Go Osaka

Go Osaka
Go Osaka
Born	1 November 1943 (age 81); Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Writer
Language	Japanese
Period	1980–present
Genre	Crime fiction, hardboiled, thriller, spy fiction, western fiction
Notable works	The Red Star of Cádiz
Notable awards	Mystery Writers of Japan Award (1987); Naoki Prize (1987)

Go Osaka (逢坂剛, Ōsaka Gō, born 1 November 1943) is a Japanese writer of crime fiction, hardboiled, thriller, spy fiction and western fiction. He served as the 11th President of the Mystery Writers of Japan from 2001 to 2005. Outside of his literary works, he is also known for his interest in Flamenco music. He is a competent guitarist in his own right and has several guitars around his office.

Works in English translation

Thriller Novel

The Red Star of Cádiz (original title: Kadisu no Akai Hoshi), trans. Usha Jayaraman (Kurodahan Press, 2008)^[1]

Essay

My Favourite Mystery, "The Hollow Needle" by Maurice Leblanc (Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. [1])

Awards

1980 – All Yomimono Prize for New Mystery Writers: Ansatsusha Guranada ni Shisu (The Assassin is Dead in Granada) (Short story)
1986 – Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize: The Red Star of Cádiz
1987 – Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: The Red Star of Cádiz
1987 – Naoki Prize: The Red Star of Cádiz
2013 – Japan Mystery Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement

Main works

Shrike the Killer series

Mozu no Sakebu Yoru (百舌の叫ぶ夜), 1986
Maboroshi no Tsubasa (幻の翼), 1988
Kudakareta Kagi (砕かれた鍵), 1992
Yomigaeru Mozu (よみがえる百舌), 1996
Nosuri no Su (鵟の巣), 2002

Private detective Shinsaku Okasaka series

Novels
- Jūjiro ni Tatsu Onna (十字路に立つ女), 1989
- Adeyakana Rakujitsu (あでやかな落日), 1997
- Kiba o Muku Tokai (牙をむく都会), 2000
- Boseki no Densetsu (墓石の伝説), 2004
- Bakkusutorīto [Back street] (バックストリート), 2013
Short story collections
- Kurivitsukī Shōkōgun (クリヴィツキー症候群), 1987
- Hapon Tsuiseki (ハポン追跡), 1992
- Kapugura no Akumu (カプグラの悪夢), 1998

Detective Vulture series

Hagetaka no Yoru (禿鷹の夜), 2000
Mubōbi Toshi (無防備都市), 2002
Gindan no Mori (銀弾の森), 2003
Hagetaka-Gari (禿鷹狩り), 2006
Kyōdan (兇弾), 2010

Iberian Peninsula series

Espionage novels set in Iberian Peninsula during World War II.

Iberia no Raimei (イベリアの雷鳴), 1999
Tōzakaru Sokoku (遠ざかる祖国), 2001
Moeru Shinkirō (燃える蜃気楼), 2003
Kurai Kokkyōsen (暗い国境線), 2005
Tozasareta Kaikyō (鎖された海峡), 2008
Ansatsusha no Mori (暗殺者の森), 2010

Standalone thriller novels

Uragiri no Hibi (裏切りの日日), 1981
Supein Shakunetsu no Gogo (スペイン灼熱の午後), 1984
Kadisu no Akai Hoshi (カディスの赤い星), 1986 (The Red Star of Cádiz, Kurodahan Press, 2008)
Samayoeru Nōzui (さまよえる脳髄), 1988
Shaei Harukana Kuni (斜影はるかな国), 1991 (Shadow of a Distant Land)
Maboroshi no Saiten (幻の祭典), 1993
Moeru Chi no Hate ni (燃える地の果てに), 1998
Atsuki Chi no Hokori (熱き血の誇り), 1999

Western novels

Arizona Mushuku (アリゾナ無宿), 2002
Gyakushū no Chiheisen (逆襲の地平線), 2005

References

^ "The Red Star of Cádiz". Kurodahan Press. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

External links

Profile at J'Lit Books from Japan (in English)
Synopsis of Shadow of a Distant Land (Shaei harukana kuni) at JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project) (in English)
Review of The Red Star of Cádiz at Crime Fiction Lover (in English)

[1] "The Red Star of Cádiz". Kurodahan Press. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

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