Yusuke Kishi

Yusuke Kishi (貴志 祐介, Kishi Yūsuke, born 1959) is a Japanese author.

Biography

He graduated from Kyoto University with a degree in Economics. After working for a life insurance company for several years, Kishi started his writing career as a freelancer. He has twice won the Japan Horror Novel Award, and boasts bestselling status in Japan with multiple works adapted to the screen. The Crimson Labyrinth marks his American debut.

Works in English translation

• The Crimson Labyrinth (original title: Kurimuzon no Meikyū), trans. Masami Isetani with Camellia Nieh (Vertical, 2006)

Awards

• 1997 - Japan Horror Novel Award (ja): Kuroi Ie (Black House)
• 2005 - Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: Garasu no Hammā (The Glass Hammer ^[1])
• 2008 - Japan SF Award: From the New World
• 2010 - Yamada Futaro Award: Aku no Kyōten (Lesson of the Evil ^[2])
• 2011 - The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2011): Aku no Kyōten (Lesson of the Evil)

Bibliography

Kei Enomoto series

Kei Enomoto, a locksmith, solves locked room mysteries.

• Novel
  • The Glass Hammer (硝子のハンマー, Garasu no Hammā), 2004
• Short story collections
  • The House of Will-o'-the-Wisp (狐火の家, Kitsunebi no Ie), 2008
  • The Locked Room Murders (鍵のかかった部屋, Kagi no Kakatta Heya), 2011

Standalone novels

• Isola: Persona 13 (十三番目の人格 ISOLA, Jūsanban-me no Jinkaku: Isora), 1996
• The Black House (黒い家, Kuroi Ie), 1997
• Chirping of Angels (天使の囀り, Tenshi no Saezuri), 1998
• The Crimson Labyrinth (クリムゾンの迷宮, Kurimuzon no Meikyū), 1999
• Blue Flame (青の炎, Ao no Honō), 1999
• From the New World (新世界より, Shinsekai yori), 2008
• Lesson of the Evil (悪の教典, Aku no Kyōten), 2010
• Dark Zone (ダークゾーン, Dāku Zōn), 2011

Adaptations

Japanese films

• Kuroi Ie (1999)
• Isola: Persona 13 (2000)
• Ao no Honō (2003)
• Lesson of the Evil (2012) (Aku no Kyōten)

South Korean film

• Black House (2007) (Kuroi Ie)

Anime

• From the New World (2012)

References

External links

• Yusuke Kishi at J'Lit Books from Japan (English)
• Profile at Vertical, Inc. (English)
• Powell's Books Biography
• Google Books List of Works