Kazushige Abe(阿部 和重,Abe Kazushige, born September 23, 1968 in Higashine, Yamagata) is a contemporary Japanese writer.
In 2004 he was awarded the 132nd Akutagawa Prize for his book about a pedophile called Grand Finale and the Tanizaki Prize 2010 for Pistols. Abe was on the selection committee for the annual Super Dash Novel Rookie of the Year Award from 2001 through 2005.
Works
Amerika no yoru (アメリカの夜 Night in America). 1994. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4062730570
ABC sensou (ABC戦争 The ABC Wars). 1995. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4101377223
Indivijuaru purojekushon (インディヴィジュアル・プロジェクション Individual Projection). 1997. Shinchousha. ISBN 978-4101377216
Koushakufujin-tei no gogo no paatii (公爵婦人邸の午後のパーティー The Evening Party at the Princess's House). 1997. Kodansha.
Mujou no sekai (無情の世界 This Cruel World). 1999. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4101377230
Nipponia nippon (ニッポニアニッポン Nipponia Nippon). 2001. Shinchousha. ISBN 978-4101377247
Shinsemia (シンセミア Sinsemilla). 2003. Asahi Shinbun-sha. ISBN 978-4022643773
Gurando Finaare (グランド・フィナーレ Grand Finale). 2005. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4062757751
Purasutikku Souru (プラスティック・ソウル Plastic Soul). 2006. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4062102605
Misuteriasu Settingu (ミステリアス・セッティング Mysterious Soul). 2006. Asahi Shinbun-sha. ISBN 978-4022502445
Pisutoruzu (ピストルズ Pistols). 2010. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4062161169
