Koji Yanagi (柳広司, Yanagi Kōji, born September 20, 1967) is a Japanese writer of mystery and thriller. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan.[1]
Koji Yanagi | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 20, 1967 Mie Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Japanese |
| Period | 2001–present |
| Genre | Mystery, thriller |
| Notable works | Joker Game series |
| Notable awards | Mystery Writers of Japan Award (2009) |
Awards and nominations
edit- 2001 – Asahi Award for New Writers: Gansaku "Botchan" Satsujin Jiken (A "Botchan" Parody Murder Mystery)
- 2007 – Nominee for Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel or Linked Short Stories:[2] Tokyo Prison
- 2009 – Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel or Linked Short Stories:[3] Joker Game
- 2009 – Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers:[4] Joker Game
- 2009 – Nominee for Haruhiko Oyabu Prize: Joker Game
- 2014 – Nominee for Yamada Futaro Prize:[5] Knight and Shadow
Bibliography
editJoker Game series (aka D Agency series)
editEach book includes three to six short stories.
- Joker Game (ジョーカー・ゲーム), 2008[6]
- Double Joker (ダブル・ジョーカー), 2009
- Paradise Lost (パラダイス・ロスト), 2012
- Last Waltz (ラスト・ワルツ), 2015
Standalone novels
edit- Ogon no Hai (黄金の灰), 2001 (The Golden Ash)
- Gansaku "Botchan" Satsujin Jiken (贋作『坊っちゃん』殺人事件), 2001 (A "Botchan" Parody Murder Mystery)
- Shunposhion: Sokuratesu Saigo no Jiken (饗宴 ソクラテス最後の事件), 2001 (Symposium: The Last Case of Socrates)
- Hajimari no Shima (はじまりの島), 2002 (The First Island)
- Shinsekai (新世界), 2003 (New World)
- Zabieru no Kubi (ザビエルの首), 2004 (Xavier's Head)
- Wagahai wa Sharokku Homuzu de aru (吾輩はシャーロック・ホームズである), 2005 (I am Sherlock Holmes)
- Tokyo Purizun (トーキョー・プリズン), 2006 (Tokyo Prizon)
- Tora to Tsuki (虎と月), 2009 (Tiger and the Moon)
- Kingu ando Kuin (キング&クイーン), 2010 (Kind and Queen)
- Saisho no Tetsugakusha (最初の哲学者), 2010 (The First Philosopher)
- Romansu (ロマンス), 2011 (Romance)
- Rakuen no Cho (楽園の蝶), 2013 (Butterfly in Paradise)
- Naito ando Shadou (ナイト&シャドウ), 2014 (Knight and Shadow)
- Sokuratesu no Tsuma (ソクラテスの妻), 2014 (The Wife of Socrates)
Short story collections
edit- Parutenon (パルテノン), 2004 (Parthenon)
- Shiton Tantei Dobutsuki (シートン（探偵）動物記), 2006 (Detective Seton Animal Chronicles)
- Hyakuman no Maruko (百万のマルコ), 2007 (Marco The Million)
- Soseki Sensei no Jikenbo: Neko no Maki (漱石先生の事件簿 猫の巻), 2007 (The Case-Book of Soseki)
- Kaidan (怪談), 2011 (Kaidan)
See also
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References
edit- Profile at J'Lit Books from Japan
- ^ "Koji Yanagi (List of members)" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ "2007 (60th) Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel or Linked Short Stories" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ "2009 (62nd) Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel or Linked Short Stories" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ "List of the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers winners" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ "2014 (5th) Yamada Futaro Prize" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ J'Lit | Publications : Joker Game | Books from Japan (in English)