Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize
The Honkaku Mystery Grand Prizes (本格ミステリ大賞 Honkaku Misuteri Taishō) are presented every year by the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. They honor the best in honkaku (i.e. authentic, orthodox) mystery fiction and critical work published in the previous year.
Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize for Best Novel winners
| Year | Winner | Winning entry | Available in English Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | Jun Kurachi (ja) | Kochu no Tengoku (壺中の天国) | |
| 2 | 2002 | Masaki Yamada | Misuteri Opera (ミステリ・オペラ) | |
| 3 | 2003 | Kiyoshi Kasai (ja) | Oidipusu Shokogun (オイディプス症候群) | |
| Otsuichi | Gosu Risuto katto Jiken (GOTH リストカット事件) | Goth: A Novel of Horror | ||
| 4 | 2004 | Shogo Utano (ja) | Hazakura no Kisetsu ni Kimi o Omou to iu Koto (葉桜の季節に君を想うということ) [1] | |
| 5 | 2005 | Rintaro Norizuki | Namakubi ni Kiitemiro (生首に聞いてみろ) [2] | |
| 6 | 2006 | Keigo Higashino | Yōgisha X no Kenshin (容疑者Xの献身) | The Devotion of Suspect X |
| 7 | 2007 | Shusuke Michio (ja) | Shadou (シャドウ) | |
| 8 | 2008 | Arisu Arisugawa (ja) | Joo koku no Shiro (女王国の城) | |
| 9 | 2009 | Masaki Tsuji | Kanzen Ren'ai (完全恋愛) | |
| 10 | 2010 | Shinzo Mitsuda (ja) | Mizuchi no gotoki Shizumu Mono (水魑の如き沈むもの) | |
| Shogo Utano (ja) | Misshitsu Satsujin Gemu 2.0 (密室殺人ゲーム2.0) | |||
| 11 | 2011 | Yutaka Maya (ja) | Sekigan no Shojo (隻眼の少女) [3] | |
| 12 | 2012 | Kyo Shirodaira (ja) | Kyoko Suiri: Kojin Nanase (虚構推理 鋼人七瀬) | |
| Hiroko Minagawa | Hirakasete Itadaki Koei desu (開かせていただき光栄です) | |||
| 13 | 2013 | Seiichiro Oyama (ja) | Misshitsu Shushuka (密室蒐集家) | |
| 14 | 2014 | Tomoki Morikawa (ja) | Suno Howaito [Snow White] (スノーホワイト) |
- Nominees available in English translation
- 05 (2005) - Taku Ashibe, Murder in the Red Chamber (紅楼夢の殺人 Koromu no Satsujin)
- 10 (2010) - Yukito Ayatsuji, Another (アナザー Anazā)
Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize for Best Critical Work winners
| Year | Winner | Winning entry | Available in English Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | Manji Gonda (ja) Hirohisa Shimpo (ja) | Nihon Misuteri Jiten (日本ミステリー事典) (Dictionary of Japanese mystery writers) | |
| 2 | 2002 | Tadashi Wakashima (ja) | Ranshi Dokusha no Kikan (乱視読者の帰還) (Critical essay) | |
| 3 | 2003 | Kiyoshi Kasai (ja) | Tantei Shosetsu Ron Josetsu (探偵小説論序説) (Studies on Honkaku mystery) | |
| 4 | 2004 | Akiyuki Sengai (ja) | Minamo no Seiza Minasoko no Hoseki (水面の星座 水底の宝石) (Studies on Honkaku mystery) | |
| 5 | 2005 | Hajime Amagi (ja) | AMAGI Hajime no Misshitsu Hanzaigaku Kyotei (天城一の密室犯罪学教程) (Theory and practice of Locked room mystery) | |
| 6 | 2006 | Kaoru Kitamura | The Japanese Nickel Mystery (ニッポン硬貨の謎 Nippon Koka no Nazo) (Pastiche of Ellery Queen) | |
| 7 | 2007 | Masaaki Tatsumi (ja) | Ronri no Kumo no Su no Naka de (論理の蜘蛛の巣の中で) (Studies on Honkaku mystery) | |
| 8 | 2008 | Kentaro Komori (ja) | Tantei Shosetsu no Ronrigaku (探偵小説の論理学) (Studies on Honkaku mystery) | |
| 9 | 2009 | Toshiaki Endo (ja) | Nazo no Kaizodo (「謎」の解像度) (Studies on Honkaku mystery) | |
| 10 | 2010 | Motoi Taniguchi (ja) | Senzen Sengo Itan Bungaku Ron (戦前戦後異端文学論) (Studies on Japanese heterodox literature) | |
| 11 | 2011 | Yusan Iiki (ja) | Erari Kuin Ron (エラリー・クイーン論) (Studies on Ellery Queen) | |
| 12 | 2012 | Kiyoshi Kasai (ja) | Tantei Shosetsu to Jojutsu Torikku (探偵小説と叙述トリック) (Studies on mystery fiction) | |
| 13 | 2013 | Kenta Fukui (ja) | Honkaku Misuteri Kansho Jutsu (本格ミステリ鑑賞術) (Studies on Honkaku mystery) | |
| 14 | 2014 | Ryuzo Uchida (ja) | Roja Akuroido wa Naze Korosareru? (ロジャー・アクロイドはなぜ殺される?) (lit. Why Is Roger Ackroyd Killed?) |
Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize for Lifetime Achievement winners
The award is presented irregularly.
- 01 (2001) - Tetsuya Ayukawa (Honkaku mystery writer)
- 04 (2004) - Yasunobu Togawa (ja) (editor), Hideomi Uyama (editor)
- 08 (2008) - Fu Chin-chuan (Hiroshi Shimazaki) (ja) (editor)
Best Foreign Honkaku Mystery of the Decade (2000-2009)
The Best Honkaku Mystery Novel translated into Japanese in the last decade (2000–2009).
- Jack Kerley, The Death Collectors
- Shortlisted titles
- Sarah Caldwell, The Sibyl in Her Grave
- Jeffery Deaver, The Cold Moon
- Michael Connelly, Blood Work
- Thomas H. Cook, Instruments of Night
- Minette Walters, The Shape of Snakes
- Shortlisted titles
See also
References
- Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan (2010), Honkaku Misuteri Taisho Zen Senpyo 2001-2010 / Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize All Selecting And Commenting (本格ミステリ大賞全選評 2001-2010), Kobunsha, Tokyo
- ↑ J'Lit | Publications : When the Cherry Blossoms Fall, I'll Think of You | Books from Japan (English)
- ↑ J'Lit | Publications : The Gorgon's Look | Books from Japan (English)
- ↑ J'Lit | Publications : The Girl with One Eye | Books from Japan (English)
External links
- Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan(Japanese)