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{{Short description|Japanese Writer}}
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| name = Hiroko Minagawa
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1930|1|2}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1930|1|2}}
| birth_place = Keijoo, Korea (present-day Seoul, South Korea)
| birth_place = Keijoo, Korea (present-day Seoul, South Korea)
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| occupation = Writer
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| language = Japanese
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| period = 1972–present
| period = 1972–present
| genre = [[Mystery fiction|Mystery]], [[fantasy]], [[Horror fiction|horror]], [[historical fiction]]
| genre = [[Mystery fiction|Mystery]], [[fantasy]], [[Horror fiction|horror]], [[historical fiction]]
| awards = [[Mystery Writers of Japan Award]] (1985)<br />[[Naoki Prize]] (1986)<br/>[[Honkaku Mystery Award]] (2012)
| awards = [[Mystery Writers of Japan Award]] (1985)<br />[[Naoki Prize]] (1986)<br/>[[Honkaku Mystery Award]] (2012)
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==Works in English translation==
==Works in English translation==
;Novels
;Novels
*''The Resurrection Fireplace'' (original title: ''Hirakasete Itadaki Kōei Desu''), trans. Matt Treyvaud, Bento Books, 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bentobooks.com/fireplace/|title=The Resurrection Fireplace|publisher=Bento Books|accessdate=January 17, 2019|isbn=978-1939326423}}</ref>
*''The Resurrection Fireplace'' (original title: ''Hirakasete Itadaki Kōei Desu''), trans. Matt Treyvaud, Bento Books, 2019<ref>{{cite book|url=http://bentobooks.com/fireplace/|title=The Resurrection Fireplace|date=31 March 2019 |publisher=Bento Books|access-date=17 January 2019|isbn=978-1939326423}}</ref>
;Short stories
;Short stories
*"The Midsummer Emissary" (original title: ''Fuzuki no Shisha''), trans. Ginny Tapley Takemori (''Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Volume 3: Tales of the Metropolis'', Kurodahan Press, 2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kurodahan.com/mt/e/catalog/jp0009cate.html|title=Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Volume 3: Tales of the Metropolis|publisher=Kurodahan Press|accessdate=March 3, 2014}}</ref>
*"The Midsummer Emissary" (original title: ''Fuzuki no Shisha''), trans. Ginny Tapley Takemori (''Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Volume 3: Tales of the Metropolis'', Kurodahan Press, 2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kurodahan.com/mt/e/catalog/jp0009cate.html|title=Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Volume 3: Tales of the Metropolis|publisher=Kurodahan Press|access-date=3 March 2014}}</ref>
*"Sunset" (original title: ''Yuhi ga Shizumu''), trans. Karen Sandness (''Speculative Japan 3: Silver Bullet and Other Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy'', Kurodahan Press, 2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kurodahan.com/mt/e/catalog/jp0024cate.html|title=Speculative Japan 3|publisher=Kurodahan Press|accessdate=March 3, 2014}}</ref>
*"Sunset" (original title: ''Yuhi ga Shizumu''), trans. Karen Sandness (''Speculative Japan 3: Silver Bullet and Other Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy'', Kurodahan Press, 2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kurodahan.com/mt/e/catalog/jp0024cate.html|title=Speculative Japan 3|publisher=Kurodahan Press|access-date=3 March 2014}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
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* 1985 – [[Mystery Writers of Japan Award]] for Best Novel: {{nihongo|''Kabe Tabishibai Satsujin Jiken''|壁 旅芝居殺人事件|}} (mystery novel)
* 1985 – [[Mystery Writers of Japan Award]] for Best Novel: {{nihongo|''Kabe Tabishibai Satsujin Jiken''|壁 旅芝居殺人事件|}} (mystery novel)
* 1986 – [[Naoki Prize]]: {{nihongo|''Koi Kurenai''|恋紅|}} (historical novel)
* 1986 – [[Naoki Prize]]: {{nihongo|''Koi Kurenai''|恋紅|}} (historical novel)
* 1990 – Shibata Renzaburo Prize: {{nihongo|''Baraki''|薔薇忌|}} (fantasy short story collection)
* 1990 – [[Renzaburo Shibata|Shibata Renzaburo]] Prize: {{nihongo|''Baraki''|薔薇忌|}} (fantasy short story collection)
* 1998 – [[Eiji Yoshikawa|Yoshikawa Eiji]] Prize for Literature: {{nihongo|''Shi no Izumi''|死の泉|}} (mystery novel)
* 1998 – [[Eiji Yoshikawa|Yoshikawa Eiji]] Prize for Literature: {{nihongo|''Shi no Izumi''|死の泉|}} (mystery novel)
* 2012 – [[Honkaku Mystery Award]]:<ref>[http://honkaku.com/english.html The Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan]</ref> ''The Resurrection Fireplace'' (mystery novel)
* 2012 – [[Honkaku Mystery Award]]:<ref>[http://honkaku.com/english.html The Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan], honkaku.com; accessed 25 July 2020.</ref> ''The Resurrection Fireplace'' (mystery novel)
* 2013 – Japan Mystery Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement
* 2013 – Japan Mystery Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement


==Main works==
==Main works==
⚫
===Edward Turner series===

⚫
===Dr. Daniel Barton series===
[[Historical mystery]] series set in 18th-century London
[[Historical mystery]] series set in 18th-century London
* {{nihongo|''Hirakasete Itadaki Koei desu''|開かせていただき光栄です|}}, 2011 (''The Resurrection Fireplace'')
* {{nihongo|''Hirakasete Itadaki Koei desu''|開かせていただき光栄です|}}, 2011 (''The Resurrection Fireplace'')
* {{nihongo|''Armonica Diabolica''|アルモニカ・ディアボリカ|}}, 2013
* {{nihongo|''Armonica Diabolica''|アルモニカ・ディアボリカ|}}, 2013
* {{nihongo|''Interview with the Prisoner''|インタヴュー・ウィズ・ザ・プリズナー|}}, 2021


===Other mystery novels===
===Other mystery novels===
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==Film adaptations==
==Film adaptations==
* ''[[Sharaku (film)|Sharaku]]'' (1995) (Based on her 1994 historical novel ''Sharaku'')
* ''[[Sharaku (film)|Sharaku]]'' (1995; based on her 1994 historical novel, ''Sharaku'')


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 10:59, 13 March 2023

Hiroko Minagawa
Born (1930-01-02) 2 January 1930 (age 94)
Keijoo, Korea (present-day Seoul, South Korea)
OccupationWriter
LanguageJapanese
Period1972–present
GenreMystery, fantasy, horror, historical fiction
Notable awardsMystery Writers of Japan Award (1985)
Naoki Prize (1986)
Honkaku Mystery Award (2012)

Hiroko Minagawa (皆川博子, Minagawa Hiroko, born 2 January 1930) is a Korean-born Japanese writer of mystery, fantasy, horror and historical fiction.

Works in English translation[edit]

Novels
  • The Resurrection Fireplace (original title: Hirakasete Itadaki Kōei Desu), trans. Matt Treyvaud, Bento Books, 2019[1]
Short stories
  • "The Midsummer Emissary" (original title: Fuzuki no Shisha), trans. Ginny Tapley Takemori (Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Volume 3: Tales of the Metropolis, Kurodahan Press, 2012)[2]
  • "Sunset" (original title: Yuhi ga Shizumu), trans. Karen Sandness (Speculative Japan 3: Silver Bullet and Other Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy, Kurodahan Press, 2012)[3]

Awards[edit]

  • 1973 – Shosetsu Gendai New Writers Prize: Arukadia no Natsu (アルカディアの夏) (short story)
  • 1985 – Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: Kabe Tabishibai Satsujin Jiken (壁 旅芝居殺人事件) (mystery novel)
  • 1986 – Naoki Prize: Koi Kurenai (恋紅) (historical novel)
  • 1990 – Shibata Renzaburo Prize: Baraki (薔薇忌) (fantasy short story collection)
  • 1998 – Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature: Shi no Izumi (死の泉) (mystery novel)
  • 2012 – Honkaku Mystery Award:[4] The Resurrection Fireplace (mystery novel)
  • 2013 – Japan Mystery Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement

Main works[edit]

Edward Turner series[edit]

Historical mystery series set in 18th-century London

  • Hirakasete Itadaki Koei desu (開かせていただき光栄です), 2011 (The Resurrection Fireplace)
  • Armonica Diabolica (アルモニカ・ディアボリカ), 2013
  • Interview with the Prisoner (インタヴュー・ウィズ・ザ・プリズナー), 2021

Other mystery novels[edit]

  • Raidā wa Yami ni Kieta (ライダーは闇に消えた), 1975
  • Hikari no Haikyo (光の廃墟), 1978
  • Hana no Tabi Yoru no Tabi (花の旅夜の旅), 1979
  • Niji no Higeki (虹の悲劇), 1982
  • Kiri no Higeki (霧の悲劇), 1982
  • Shiretoko Misaki Satsujin Jiken (知床岬殺人事件), 1984
  • Sōma Nomaoi Satsujin Jiken (相馬野馬追い殺人事件), 1984
  • Kabe Tabishibai Satsujin Jiken (壁 旅芝居殺人事件), 1984
  • Hikaru Genji Satsujin Jiken (光源氏殺人事件), 1985
  • Zeami Satsujin Jiken (世阿弥殺人事件), 1986
  • Ayakashi-Gura Satsujin Jiken (妖かし蔵殺人事件), 1986
  • Chūshingura Satsujin Jiken (忠臣蔵殺人事件), 1986
  • Satsui no Karuizawa Fuyu (殺意の軽井沢・冬), 1987
  • Yami Tsubaki (闇椿), 1988
  • Seijo no Shima (聖女の島), 1988
  • Kaoshi Rentarō to Itsutsu no Nazo (顔師・連太郎と五つの謎), 1989
  • Shi no Izumi (死の泉), 1997
  • Tōritsu Suru Tō no Satsujin (倒立する塔の殺人), 2007

Other[edit]

Film adaptations[edit]

  • Sharaku (1995; based on her 1994 historical novel, Sharaku)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Resurrection Fireplace. Bento Books. 31 March 2019. ISBN 978-1939326423. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Volume 3: Tales of the Metropolis". Kurodahan Press. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Speculative Japan 3". Kurodahan Press. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. ^ The Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan, honkaku.com; accessed 25 July 2020.

External links[edit]

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