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Keigo Higashino

Born February 4, 1958

Osaka, Japan

Occupation Author

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Keigo Higashino (東野 圭吾 Higashino Keigo, bornFebruary 4, 1958) is a Japanese author chiefly known forhis mystery novels. He is the President of Mystery Writersof Japan.

Contents

1 Biography

2 Main works

3 See also

4 References

5 External links

Biography

Born in Osaka, he started writing novels while still working as an engineer at Nippon Denso Co. (presentlyDENSO). He won the Edogawa Rampo Award, which is awarded annually to the unpublished finest mysterywork, in 1985 for the novel Hōkago (After School) at age 27. Subsequently, he quit his job and started acareer as a writer in Tokyo.

In 1999, he won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for the novel Naoko, which was translated into English

by Kerim Yasar and published by Vertical Inc.[1] in 2004. In 2006, he won the 134th Naoki Prize for TheDevotion of Suspect X (Yōgisha X no Kenshin). His novels had been nominated five times before winning theaward. The novel also won the 6th Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize and was ranked as the number-one novel byKono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2006 and 2006 Honkaku Mystery Best 10, annual mystery fiction guide bookspublished in Japan.

The English translation of The Devotion of Suspect X was nominated for the 2012 Edgar Award for BestNovel and the 2012 Barry Award for Best First Novel.

He writes not only mystery novels but also essays and story books for children. The style of writing differs from

his novels, but basically he does not use as many characters as in his novels.[citation needed]

Main works

Detective Galileo series

NovelsYōgisha X no Kenshin (容疑者Xの献身), 2005 (The Devotion of Suspect X, Minotaur Books,

2011)

Seijo no Kyūsai (聖女の救済), 2008 (Salvation of a Saint, Minotaur Books, 2012)

Manatsu no Hōteishiki (真夏の方程式), 2011

Short story collections

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Tantei Galileo (探偵ガリレオ), 1998Yochimu (予知夢), 2000

Galileo no Kunō (ガリレオの苦悩), 2008

Kyozō no Dōkeshi: Galileo 7 (虚像の道化師 ガリレオ7), 2012

Kindan no Majutsu: Galileo 8 (禁断の魔術 ガリレオ8), 2012

Kyoichiro Kaga series

Novels

Sotsugyō (卒業), 1986

Nemuri no mori (眠りの森), 1989

Dochiraka ga Kanojo o Koroshita (どちらかが彼女を殺した), 1996

Akui (悪意), 1996

Watashi ga Kare o Koroshita (私が彼を殺した), 1999

Akai Yubi (赤い指), 2006

Shinzan-mono (新参者), 2009Kirin no Tsubasa (麒麟の翼), 2011

Short story collectionUso o Mō Hitotsu Dake (嘘をもうひとつだけ), 2000

Other novels

Hōkago (放課後), 1985

Naniwa shōnen tanteidan (浪花少年探偵団), 1988Henshin (変身), 1991

Parallel world love story (パラレルワールド・ラブストーリー), 1994Himitsu (秘密), 1998 (Naoko, Vertical, 2004)Byakuyakō (白夜行), 1999

Tegami (手紙), 2003Samayou Yaiba (さまよう刃), 2004

Gen'ya (幻夜), 2007Ryūsei no Kizuna (流星の絆), 2008

Kakkoh no Tamago ha Dare no Mono (カッコウの卵は誰のもの), 2010Platinum Data (プラチナデータ), 2010

Some of his novels have been made into TV drama series and films:

Himitsu (Film, 1999, Original Title: Himitsu, 1998)

Lakeside Murdercase (Film, 2004, Original Title: Lakeside, 2002)g@me (Film, 2003, Original Title: Game no na wa yūkai, 2002)

Tokio chichi e no dengon (TV Drama, 2004 Aug-Sep, Original Title: Tokio 2002)

Byakuyakō (TV Drama, 2006)[2]

Tegami (Film, 2006)

Galileo (TV Drama, 2007 and TV Drama SP, 2008, Original Title: Tantei Galileo 1998 and Yochimu2000)

The Secret (Film, 2007, based on Himitsu; French title: Si J'etais Toi, meaning "If I Were You")Ryūsei no Kizuna (TV Drama, 2008)

Suspect X (Film, 2008)Samayou Yaiba (Film, 2009)

White Night (Film, 2009)

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Shinzanmono (TV Drama, 2010)Into the White Night (Film, 2010)

Kirin no Tsubasa (Film, 2012)Perfect Number (Film, 2012)

Platinum Data (Film, 2013)[3]

See also

Mystery Writers of Japan

References

1. ^ http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/naoko.html

2. ^ "白夜行 (2006)" (http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=323876) (in Japanese). allcinema.net.http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=323876. Retrieved 2011-01-14.

3. ^ "Platina Data" (http://www.platinadata.jp/) (in Japanese). platinadata.jp.net. http://www.platinadata.jp/.Retrieved 2012-04-02.

External links

J'Lit | Authors : Keigo Higashino | Books from Japan (http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/authors/item/648-keigo-higashino) (English)

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