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Keigo Higashino
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Keigo Higashino ( Higashino Keigo, born February 4, 1958) is a Japanese author chiefly known for his mystery novels. He is the President of Mystery Writers of Japan.

Keigo Higashino
Born Occupation February 4, 1958 Osaka, Japan Author

Contents
1 Biography 2 Main works 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

Biography
Born in Osaka, he started writing novels while still working as an engineer at Nippon Denso Co. (presently DENSO). He won the Edogawa Rampo Award, which is awarded annually to the unpublished finest mystery work, in 1985 for the novel Hkago (After School) at age 27. Subsequently, he quit his job and started a career as a writer in Tokyo. In 1999, he won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for the novel Naoko, which was translated into English by Kerim Yasar and published by Vertical Inc.[1] in 2004. In 2006, he won the 134th Naoki Prize for The Devotion of Suspect X (Ygisha X no Kenshin). His novels had been nominated five times before winning the award. The novel also won the 6th Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize and was ranked as the number-one novel by Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2006 and 2006 Honkaku Mystery Best 10, annual mystery fiction guide books published in Japan. The English translation of The Devotion of Suspect X was nominated for the 2012 Edgar Award for Best Novel and the 2012 Barry Award for Best First Novel. He writes not only mystery novels but also essays and story books for children. The style of writing differs from his novels, but basically he does not use as many characters as in his novels.[citation needed]

Main works
Detective Galileo series Novels Ygisha X no Kenshin (X), 2005 (The Devotion of Suspect X, Minotaur Books, 2011) Seijo no Kysai (), 2008 (Salvation of a Saint, Minotaur Books, 2012) Manatsu no Hteishiki (), 2011 Short story collections
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Tantei Galileo (), 1998 Yochimu (), 2000 Galileo no Kun (), 2008 Kyoz no Dkeshi: Galileo 7 ( 7), 2012 Kindan no Majutsu: Galileo 8 ( 8), 2012 Kyoichiro Kaga series Novels Sotsugy (), 1986 Nemuri no mori (), 1989 Dochiraka ga Kanojo o Koroshita (), 1996 Akui (), 1996 Watashi ga Kare o Koroshita (), 1999 Akai Yubi (), 2006 Shinzan-mono (), 2009 Kirin no Tsubasa (), 2011 Short story collection Uso o M Hitotsu Dake (), 2000 Other novels Hkago (), 1985 Naniwa shnen tanteidan (), 1988 Henshin (), 1991 Parallel world love story (), 1994 Himitsu (), 1998 (Naoko, Vertical, 2004) Byakuyak (), 1999 Tegami (), 2003 Samayou Yaiba (), 2004 Gen'ya (), 2007 Rysei no Kizuna (), 2008 Kakkoh no Tamago ha Dare no Mono (), 2010 Platinum Data (), 2010 Some of his novels have been made into TV drama series and films: Himitsu (Film, 1999, Original Title: Himitsu, 1998) Lakeside Murdercase (Film, 2004, Original Title: Lakeside, 2002) g@me (Film, 2003, Original Title: Game no na wa ykai, 2002) Tokio chichi e no dengon (TV Drama, 2004 Aug-Sep, Original Title: Tokio 2002) Byakuyak (TV Drama, 2006)[2] Tegami (Film, 2006) Galileo (TV Drama, 2007 and TV Drama SP, 2008, Original Title: Tantei Galileo 1998 and Yochimu 2000) The Secret (Film, 2007, based on Himitsu; French title: Si J'etais Toi, meaning "If I Were You") Rysei no Kizuna (TV Drama, 2008) Suspect X (Film, 2008) Samayou Yaiba (Film, 2009) White Night (Film, 2009)
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Shinzanmono (TV Drama, 2010) Into the White Night (Film, 2010) Kirin no Tsubasa (Film, 2012) Perfect Number (Film, 2012) Platinum Data (Film, 2013)[3]

See also
Mystery Writers of Japan

References
1. ^ http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/naoko.html 2. ^ " (2006)" (http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=323876) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=323876. Retrieved 2011-01-14. 3. ^ "Platina Data" (http://www.platinadata.jp/) (in Japanese). platinadata.jp.net. http://www.platinadata.jp/. Retrieved 2012-04-02.

External links
J'Lit | Authors : Keigo Higashino | Books from Japan (http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/authors/item/648keigo-higashino) (English) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keigo_Higashino&oldid=538525162" Categories: 1958 births Japanese writers Japanese novelists Japanese mystery writers Mystery Writers of Japan Award winners Edogawa Rampo Award winners Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize winners Living people Writers from Osaka Japanese writer stubs This page was last modified on 16 February 2013 at 07:09. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. See Terms of Use for details. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.

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