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Kanae Minato

Japanese writer (born )

Kanae Minato (湊かなえ, Minato Kanae, born ) is a Japanese writer of crime fiction and thrillers. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan.[1][2] She is a recipient of the Alex Awards.

Life

She started writing in her thirties. Her first novel Confessions became a bestseller and won the Japanese Booksellers Award.

In youth she was an avid fan of mystery novels of Edogawa Ranpo, Maurice Leblanc, Agatha Christie, Keigo Higashino, Miyuki Miyabe and Yukito Ayatsuji.[3]

She has been described in Japan as "the queen of iyamisu."[4]Iyamisu (eww mystery) is a subgenre of mystery fiction which deals with grisly episodes and the dark side of human nature.

The designation was created in by the mystery critic Aoi Shimotsuki.[5] There has been an iyamisu boom in Japan since around Kanae Minato, Mahokaru Numata and Yukiko Mari are regarded as representatives of the genre in Japan.[6][7] The back cover blurb of the Japanese edition of Gone Girl, published in June , was "One of the top iyamisu novels from overseas."

The English edition of Minato's Confessions, published in August , was described by a critic as "the Gone Girl of Japan."[8]

Wall Street Journal selected Confessions as one of the 10 finest mysteries of [9]

Works in English translation

Awards and nominations

Japanese Awards
U.S.

Kanae Minato author biography, plus links to books by Kanae Minato. Kanae Minato was a housewife before her debut novel Confessions skyrocketed to the top of the Japanese charts and turned her into the year's bestselling novelist.

Awards

Bibliography

Standalone novels

  • Kokuhaku (告白), (Confessions)
  • Shōjo (少女), (Girls)
  • Shokuzai (贖罪), (Expiation)
  • Enu no Tame ni (Nのために), (For N)
  • Yakō Kanransha (夜行観覧車), (The Night Ferris Wheel)
  • Hana no Kusari (花の鎖), (The Chain of Flowers)
  • Kyōgū (境遇), (Circumstances)
  • Shirayukihime Satsujin Jiken (白ゆき姫殺人事件), (The Snow White Murder Case)
  • Bosei (母性), (Motherhood)
  • Kōkō Nyūshi (高校入試), (An Entrance Examination for a High School)
  • Mame no Ue de Nemuru (豆の上で眠る), (Sleep on a Bean)
  • Yama Onna Nikki (山女日記), (Mountain Woman Diary)
  • Monogatari no Owari (物語のおわり), (The End of the Story)
  • Zesshō (絶唱),
  • Reverse (リバース), (Reverse)
  • Utopia (ユートピア),
  • Mirai (未来), (Future)
  • Broadcast (ブロードキャスト),
  • Rakujitsu (落日), (Sunset)
  • Kakera (カケラ), (Fragment)
  • Ningen Hyōhon (人間標本), [16]

Short story collections

  • Ōfuku Shokan (往復書簡), (Round Trip Letter)
  • Safaia (サファイア), (Sapphire)
  • Bōkyō (望郷), (Thoughts of Home)
  • Poison Daughter Holy Mother (ポイズンドーター・ホーリーマザー),

TV and film adaptations

Japanese films
Japanese TV Movies and Series
  • Kyōgū (TV Movie) ()
  • Penance () (Shokuzai)
  • Kōkō Nyūshi (TV Series) ()
  • Yakō Kanransha (TV Series) ()
  • Hana no Kusari (TV Movie) ()
  • N no Tame ni (TV Series) ()
  • Josei Sakka Mysteries Utsukushiki Mitsu no Uso (TV Movie 女性作家ミステリーズ 美しき三つの嘘 Only Episode 1 Based on her short story “Moonstone” from limited story “Sapphire”) ()
  • Bokyo TV Show Special (Based on her small story “みかんの花 Mikan no hana” Orange Flowers, “海の星 Umi no hoshi” Sea Stars and “雲の糸 Kumo no ito” Cloud Thread)()
  • Ōfuku shokan ~ Junen go-nen-go no hōshu (TV Movie Based on her short story 往復書簡～十五年後の補習) ()
  • Yamaonna Nikki ~ Onnatachi wa itadaki wo mezashite (TV Series 山女日記 ～女たちは頂きを目指して～) ()
  • Reverse (TV Series) ()
  • Poison Daughter Holy Mother (TV Series) ()
  • Lupin the 3rd Part 6[18] (TV Anime Series) ()
  • Sunset (TV Series) ()[19]

See also

References

  1. ^"Kanae Minato (List of members)" (in Japanese).

    Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved August 13,

  2. ^"Members of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan" (in Japanese). Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Retrieved August 13,
  3. ^ (in Japanese).

    Kanae Minato was a housewife before her debut novel Confessions skyrocketed to the foremost of the Japanese charts and turned her into the year's bestselling novelist. The above represents the biographical information provided by the publisher for the most recent book by this writer that BookBrowse has covered. As such, it is likely a brief snapshot in time. If you are looking for a more expansive biography, you may wish to do an internet search for the author's website or social media presence.

    WEB 本の雑誌. Retrieved March 3,

  4. ^ (in Japanese). Da Vinci News. Retrieved February 13,
  5. ^Shimotsuki, Aoi (January ). "Kono iyamisu ni furuero!" . Hon No Zasshi (in Japanese). 32 (1).

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  6. ^"Yukiko Mari".

    She started writing in her thirties. Her first novel Confessions became a bestseller and won the Japanese Booksellers Award. She has been described in Japan as "the queen of iyamisu. The term was created in by the mystery critic Aoi Shimotsuki.

    J-Lit Center. Retrieved February 13,

  7. ^ (in Japanese). Bookstand. Retrieved February 13,
  8. ^Cha, Steph (August 8, ). "Kanae Minato's 'Confessions' hits its impression with a vengeance".

    Her pupils murdered her daughter. Now she will have her revenge. After calling off her engagement in the wake of a tragic revelation, Yuko Moriguchi had nothing to live for except her only child, four-year-old child, Manami. Now, following an accident on the grounds of the middle school where she teaches, Yuko has given up and tendered her resignation.

    Los Angeles Times.

  9. ^"Best Books of ". Wall Highway Journal. December 4,
  10. ^"Kanae Minato: Futabasha Official Site". Futabasha (in Japanese).

    Kanae Minato is a Japanese writer of crime fiction and thriller. She started writing in her thirties. In youth she was an avid fan of mystery novels of Edogawa Ranpo, Maurice Leblanc, Agatha Christie, Keigo Higashino, Miyuki Miyabe and Yukito Ayatsuji. She has been described in Japan as "the queen of iyamisu.".

    Retrieved June 1,

  11. ^"年本屋大賞結果発表" [Announcing the Booksellers' Award results]. Honya Taisho (in Japanese). Retrieved June 1,
  12. ^"年 第65回 日本推理作家協会賞 短編部門" [ 65th Mystery Writers of Japan Award, Short Story category].

    Mystery Writers of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 1,

  13. ^YALSA announces Alex Awards | News & Push Center | American Library Association
  14. ^Strand Critics Award Nominees Are Announced | Mystery Center
  15. ^The Shirley Jackson Awards&#;» Shirley Jackson Awards Winners
  16. ^"人間標本".

    Kanae Minato author information - BookBrowse: Kanae Minato (湊かなえ, Minato Kanae, born ) is a Japanese writer of crime fiction and thrillers. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. [1] [2] She is a recipient of the Alex Awards.

    Kadokawa. Retrieved 31 October

  17. ^"母性". . Retrieved November 4,
  18. ^"Lupin III Part 6 Anime Teases Sherlock Holmes Plot, Writer Mamoru Oshii, October 9 Debut".
  19. ^"北川景子と吉岡里帆が初共演、湊かなえの「落日」WOWOWでドラマ化 監督は内田英治".

    Natalie. Retrieved May 31,