Alice Arisugawa

Masahide Uehara
Born (1959-04-26) April 26, 1959 (age 67)
Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan
OccupationWriter
Writing career
Pen nameArisu Arisugawa
LanguageJapanese
Period1989–present
GenresWhodunit, closed circle mystery, mystery fiction, thriller, horror
Notable awardsMystery Writers of Japan Award (2003)
Honkaku Mystery Award (2008)
Movement
The new traditionalist movement

Masahide Uehara (上原 正英, Uehara Masahide; born April 26, 1959), known by his pen name Alice Arisugawa (有栖川有栖, Arisugawa Arisu), is a Japanese mystery writer. He is one of the representative writers of the new traditionalist movement in Japanese mystery writing and was the first president of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan from 2000 to 2005. He has also served as part of the selection committee for various literary awards, most notably the Ayukawa Tetsuya Award from 1996 to 1999 and Edogawa Rampo Prize from 2014 to 2017.

Recognition

Bibliography

Student Alice series (Amateur Detective Egami series)

Novels

Short story collection

Writer Alice series (Criminology Professor Himura series)

Novels

Short story collections

Sora series (Sorashizu Jun series)

Hamaji Kenzaburou series

Standalone novels

Short story collections

Works in English translation


See also

References

  1. ↑ "（４）未来に大きな影響　作家・有栖川有栖さん（6１)". Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  2. ↑ Wong, Ho-Ling (28 May 2011). "Ellery Queen is Alive and Well and Living in Japan". Criminal Element. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1996 (49th) Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Short Story" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ "2003 (56th) Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ "2003 (3rd) Honkaku Mystery Award" (in Japanese). Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  6. ↑ "2004 (4th) Honkaku Mystery Award" (in Japanese). Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  7. ↑ "2008 (8th) Honkaku Mystery Award" (in Japanese). Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  8. ↑ "2016 (5th) Osaka Honma Book Award" (in Japanese). OsakaBookOneProject. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  9. ↑ "2018 (3rd) Yoshikawa Eiji Paperback Award" (in Japanese). Kodansha Ltd. Retrieved February 26, 2020.