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Edogawa Ranpo

江戸川乱歩 1894-10-21 – 1965-07-28 日本語版へ

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Biography

Born in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, as Hirai Tarō. His pen name is a Japanese phonetic rendering of "Edgar Allan Poe". Graduated from the Political Economy Department of Waseda University. He debuted in 1923 with "The Two-Sen Copper Coin" (Nisen Dōka) in the magazine "Shin Seinen". Major works include "The Psychological Test" (Shinri Shiken), "The Beast in the Shadows" (Injū), "The Fiend with Twenty Faces" (Kaijin Nijū Mensō), and the long-running "Boy Detectives Club" (Shōnen Tantei-dan) series. He is widely regarded as the father of modern Japanese detective fiction.

Literary Schools / Movements

Detective fiction

Publication Venues (19 venues)Click to filter works by venue

Selected Works (117 works recorded in Aozora Bunko)

  • 二銭銅貨 (The Two-sen Copper Coin) (1923)
  • 一枚の切符 (Ichi Mai no Kippu) (1923)
  • 恐ろしき錯誤 (Osoroshiki Sakugo) (1923)
  • 二癈人 (Ni Haijin) (1924)
  • 双生児 (Sōseiji) (1924)
  • Ｄ坂の殺人事件 (Saka no Satsujin Jiken) (1925)
  • 心理試験 (The Psychological Test) (1925)
  • 黒手組 (Kuro Shu Gumi) (1925)
  • 日記帳 (Nichi Kichō) (1925)
  • 算盤が恋を語る話 (Soroban ga Koi o Kataru Hanashi) (1925)
  • 赤い部屋 (Akai Heya) (1925)
  • 幽霊 (Yūrei) (1925)
  • 盗難 (Tōnan) (1925)
  • 夢遊病者の死 (Muyūbyō Sha no Shi) (1925)
  • 指環 (Yubi Tamaki) (1925)
  • 白昼夢 (Hakuchūmu) (1925)
  • 百面相役者 (Hyakumensō Yakusha) (1925)
  • 屋根裏の散歩者 (The Stalker in the Attic) (1925)
  • 一人二役 (Ichi Nin Ni Yaku) (1925)
  • 疑惑 (Giwaku) (1925)
  • 人間椅子 (The Human Chair) (1925)
  • 接吻 (Seppun) (1925)
  • 毒草 (Dokusō) (1926)
  • 覆面の舞踏者 (Fukumen no Butō Sha) (1926)
  • 踊る一寸法師 (Odoru Issumbōshi) (1926)
  • 湖畔亭事件 (Kohan Tei Jiken) (1926)
  • 灰神楽 (Haikagura) (1926)
  • 火星の運河 (Kasei no Unga) (1926)
  • 五階の窓 (Go Kai no Mado) (1926)
  • モノグラム (Monoguramu) (1926)

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