Mahokaru Numata (沼田まほかる, Numata Mahokaru, born 1948) is a Japanese crime fiction and horror writer.
Mahokaru Numata | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre | Crime fiction, thriller, horror |
| Notable awards | Horror and Suspense Grand Prize (2004) Haruhiko Oyabu Award (2012) |
There has been an iyamisu (eww mystery) boom in Japan since around 2012. Iyamisu (eww mystery) is a subgenre of mystery fiction which deals with grisly episodes and the dark side of human nature. Readers blurt out "eww" when they are reading iyamisu (eww mystery) novels. Mahokaru Numata, Kanae Minato and Yukiko Mari are regarded as representatives of the genre in Japan.[1][2][3]
Works in English translation
edit- Nan-Core (original title: Yurigokoro), trans. Jonathan Lloyd-Davies (Vertical. 2015. ISBN 978-1939130921)
Awards and nominations
edit- 2004 – Horror and Suspense Grand Prize: Kugatsu ga Eien ni Tsuzukeba (If September Could Last Forever )
- 2012 – Haruhiko Oyabu Award: Nan-Core
- 2012 – Nominee for Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: Nan-Core[4]
Bibliography
editNovels
edit- Kugatsu ga Eien ni Tsuzukeba (九月が永遠に続けば, lit. If September Could Last Forever), 2005
- Kanojo ga Sono Na o Shiranai Tori-tachi (彼女がその名を知らない鳥たち, lit. The Birds She Doesn't Know the Names Of), 2006
- Nekonari (猫鳴り, lit. Cat Sounds), 2007
- Amida-sama (アミダサマ, lit. Amida Buddha), 2009
- Yurigokoro (ユリゴコロ), 2011 (Nan-Core. Vertical.)
Short story collection
edit- Shibireru (痺れる), 2010
References
edit- ^ "Yukiko Mari". J-Lit Center. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ いや～な汗をかく小説「イヤミス」の魅力とは？ (in Japanese). Bookstand. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ “イヤミス”の女王 湊かなえの『贖罪』文庫が大人気 (in Japanese). Da Vinci News. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ "2012 (65th) Mystery Writers of Japan Award" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
External links
edit- Profile at J'Lit Books from Japan