Mikihiko Renjō
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Mikihiko Renjō | |
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Born | Jingo Katō January 11, 1948 Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | Japanese |
Nationality | Japan |
Alma mater | Waseda University, Political Economy Department |
Period | 1978–2013 |
Genre | popular fiction, mystery novels |
Notable awards | Mystery Writers of Japan Award (1981) Naoki Prize (1984) |
Mikihiko Renjō (連城 三紀彦 Renjō Mikihiko?, real name: Jingo Katō; January 11, 1948 – October 19, 2013) was a Japanese writer, winner of the Naoki Prize.
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Life
He was born in Nagoya, and graduated from the Political Economy Department of Waseda University.[1] He studied writing screenplays in Paris, France, and made his debut in 1978 with Henchō nininbaori. In 2009 he was diagnosed with stomach cancer.[2] He died, after the cancer also spread to the liver, on October 19, 2013.[3]
Awards
- 1978 – Gen'eijō New Writers Award for "Henchō Nininbaori" (short story)
- 1981 – Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Short Story for "Modorigawa Shinjū"
- 1984 – Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers for Yoimachigusa Yojō (short story collection)
- 1984 – Naoki Prize for Koibumi (short story collection)
- 1996 – Shibata Renzaburō Award for Kakuregiku (novel)
Bibliography
Novels
- Anshoku Komedi (暗色コメディ?), 1979
- Haiboku e no Gaisen (敗北への凱旋?), 1983
- Watashi to iu Na no Hensokyoku (私という名の変奏曲?), 1984
- Zanko (残紅?), 1985
- Aoki Ikenie (青き犠牲?), 1986
- Hana Ochiru (花墜ちる?), 1987
- Tasogare no Berurin (黄昏のベルリン?), 1988
- Ajisai Zensen (あじさい前線?), 1989
- Kazari-Bi (飾り火?), 1989
- Doko made mo Korosarete (どこまでも殺されて?), 1990
- Kasshoku no Matsuri (褐色の祭り?), 1990
- Tameiki no Jikan (ため息の時間?), 1991
- Bi no Kami tachi no Hanran (美の神たちの叛乱?), 1992
- Aijo no Genkai (愛情の限界?), 1993
- Asu to iu Kako ni (明日という過去に?), 1993
- Oushi no Yawaraka na Niku (牡牛の柔らかな肉?), 1993
- Shusho kara no Onna (終章からの女?), 1994
- Kajin (花塵?), 1994
- Koi (恋?), 1995
- Dare ka Hiroin (誰かヒロイン?), 1995
- Kakuregiku (隠れ菊?), 1996
- Niji no Hachi ban me no Iro (虹の八番目の色?), 1996
- Hika (秘花?), 2000
- Yukizuri no Kuchibiru (ゆきずりの唇?), 2000
- Byakko (白光?), 2002
- Ningen Dōbutsuen (人間動物園?), 2002
- Nagareboshi to Asonda Koro (流れ星と遊んだころ?), 2003
- Zōka no Mitsu (造花の蜜?), 2008
Short story collections
- Modorigawa Shinjū (戻り川心中?), 1980
- Henchō Nininbaori (変調二人羽織?), 1981
- Hisoyaka na Mofuku (密やかな喪服?), 1982
- Yoru yo Nezumi tachi no Tame ni (夜よ鼠たちのために?), 1983
- Unmei no Hachibukyufu (運命の八分休符?), 1983
- Yoimachigusa Yojo (宵待草夜情?), 1983
- Koibumi (恋文?), 1984
- Shojo (少女?), 1984
- Gasuto (瓦斯灯?), 1984
- Yuhagi Shinjū (夕萩心中?), 1985
- Nichiyobi to Kokonotsu no Tanpen (日曜日と九つの短篇?), 1985
- Mo Hitotsu no Koibumi (もうひとつの恋文?), 1986
- Rikon Shinai Onna (離婚しない女?), 1986
- Ren'ai Shosetsukan (恋愛小説館?), 1987
- Hotarugusa (蛍草?), 1988
- Ichiya no Kushi (一夜の櫛?), 1988
- Yumegokoro (夢ごころ?), 1988
- Tasogareiro no Bisho (たそがれ色の微笑?), 1989
- Hagi no Ame (萩の雨?), 1989
- Yoru no Nai Mado (夜のない窓?), 1990
- Shin Ren'ai Shosetsukan (新・恋愛小説館?), 1991
- Rakujitsu no Mon (落日の門?), 1993
- Kao no Nai Shozoga (顔のない肖像画?), 1993
- Senaka Awase (背中合わせ?), 1993
- Murasaki no Kizu (紫の傷?), 1994
- Zen'yasai (前夜祭?), 1994
- Bijo (美女?), 1997
- Toshiue no Onna (年上の女?), 1997
- Karen (火恋?), 1999
- Natsu no Saigo no Bara (夏の最後の薔薇?), 2001
- Sazanami no Ie (さざなみの家?), 2002
Film adaptations
Many of his writings have been made into movies.
- Love Letter (Koibumi)