Miyuki Miyabe

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Miyuki Miyabe ( Japanese 宮 部 み ゆ き , Miyabe Miyuki ; born December 23, 1960 in Kōtō , Tokyo Prefecture ) is a Japanese writer .

Life

Born in Fukagawa , a suburb of Tokyo's Kōtō district , she spent her childhood in Japan's capital. After graduating from Sumidagawa High School, she worked in a law firm. She wrote her first novel when she was twenty-three. In addition, she attended authoring courses with Masao Yamamura , which were offered by the Kodansha publishing house. She made her debut as a writer in 1987 with the short story Warera ga rinjin no hanzai ( 我 ら が 隣人 の 犯罪 ).

In the following years she published numerous novels that were translated into several languages. For Kasha she received the prestigious Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize in 1993 and the Naoki Prize for Riyū ( 理由 ) in 1998 .

Her novels and stories span a wide range of different genres, from young people's books to science fiction and fantasy to crime novels . Miyabe is a member of the Association of "Mystery Writers of Japan" ( 日本 推理 作家協会 , Nihon Suiri Sakka Kyōkai ). Her novel Brave Story was also filmed as an anime.

Works

German editions
  • Fire car. Novel. be.bra-Verlag, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-86124-912-2 . (Original title: Kasha. Translator: Ralph Degen)
English editions
  • All She Was Worth. Mariner Books, 1999. (Original title: Kasha. Translator: Alfred Birnbaum)
  • Crossfire. Kodansha America, 2006. (Translator: Deborah Iwabuchi, Anna Isozaki)
  • Shadow Family. Kodansha America, 2006. (Original title: RPG Translator: Juliet Winters Carpenter)
  • Brave story. VIZ Fiction, 2007. (Translator: Alexander O. Smith)
  • The Devil's Whisper. Kodansha America, 2007. (Original title: Majutsu wa sasayaku. Translator: Deborah Iwabuchi)
  • The Book of Heroes. Haikasoru, 2010. (Original title: Eiyu no sho.Translator : Alexander O. Smith)
  • The Sleeping Dragon. Kodansha America, 2010. (Original title: Ryū wa nemuru. Translator: Deborah Iwabuchi)
  • Ico: Castle in the Mist. Haikasoru, 2011. (Translator: Alexander O. Smith)
  • Apparitions: Ghosts of Old Edo. Haikasoru, 2013. (Original title: Ayashi. Translator: Daniel Huddleston)
  • Puppet Master. Creek & River Co., Ltd, 2014. (Original title: Mohōhan. Translator: Ginny Tapley Takemori)
French editions
  • Une carte pour l'enfer. Picquier Poche, Arles 2001, ISBN 2-87730-561-9 . (Original title: Kasha. 火車 )
  • La Librairie Tanabe. Picquier Poche, Arles 1995, ISBN 2-87730-228-8 . (Original title: Sabishī karyudo. 淋 し い 狩 人 )
  • Brave story. Pocket jeunesse. (Original title: Bureibu Stōrī. ブ レ イ ブ ス ト ー リ ー )
  • You Sang sur la Toile. Picquier Poche, Arles 2010, ISBN 978-2-8097-0185-2 . (Original title: RPG )
  • Crossfire. Picquier, Arles 2008, ISBN 978-2-8097-0045-9 . (Original title: Kurosufaia. ク ロ ス フ ァ イ ア )
Japanese editions
  • Perfect Blue ( パ ー フ ェ ク ト ・ ブ ル ー ) (1989, ISBN 4-488-41101-0 )
  • Majutsu wa sasayaku = The Devil's Whisper ( 魔術 は さ さ や く ) (1989)
  • Warera ga rinjin no hanzai ( 我 ら が 隣人 の 犯罪 ) (1990, ISBN 4-06-148739-6 )
  • Tōkyō (Water Front) Satsujin boshoku = The Murders in Downtown Tokyo ( 東京 (ウ ォ ー タ ー ・ フ ロ ン ト) 殺人 暮色 , since 1990 under the title: 東京 下町 殺人 暮色 )
  • Level 7 ( レ ベ ル 7 ) (1990)
  • Ryū wa nemuru ( 龍 は 眠 る ) (1991)
  • Honjo Fukagawa Fushigi zōshi ( 本 所 深 川 ふ し ぎ 草紙 ) (1991, ISBN 4-10-136915-1 )
  • Henji wa iranai ( 返 事 は い ら な い ) (1991, ISBN 4-10-136913-5 )
  • Kamaitachi ( か ま い た ち ) (1992)
  • Kon'ya wa nemurenai ( 今夜 は 眠 れ な い ) (1992, ISBN 4-06-148718-3 )
  • Sunākugari ( ス ナ ー ク 狩 り ) (1992, ISBN 4-334-72409-4 )
  • Kasha ( 火車 ) (1992, ISBN 4-10-136918-6 ), German "Der Feuerwagen" (2012, ISBN 978-3-86124-912-2 )
  • Nagai nagai Satsujin ( 長 い 長 い 殺人 ) (1992, ISBN 4-334-72827-8 )
  • Torinokosarete ( と り 残 さ れ て ) (1992, ISBN 4-16-754902-6 )
  • Stepfather Step ( ス テ ッ プ フ ァ ザ ー ・ ス テ ッ プ ) (1993)
  • Furueru Iwa - Reigen Ohatsu Torimonohikae-1 ( 震 え る 岩 霊 験 お 初 捕 物 控 1 ) (1991)
  • Sabishii kariudo ( 淋 し い 狩 人 ) (1993)
  • Chikagai no ame ( 地下 街 の 雨 ) (1994)
  • Genshoku Edogoyomi ( 幻 色 江 戸 ご よ み ) (1994)
  • Yume ni mo omowanai ( 夢 に も 思 わ な い ) (1995, ISBN 4-04-361102-1 )
  • Hatsu monogatari (初 も の が た り) (1995)
  • Itokichi no Koi ( 糸 吉 の 恋 )
  • Hatobuesō ( 鳩 笛 草 ) (1995)
  • Hitojichi Canon ( 人質 カ ノ ン ) (1996, ISBN 4-16-754904-2 )
  • Gamōtei jiken ( 蒲 生 邸 事件 ) (1996)
  • Kanninbako ( 堪忍 箱 ) (1996)
  • Tengukaze Reigen Ohatsu Torimonohikae-2 ( 天狗 風 霊 験 お 初 捕 物 控 2 ) (1997, ISBN 4-06-273257-2 )
  • Kokoro torokasu yō na Masa no Jikenbo ( 心 と ろ か す よ う な マ サ の 事件簿 ) (1997, ISBN 4-488-41102-9 )
  • Riyū ( 理由 ) (1998)
  • Crossfire ( ク ロ ス フ ァ イ ア ) (1998)
  • Bonkura ( ぼ ん く ら ) (2000)
  • Ayashikai ( あ や し 怪 ) (2000)
  • Mohōhan ( 模倣 犯 ) (2001)
  • RPG = Shadow Family (2001, ISBN 4-08-747349-X )
  • Dream Buster ( ド リ ー ム バ ス タ ー ) 1-4 (2001-07)
  • Akanbee ( あ か ん べ え ) (2002)
  • Brave Story ( ブ レ イ ブ ・ ス ト ー リ ー ) (2003)
  • Dareka ( 誰 か ) Somebody (2003)
  • ICO -Kirino shiro- ( ICO－ 霧 の 城 - ) (2004, ISBN 4-06-212441-6 )
  • Higurashi ( 日暮 ら し ) (2005)
  • Koshuku no hito ( 孤 宿 の 人 ) (2005)
  • Namonaki doku ( 名 も な き 毒 ) (2006, ISBN 4-344-01214-3 )
  • Rakuen (楽 園) (2007)
  • Osoroshi Mishima yahenchō Hyakumonogatari Kotohajime ( お そ ろ し 三島 屋 変 調 調 百 物語 事 始 ) (2008)
  • Eiyū no sho = The Book of Heroes ( 英雄 の 書 ) (2009)
  • Kogure Shashinkan ( 小 暮 写真 館 ) (2010)

Adaptations

Miyabe's novels have been implemented in several films and television plays in Japan. Including:

  • Stepfather Step (2012 television series)
  • Helpless (2012 Korean theatrical version of Kasha)
  • Kasha (2011 television play)
  • Majutsu wa sasayaku (2011 television play)
  • Nagai Nagai Satsujin (2007 film)
  • Brave Story (2006 anime film)
  • Riyu (2004 film)
  • Mohōhan (2002 film)
  • Crossfire (2000 film)
  • Perfect Blue (2012 television play)
  • Kasha: Kādo hasan no onna! (1994 television play)
  • Majutsu wa sasayaku (1990 television play)

"Brave Story" was implemented in a 20-volume manga series, drawn by Yōichirō Ono , and another by Akira Himekawa and served as a template for three video games for Sony's PSP , Playstation 2 and Nintendo DS .

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personal data
SURNAME Miyabe, Miyuki
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 宮 部 み ゆ き (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 23, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Kōtō , Tokyo , Tokyo Prefecture