Kenzo Kitakata
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Kenzo Kitakata | |
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Born | Karatsu, Saga, Japan |
October 26, 1947
Occupation | Author, Novelist |
Nationality | Japanese |
Period | 1970–present |
Genre | Hardboiled, historical fiction |
Notable awards | Mystery Writers of Japan Award (1985) |
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Kenzo Kitakata (北方 謙三 Kitakata Kenzō?, born October 26, 1947[1][2]) is a Japanese novelist, especially known for his hardboiled novels. He studied law at Chuo University in the early 1970s.[2] He served as the 10th President of the Mystery Writers of Japan from 1997 to 2001.
Contents
Works in English translation
- Hardboiled novels
- Ashes (original title: Bō no Kanashimi), trans. Emi Shimokawa (Vertical, 2003)[3]
- Winter Sleep (original title: Fuyu no Nemuri), trans. Mark Schilling (Vertical, 2005)[4]
- The Cage (original title: Ori), trans. Paul Warham (Vertical, 2006)[5]
- City of Refuge (original title: Nogare no Machi), trans. Y.T. Horgan (Vertical, 2012)[6]
Awards and nominations
- 1982 - Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize: Nemuri Naki Yoru (Sleepless Night)
- 1983 - Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers: Nemuri Naki Yoru (Sleepless Night)
- 1983 - Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize: The Cage
- 1984 - Nominee for Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: The Cage
- 1985 - Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: Kawaki no Machi (City of Thirst)
- 1991 - Shibata Renzaburo Prize: Hagun no Hoshi (Alkaid)
- 2004 - Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature: Yōkashō (Generals of the Yang Family)
- 2006 - Shiba Ryotaro Prize: Suikoden (Water Margin)
- 2009 - Japan Mystery Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement
Main works
Standalone hardboiled novels
- Chōshō Harukanari (弔鐘はるかなり?), 1981
- Nogare no Machi (逃がれの街?), 1982 (City of Refuge, Vertical, 2012)
- Kusari (鎖?), 1983
- Manatsu no Sōretsu (真夏の葬列?), 1983
- Au ni wa Tōsugiru (逢うには、遠すぎる?), 1983
- Ori (檻?), 1983 (The Cage, Vertical, 2006)
- Tomo yo, Shizuka ni Nemure (友よ、静かに瞑れ?), 1984
- Kimi ni Ketsubetsu no Toki o (君に訣別の時を?), 1984
- Kawaki no Machi (渇きの街?), 1984
- Kako Rimembā (過去 リメンバー?), 1984
- Are wa Maboroshi no Hata Datta no ka (あれは幻の旗だったのか?), 1984
- Yagate Fuyu ga Owareba (やがて冬が終われば?), 1984
- Yoru yori Tōi Yami (夜より遠い闇?), 1984
- Asu Naki Machikado (明日なき街角?), 1985
- Kuroi Doresu no Onna (黒いドレスの女?), 1985
- Retsujitsu (烈日?), 1985
- Futari dake no Kunshō (二人だけの勲章?), 1985
- Sabi (錆?), 1985
- Yoru yo Omae wa (夜よおまえは?), 1985
- Warera ga Toki no Kagayaki (われらが時の輝き?), 1986
- Furueru Tsume (ふるえる爪?), 1986
- Tamashii no Kishibe (魂の岸辺?), 1986
- Kiba (牙?), 1986
- Fuyu koso Kemono wa Hashiru (冬こそ獣は走る?), 1986
- Gyakkō no Onna (逆光の女?), 1987
- Yoru no Owari (夜の終り?), 1987
- Gusha no Machi (愚者の街?), 1987
- Hyōteki (標的?), 1987
- Itsuka Toki ga Nanji o (いつか時が汝を?), 1988
- Kaenju (火焔樹?), 1989
- Kizu Darake no Maseratti (傷だらけのマセラッティ?), 1989
- Aki Hoteru (秋ホテル?), 1990
- Bō no Kanashimi (棒の哀しみ?), 1990 (Ashes, Vertical, 2003)
- Mizuiro no Inu (水色の犬?), 1991
- Sabita Bui (錆びた浮標?), 1992
- Omei no Hiroba (汚名の広場?), 1993
- Yakusoku (約束?), 1994
- Waga Sakebi Tōku (わが叫び遠く?), 1994
- Soshite Kare ga Shinda (そして彼が死んだ?), 1994
- Yukidomari (行きどまり?), 1994
- Kare ga Ōkami datta Hi (彼が狼だった日?), 1995
- Saikai (再会?), 1995
- Fuyu no Nemuri (冬の眠り?), 1996 (Winter Sleep, Vertical, 2005)
- Yoru o Machinagara (夜を待ちながら?), 1999
- Hakujitsu (白日?), 1999
- Gitai (擬態?), 2001
- Baien (煤煙?), 2003
Short story collections
- Kiro (帰路?), 1988
- Itsuka Hikari wa Nioite (いつか光は匂いて?), 1993
- Kōsu Agein [Course Again] (コースアゲイン?), 2002
See also
References
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External links
- Profile at J'Lit Books from Japan (English)
- Synopsis of The Cage at JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project) (English)
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- Japanese short story writers
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- Mystery Writers of Japan Award winners
- Recipients of the Medal of Honor (Japan)
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- People from Saga Prefecture
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