yuki Misshitsu (雪密室), 1989
- Tasogare (誰彼), 1989
- Yoriko no tame ni (é ¼åã®ãŸã‚ã«), 1990
- Ichi no Higeki (ä¸€ã®æ‚²åЇ), 1991
- Futatabi Akai Akumu (ãµãŸãŸã³èµ¤ã„悪夢), 1992
- Ni no Higeki (äºŒã®æ‚²åЇ), 1994
- Namakubi ni Kiite miro (生首ã«èžã„ã¦ã¿ã‚), 2004
- Kingu o Sagase (ã‚ングを探ã›), 2011
- Short story collections
- Norizuki RintarÅ no BÅken (法月綸太郎ã®å†’険), 1992
- Norizuki RintarÅ no Shin BÅken (æ³•æœˆç¶¸å¤ªéƒŽã®æ–°å†’険), 1999
- Norizuki RintarÅ no KÅseki (法月綸太郎ã®åŠŸç¸¾), 2002
- IkÅru Wai no Higeki (イコールYã®æ‚²åЇ) (The Tragedy of Equal Y)
- ChÅ«goku Katatsumuri no Nazo (ä¸å›½è¸ç‰›ã®è¬Ž) (The Chinese Snail Mystery)
- Toshi Densetsu Pazuru (都市ä¼èª¬ãƒ‘ズル) (An Urban Legend Puzzle, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, January 2004)
- Ä’ BÄ« ShÄ« DÄ« HÅimÅ (ABCD包囲網) (ABCD encirclement)
- Ishin Denshin (縊心ä¼å¿ƒ)
- Hanzai HorosukÅpu 1: Roku-nin no JoÅ no Mondai (犯罪ホãƒã‚¹ã‚³ãƒ¼ãƒ—I å…人ã®å¥³çŽ‹ã®å•題), 2008
- Hanzai HorosukÅpu 2: San-nin no Megami no Mondai (犯罪ホãƒã‚¹ã‚³ãƒ¼ãƒ—II 三人ã®å¥³ç¥žã®å•題), 2012
Standalone novels
- Mippei KyÅshitsu (密閉教室), 1988
- KaitÅ Gurifin, Zettai Zetsumei (怪盗グリフィンã€çµ¶ä½“絶命), 2006 – Juvenile mystery novel
Short story collections
- Pazuru HÅkai (パズル崩壊), 1996
- Shiramitsubushi no Tokei (ã—らã¿ã¤ã¶ã—ã®æ™‚計), 2008
- Nokkusu Mashin (Knox's Machine) (ノックス・マシン), 2013
See also
- Golden Age of Detective Fiction#The "new traditionalist" movement in Japanese mystery writing
- Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan
References
External links
- Profile at J'Lit Books from Japan (English)
- Reviews of Norizuki's works by Ho-Ling Wong (English)
- Ellery Queen is Alive and Well and Living in Japan | CriminalElement.com (English)
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