Tetsuya Honda (誉田 哲也, Honda Tetsuya; born August 18, 1969) is a Japanese writer of mystery and thriller novels and one of Japan's bestselling authors. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan[1] and has won many prestigious awards.[citation needed] Several of his popular Reiko Himekawa crime novels have been translated into English, German, Polish, Chinese, Persian, Thai and Vietnamese.[citation needed] In Japan, several of Honda's works have been adapted into major theatrical motion pictures and TV dramas, including Strawberry Night and Strawberry Night Saga.[2][3]
Tetsuya Honda | |
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| Born | August 18, 1969 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Japanese |
| Period | 2003–present |
| Genre | Mystery, thriller |
| Notable works | Lieutenant Himekawa series |
Works in translation
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- The Silent Dead (original title: Strawberry Night), trans. Giles Murray (Minotaur Books, 2016; Titan Books, 2016)
- Blutroter Tod, trans. Irmengard Gabler (S. Fischer Verlag, 2016)
- Przeczucie, (original title: Strawberry Night), trans. Rafał Śmietana (Społeczny Instytut Wydawniczy Znak, 2017)
- Soul Cage (Minotaur Books, 2017)
- Stahlblaue Nacht (original title: Soul Cage), trans. Irmengard Gabler (S. Fischer Verlag, 2017)
- Rouge est la nuit (original title: Strawberry Night), trans. Dominique Sylvain and Frank Sylvain (Atelier Akatombo, France, 2019)
Main works
editLieutenant Himekawa series
edit- Novels
- Strawberry Night (ストロベリーナイト), 2006 (The Silent Dead, Minotaur, 2016), (Rouge est la nuit, Akatombo, 2019)
- Soul Cage (ソウルケイジ), 2007 (Soul Cage, Minotaur, 2017)
- Invisible Rain (インビジブルレイン), 2009
- Blue Murder (ブルーマーダー), 2012
- Glass Sun ― Rouge (硝子の太陽 ルージュ), 2016
- Short story collections
- Symmetry (シンメトリー), 2008
- Index (インデックス), 2014
- Spin-off novel
- Kansen Yugi (感染遊戯), 2011 (Infection Game)
Jiu trilogy
edit- Novels
- Jiu I: Keishicho Tokushu Hanzai Sosa-gakari (ジウI 警視庁特殊犯捜査係), 2005
- Jiu II: Keishicho Tokushu Kyushu Butai (ジウII 警視庁特殊急襲部隊), 2006
- Jiu III: Shin Sekai Chitsujo (ジウIII 新世界秩序), 2006
- Spin-off novels
- Kokkyo Jihen (国境事変), 2007
- Hang (ハング), 2009
- Kabukicho Seven (歌舞伎町セブン), 2010
- Kabukicho Damned (歌舞伎町ダムド), 2014
- Glass Sun ― Noir (硝子の太陽 ノワール), 2016
Bushido series
edit- Bushido Sixteen (武士道シックスティーン), 2007
- Bushido Seventeen (武士道セブンティーン), 2008
- Bushido Eighteen (武士道エイティーン), 2009
- Bushido Generation (武士道ジェネレーション), 2015
See also
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References
edit- Profile at J'Lit Books from Japan
- ↑ "Tetsuya Honda (List of members)" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Tetsuya Honda". IMDB. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ↑ "Tetsuya Honda: About the Author". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved 13 March 2023.