is a contemporary Japanese writer.

Works

  • Amerika no Yoru (アメリカの夜 American Night). 1994. Kodansha. (likely reference to film technique “day for night”, known in French as “la nuit américaine”) Day for Night (film)
  • ABC Sensou (ABC戦争 The ABC Wars). 1995. Kodansha.
  • Indivijuaru Purojekushon (インディヴィジュアル・プロジェクション Individual Projection). 1997. Shinchousha.
  • Koushakufujin-tei no Gogo no Paatii (公爵婦人邸の午後のパーティー The Evening Party at the Princess's House). 1997. Kodansha.
  • Mujou no Sekai (無情の世界 This Cruel World). 1999. Kodansha.
  • Nipponia Nippon (ニッポニアニッポン Nipponia Nippon). 2001. Shinchousha.
  • Shinsemia (シンセミア Sinsemilla). 2003. Asahi Shinbun-sha.
  • Gurando Finare (グランド・フィナーレ Grand Finale). 2005. Kodansha.
  • Purasutikku Souru (プラスティック・ソウル Plastic Soul). 2006. Kodansha.
  • Misuteriasu Settingu (ミステリアス・セッティング Mysterious Soul). 2006. Asahi Shinbun-sha.
  • Pisutoruzu (ピストルズ Pistols). 2010. Kodansha.
  • Kuesa to Jusanbanme no Hashira (クエーサーと13番目の柱). 2012. Kodansha.
  • Shikaku (□ しかく). 2013. Little More.
  • Derakkusu Edishon (Deluxe Edition). 2013. Bungeishunju.
  • Kyaputen Sandaboruto (キャプテンサンダーボルト Captain Thunderbolt). with Kotaro Isaka. 2014. Bungeishunju.
  • Oganizumu (オーガニズム Orga（ni）sm). 2019. Bungeishunju.
  • Burakku Chenba Myujikku (ブラック・チェンバー・ミュージック Black Chamber Music). 2021. Mainichi Shimbun Publishing.
  • Arutimetto Edishon (Ultimate Edition). 2022. Kawade Shobo Shinsha.

Awards

  • 1994 – 37th Gunzo Prize for New Writers: Amerika no Yoru
  • 1999 – 21st Noma Literary New Face Prize: Mujo no sekai
  • 2004 – 15th Sei Ito Literature Prize: Shinsemia
  • 2004 – 58th Mainichi Publishing Culture Award: Shinsemia
  • 2005 – 132nd Akutagawa Prize: Gurando Finare
  • 2010 – 46th Tanizaki Prize: Pisutoruzu

See also

  • Japanese literature
  • List of Japanese authors
  • Synopsis of Sinsemillas (Shinsemia) at JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project)
  • http://no-sword.jp/blog/2005/02/grand-finale-by-abe-kazushige.html