is a Japanese crime fiction and horror writer. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan.Nonami's Profile at the website 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 , 1996 The Hunter, Kodansha International, 2006. , , 2000 , 2006 Short story collections , 1999 , 2001 , 2004
Standalone novels , 1988 , 1993 Now You're One of Us, Vertical, 2007. , , 2000 , 2010
Short story collections , 1999 Body, Vertical, 2012. , , 2010
Film adaptations Japanese film Heels of the Muse (2005) (Based on Nonami's short story )
South Korean film Howling (2012) (Based on Nonami's novel The Hunter)
See also
Japanese detective fiction
Notes
References Profile at J'Lit Books from Japan Nonami's Profile and Reviews of Now You're One of Us at Vertical, Inc.
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