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Occupation
  
Writer

Role
  
Writer

Name
  
Katsuhiko Takahashi

Period
  
1983–present

Language
  
Japanese


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Born
  
6 August 1947 (age 76) Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan (
1947-08-06
)

Genre
  
Crime fiction, thriller, horror, science fiction, historical fiction

Notable awards
  
Edogawa Rampo Award (1983) Mystery Writers of Japan Award (1987) Naoki Prize (1992)

Books
  
The Case of the Sharaku Murders

Similar People
  
Motohiko Izawa, Hiroshi Aramata, Takashi Atoda, Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Jiro Akagawa

Katsuhiko Takahashi (高橋 克彦, Takahashi Katsuhiko, born 6 August 1947) is a Japanese writer of mystery, horror, science fiction and historical fiction. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan.

Contents

Works in English translation

Crime Novel
  • The Case of the Sharaku Murders (original title: Sharaku Satsujin Jiken), trans. Ian Macdonald (Thames River Press, 2013)
    • Short horror story
  • Reunion (original title: Daisuki na Ane), trans. Andrew Cunningham (Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Volume 2: Country Delights, Kurodahan Press, 2010)

    • Awards

  • 1983 – Edogawa Rampo Prize: The Case of the Sharaku Murders
  • 1986 – Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers: Sōmon-Dani (The Somon Valley)
  • 1987 – Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: Hokusai Satsujin Jiken (The Case of the Hokusai Murders)
  • 1992 – Naoki Prize: Akai Kioku (The Scarlet Memories)
  • 2000 – Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature: Kaen (Flaming Rancor)
  • 2011 – Japan Mystery Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement

    • Ukiyo-e murder trilogy

  • Sharaku Satsujin Jiken (写楽殺人事件), 1983 (The Case of the Sharaku Murders, Thames River Press, 2013)
  • Hokusai Satsujin Jiken (北斎殺人事件), 1986 (The Case of the Hokusai Murders)
  • Hiroshige Satsujin Jiken (広重殺人事件), 1989 (The Case of the Hiroshige Murders)

    • Detective Sotaro Toma series

  • Novels
  • Utamaro Satsugan Jiken (歌麿殺贋事件), 1988
  • Pandora Kēsu Yomigaeru Satsujin (パンドラ・ケース よみがえる殺人), 1988
  • Nanchō Meiro (南朝迷路), 1989
  • Miira no Satsujin (即身仏の殺人), 1990
  • Gohho Satsujin Jiken (ゴッホ殺人事件), 2002 (The Case of the Gogh Murders)
  • Short story collection
  • Hokusai no Tsumi (北斎の罪), 1990

    • Standalone mystery novels

  • Rondon Ansatsu Tō (倫敦暗殺塔), 1985 (Murder at the Tower of London)
  • Gūjinkan no Satsujin (偶人館の殺人), 1990

    • Memories series (horror novels)

  • Akai Kioku (緋い記憶), 1991
  • Zense no Kioku (前世の記憶), 1996
  • Aoi Kioku (蒼い記憶), 2000

    • References

    Katsuhiko Takahashi Wikipedia
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