Kenzo Kitakata

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Kenzo Kitakata (北方 謙三, Kitakata Kenzō; born October 26, 1947) is a Japanese novelist, especially known for his hardboiled novels. He studied law at Chuo University in the early 1970s. He served as the 10th President of the Mystery Writers of Japan from 1997 to 2001.

Works in English translation

Hardboiled novels

• Ashes (original title: Bō no Kanashimi), trans. Emi Shimokawa (Vertical, 2003)
• Winter Sleep (original title: Fuyu no Nemuri), trans. Mark Schilling (Vertical, 2005)
• The Cage (original title: Ori), trans. Paul Warham (Vertical, 2006)
• City of Refuge (original title: Nogare no Machi), trans. Y.T. Horgan (Vertical, 2012)

Awards and nominations

• 1982 - Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize: Nemuri Naki Yoru (Sleepless Night)
• 1983 - Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers: Nemuri Naki Yoru (Sleepless Night)
• 1983 - Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize: The Cage
• 1984 - Nominee for Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: The Cage
• 1985 - Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: Kawaki no Machi (City of Thirst)
• 1991 - Shibata Renzaburo Prize: Hagun no Hoshi (Alkaid)
• 2004 - Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature: Yōkashō (Generals of the Yang Family)
• 2006 - Shiba Ryotaro Prize: Suikoden (Water Margin)
• 2009 - Japan Mystery Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement

Main works

See also

• Japanese detective fiction

References

External links

• Profile Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine at J'Lit Books from Japan (in English)
• Synopsis of The Cage at JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project) (in English)

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