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Shusuke Michio
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* Shusuke Michio
* 道尾秀介 (Japanese Profile)
Shūsuke Michio (1975–) takes his pen name from the mystery writer Michio Tsuzuki, one of his idols. Michio first became interested in reading in high school, when he was inspired by the works of Yasunari Kawabata and Osamu Dazai. He began writing short-shorts in college and continued producing fiction after graduation in his time away from work. His first break as an author came when he received the Horror and Suspense Special Prize for Se no me (Eyes in the Back) in 2004; the following year he quit his job to write full-time. In 2009 his novel Karasu no oyayubi (By Rule of Crow’s Thumb) earned the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in addition to a Naoki Prize nomination; in a testament to the consistently high quality of his work, he was nominated for the biannual prize four more times on his way to winning it in 2011 withTsuki to kani (Moon and Crab). Other honors include the 2010 Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize for Kōbai no hana (Flowers of Light), a collection of linked short stories. With his knack for easily crossing over genres such as horror and the mystery, Michio is a promising hitmaker among the new generation of writers.
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* Shusuke Michio
* 道尾秀介 (Japanese Profile)
Shūsuke Michio (1975–) takes his pen name from the mystery writer Michio Tsuzuki, one of his idols. Michio first became interested in reading in high school, when he was inspired by the works of Yasunari Kawabata and Osamu Dazai. He began writing short-shorts in college and continued producing fiction after graduation in his time away from work. His first break as an author came when he received the Horror and Suspense Special Prize for Se no me (Eyes in the Back) in 2004; the following year he quit his job to write full-time. In 2009 his novel Karasu no oyayubi (By Rule of Crow’s Thumb) earned the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in addition to a Naoki Prize nomination; in a testament to the consistently high quality of his work, he was nominated for the biannual prize four more times on his way to winning it in 2011 withTsuki to kani (Moon and Crab). Other honors include the 2010 Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize for Kōbai no hana (Flowers of Light), a collection of linked short stories. With his knack for easily crossing over genres such as horror and the mystery, Michio is a promising hitmaker among the new generation of writers.
www.booksfromjapan.jp
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January 3, 2026
Alle Geschichten verknüpfen irgendwie und je nach der Reihenfolge des Lesens bekommt man einen ganz anderen Eindruck. Sehr tief strukturiert und stark empfehlenswert.
August 30, 2026
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何故かI が検索で出てこないのでI の感想をここにメモ。
ぺトリコール➝ゲオスミンで読んだら大量虐殺事件になった。この結末でそのままぺトリコールに戻ったけど、結末が頭に残ってるのでどうも、ひっくり返すことができない。なんだか結末がどうひっくり返るのか？不明のまま、もう一度面倒くさがらずに
ゲオスミンももう一度読んで➝ぺトリコールを読もうということでやってみたら、ひっくり返った！
すんなり上手くつながった！
すこし日数を置いて逆から全部読むといい！
ゆうかが傘をいつどのタイミングでもっていったのか。火事はなんの火事だったのか。がポイントか。
確かに2度読み必須なのは面倒だけど、ちょっと驚きと感動がある。
何故かI が検索で出てこないのでI の感想をここにメモ。
ぺトリコール➝ゲオスミンで読んだら大量虐殺事件になった。この結末でそのままぺトリコールに戻ったけど、結末が頭に残ってるのでどうも、ひっくり返すことができない。なんだか結末がどうひっくり返るのか？不明のまま、もう一度面倒くさがらずに
ゲオスミンももう一度読んで➝ぺトリコールを読もうということでやってみたら、ひっくり返った！
すんなり上手くつながった！
すこし日数を置いて逆から全部読むといい！
ゆうかが傘をいつどのタイミングでもっていったのか。火事はなんの火事だったのか。がポイントか。
確かに2度読み必須なのは面倒だけど、ちょっと驚きと感動がある。
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August 23, 2026
「6つの章で構成されているが読む順番は自由」。それぞれの章にはつながりはないけれど、ある章の主役が別の章では単なるモブキャラだったりする。
それぞれの章の核となる時代も場所も違っていたりするので混乱しそうになりますが、どの章にも出てくる「海面に花のように光る五つの光」を道標にして読破しました。
読後感としては哀しみの残る作品です。その章だけ読めばハッピーエンドに見えても、他のところを読んだ後だと「実はその人死んじゃうんだよ」ってわかったりするので。
それぞれの章の核となる時代も場所も違っていたりするので混乱しそうになりますが、どの章にも出てくる「海面に花のように光る五つの光」を道標にして読破しました。
読後感としては哀しみの残る作品です。その章だけ読めばハッピーエンドに見えても、他のところを読んだ後だと「実はその人死んじゃうんだよ」ってわかったりするので。
September 20, 2024
I like all small stories, true and sad. The order of stories seems not that much important. But the stories get clearer when orders are different.
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