Hideo Yokoyama

Hideo Yokoyama (横山 秀夫, Yokoyama Hideo, born 1957) is a Japanese novelist.

Hideo Yokoyama
Native name
横山秀夫
Born (1957-01-17) January 17, 1957
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationWriter
LanguageJapanese
GenreCrime fiction, mystery fiction, thriller
Notable worksSix Four
Notable awardsMatsumoto Seicho Prize (1998)
Mystery Writers of Japan Award (2000)
The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (2003, 2013)

Yokoyama specializes in mystery novels.

He repeated his Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! No. 1 ranking in 2013 with Six Four (64).

The English edition of Six Four, translated by Jonathan Lloyd-Davies, was shortlisted for the 2016 CWA International Dagger.[1]

He is known for his career as journalist for the Jomo Shimbun, the regional paper in Gunma.

Works in English translation

Novels

  • Six Four (original title: 64 Rokuyon), trans. Jonathan Lloyd-Davies (riverrun, 2016)
  • Seventeen (original title: Kuraimāzu hai [Climber's High]), trans. Louise Heal Kawai (riverrun, 2018)
  • Prefecture D (original title: Kage no Kisetsu), trans. Jonathan Lloyd-Davies (riverrun, 2019)

Short story

Essay

Awards and nominations

Japanese Awards
UK Award

Bibliography

Novels

  • Deguchi no Nai Umi (出口のない海), 1996
  • Kage no Kisetsu (陰の季節), 1998
    • English translation: Prefecture D, riverrun, 2019
  • Han'ochi (半落ち), 2002
  • Kuraimāzu hai (Climber's High) (クライマーズ・ハイ), 2003
    • English translation: Seventeen, riverrun, 2018
  • Rupan no Shōsoku (ルパンの消息), 2005
  • Shindo Zero (震度0), 2005
  • Rokuyon (64), 2012
    • English translation: Six Four, riverrun, 2016
  • Nōsu Raito (North Light) (ノースライト), 2019

Short story collections

  • Dōki (動機), 2000
  • Kao (), 2002
  • Fukaoi (深追い), 2002
  • Shinsō (真相), 2003
  • Kagefumi (影踏み), 2003
  • Kanshugan (看守眼), 2004
  • Rinjō (臨場), 2004
  • Rinjō Special Book (臨場スペシャルブック), 2010

Film adaptations

References

  1. "Six Four". The Crime Writers' Association. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  2. J'Lit | Publications : Initial Response | Books from Japan (in English)
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