Tetsuya Ayukawa
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was a Japanese critic
and novelist. He is noted for his Detective Onikawa Series of mystery stories
.
Ayukawa was born in Tokyo
, Japan
, but spent his youth in Dalian
, China
, when it was Japan
's leased territory. His first mystery was The Petrov Case
about a rich Russian émigré
's death in Dalian, which won him a Naoki Prize
in 1950.
Critic
A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
and novelist. He is noted for his Detective Onikawa Series of mystery stories
Mystery fiction
Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...
.
Ayukawa was born in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, but spent his youth in Dalian
Dalian
Dalian is a major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It faces Shandong to the south, the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west and south. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, Dalian is the southernmost city of Northeast China and China's...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, when it was Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
's leased territory. His first mystery was The Petrov Case
Petrov Case
The Petrov Case is a mystery fiction by a Japanese novelist, Tetsuya Ayukawa. It is about a rich Russian émigré's death in Dalian, when it was Japan's leased territory, that Detective Onizuka of Dalian Police tries to solve by finding the suspects' false alibis.Written in 1950, it won Ayukawa a...
about a rich Russian émigré
Émigré
Émigré is a French term that literally refers to a person who has "migrated out", but often carries a connotation of politico-social self-exile....
's death in Dalian, which won him a Naoki Prize
Naoki Prize
The Naoki Prize is a Japanese literary award presented semiannually. The official name is Naoki Sanjugo Prize. It was created in 1935 by Kikuchi Kan, then editor of the Bungeishunjū magazine, and named in memory of novelist Naoki Sanjugo...
in 1950.
Major works
- The Petrov CasePetrov CaseThe Petrov Case is a mystery fiction by a Japanese novelist, Tetsuya Ayukawa. It is about a rich Russian émigré's death in Dalian, when it was Japan's leased territory, that Detective Onizuka of Dalian Police tries to solve by finding the suspects' false alibis.Written in 1950, it won Ayukawa a...
(ペトロフ事件, Petrov jiken, 1950) - The Black Suitcase (黒いトランク, Kuroi toranku, 1956)
- Semi-Express Nagara (準急ながら, Junkyu Nagara, 1966)