Asa Nonami

Asa Nonami
Born	(1960-08-19) 19 August 1960 Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Writer
Language	Japanese
Period	1988–present
Genre	Crime fiction, thriller, horror
Notable awards	Naoki Prize (1996)

In this Japanese name, the family name is Nonami.

Asa Nonami (乃南アサ, Nonami Asa, born 19 August 1960) is a Japanese crime fiction and horror writer. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan.

Nonami attended Waseda University where she studied Sociology but dropped out to take a job at an advertising agency. She became a published author in 1988.

Works in English translation

Crime/thriller novels

• The Hunter (original title: Kogoeru Kiba), trans. Juliet Winters Carpenter (Kodansha International, 2006)
• Now You're One of Us (original title: Anki), trans. Michael Volek and Mitsuko Volek (Vertical, 2007)

Short horror story collection

• Body (original title: Karada), trans. Takami Nieda (Vertical, 2012)

Awards

• 1988 – The Japanese Mystery and Suspense Award (Nihon Suiri Sasupensu Taisho): Kōfuku na Chōshoku (A Happy Breakfast)
• 1996 – Naoki Prize: The Hunter
• 2011 – Chuokoron Prize for Literature: Chi no Hate kara

Main works

Detective Takako Otomichi series

• Novels
  • Kogoeru Kiba (凍える牙), 1996 (The Hunter, Kodansha International, 2006)
  • Kusari (鎖), 2000
  • Kaze no Epitafu (風の墓碑銘), 2006
• Short story collections
  • Hana Chiru Koro no Satsujin (花散る頃の殺人), 1999
  • Miren (未練), 2001
  • Warau Yami (嗤う闇), 2004

Standalone novels

• Kōfuku na Chōshoku (幸福な朝食), 1988
• Anki (暗鬼), 1993 (Now You're One of Us, Vertical, 2007)
• Namida (涙), 2000
• Chi no Hate kara (地のはてから), 2010

Short story collections

• Karada (躯), 1999 (Body, Vertical, 2012)
• Kinryōku (禁猟区), 2010

Film adaptations

Japanese film

• Heels of the Muse (2005) (Based on Nonami's short story Boku ga Juken ni Seikō Shita Wake (僕が受験に成功したわけ))

South Korean film

• Howling (2012) (Based on Nonami's novel The Hunter)

See also

• Japanese detective fiction

References

• Profile at J'Lit Books from Japan
• Nonami's Profile and Reviews of Now You're One of Us at Vertical, Inc.

External links

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