Chapter 22 believer

The era of genius blowout. In the process of the birth and development of the new basic reasoning, the reasoning club of Kyoto University played an immeasurable role.It can even be said that without this community, there would be no "new original reasoning".In addition to the main general Ayatsuji Xingren and his virtuous wife Inuimi Ono, several other members of the club have also become the founders of the "new basic reasoning". Hozuki Rintaro, born on October 15, 1964, debuted at the age of 24.His debut novel "The Closed Classroom" was published in 1988. This is an "architectural reasoning" about impossible crimes, which tells the strange events that happened in a completely closed high school classroom overnight. In 1989, Horatsuki Rintaro created his second work, "The Snow Chamber", which was his first series, and the detective of the same name officially debuted - this setting was obviously inspired by Ellery Quinn. Fa Yue also made it clear that his idol is Brother Ellery Quinn.

Later, Hozuki Rintaro created novels such as , , , and so on; at the same time, he also wrote many masterpieces of short stories, the most representative of which was the short story award won by the Japan Mystery Writers Association in 2002. My grandson Takemaru was born on October 7, 1962 and debuted at the age of 27. In 1989, he became a blockbuster with his debut novel "The Killing of 8", which described the serial killings that took place in a mansion in the shape of "8".The "Three Hayami brothers and sisters" who appeared in this book became my grandson Takemaru's series of detectives, and each story presented an almost slapstick style.It can be clearly seen that my grandson Takemaru tried to incorporate manga-style elements into the novel.

In addition to this series, my grandson Takemaru also created the "Doll Series" and non-series works such as "Murdering Disease", "The Palm of Maitreya", and "Detective Movie".Generally speaking, his non-series standards are higher than those of series works.Among them, "The Killing Disease" shows the evil of human nature in a very extreme way, and is called "the mystery version of "The World of Senses". Maya Xiongsong has always been hailed as "alternative" and famous for "not being gregarious".He was born on May 29, 1969 and debuted at the age of 22.There are not many works by Maya Yusong, but each of them can cause huge controversy: from the debut novel "Darkness with Wings" to the one listed as "mysterious reasoning book"; , a newly published hit book in 2010.

Maya Yutaka has always been hailed as "the most gifted reasoning writer in Japan", because his works cannot be measured by simple "good-looking" or "not good-looking".Many foreign publishing houses want to publish his works, but only a handful of them finally achieve their goals. The reason is simple: Maya Yutaka is a very introverted writer, and he is unwilling to deal with publishing houses for manuscript fees. There is another main force in the Kyoto Reasoning Society.His reputation is far less than that of Ayatsuji Koto, Hozuki Rintaro, my grandson Takemaru, and Maya Yutome, because he has only published one novel.The writer's name is Nakanishi Akechi, born in 1967, and debuted at the age of 23. In 1990, he created his debut novel, describing three "vaporization" events that happened at the same time and in different places.This work is brilliantly conceived and is known as "the masterpiece of new Benge reasoning".As far as the debut work alone is concerned, Nakanishi Zhizhi's starting point is higher than the above-mentioned ones, and it is not even inferior to Ayatsuji Koto's "Jujiaoguan Murder Announcement".

But unfortunately, Nakanishi Akechi only published one short story, and there was no further news.To this day, many readers and publishers are still waiting for his new work. These club members of the University of Tokyo all made their debut before the age of 30; they all respect Shoji Shimada as their creative mentor; most of their debut works were influenced by Shoji Shimada, and belong to the category of "architectural reasoning".From these common points, we can see the characteristics and development direction of the new original reasoning. In addition to the reasoning club of Kyoto University, there are also some young people who are also interested in the creation of new-style mystery novels, and they have also been instructed and supported by Shoji Shimada.The representative among them is undoubtedly Utano Akio.

Utano Akio was born on September 26, 1961 and debuted at the age of 26.His debut novel "Long House Murder" is also "Architectural Reasoning" and also belongs to the theme of impossible crime.Afterwards, Utano Akio created many works, most of which belong to the "Shinano Ryoji Series".But objectively speaking, these works are all standard works, lacking highlights.Utano Jingwu was very distressed by this and stopped writing for a while. In 2003, Utano Akio, who had been silent for a long time, made a breakthrough - his "When the Cherry Trees Sprout, I Miss You" became the most popular mystery novel that year.In this novel, Utano Jingwu makes good use of "narrative tricks" to deceive readers from beginning to end.The so-called "narrative trick" is a creative technique born in Europe and the United States, and "Queen" Agatha Christie is its best spokesperson in the West.Writers of the neo-benge school are especially obsessed with this technique, because it can help creators "create something out of nothing" and create a mystery with a gorgeous appearance.

Different from the usual concept of "trick", "narrative trick" is not the murderer's deception to the detective, but the author's deception to the reader; "Narrative tricks" are often not step-by-step, but take advantage of the reader's preconceived habits and lead them into misunderstandings from the beginning.At the moment when the truth is revealed, readers will suddenly realize—oh my god, the origin of reasoning is wrong.The above-mentioned "Tenjiaokan Murder Announcement" and "Murdering Disease" both belong to this type, and "When the Cherry Tree Sprouts, I Miss You" by Utano Jingwu is the leader among them.

The emergence of a large number of new writers and works has attracted the attention of the publishing industry.In 1987, Kodansha was very optimistic about the market prospect of this kind of works after the publication of "Jakukakukan Murder Announcement" by Ayatsuji pedestrians.Not long after, Kodansha published "Kodansha Novel Best Book", vigorously promoting the new reasoning.All the writers mentioned above made their debut through this series of books.By 1993, there were more than 20 writers in the "Most Book Series", including Saitosai, Ota Chuji, Okuda Tetsuya and others.This set of books by Kodansha has also become one of the symbols of the establishment of new basic reasoning.

In addition to Kodansha, Tokyo Chuanggensha also played a vital role in the development of new Benge reasoning.As we mentioned in the previous chapters, in 1988, inspired by Tetsuya Ayukawa’s experience, Tokyo Sogensha launched the “Tetsuya Ayukawa and the Thirteen Mysteries” essay contest to encourage newcomers to debut.The activity was successful, and along with the wave of the new book, in 1990, the essay activity was "upgraded" to the establishment of the "Ayukawa Tetsuya Award".More writers made their debut with this award, forming the "Chuangyuan Department" that rivaled the "Talking Department".From 1988 to 1993, Tokyo Chuanggensha trained no less than 20 young writers.Among them, the most representative ones are as follows.

Kaoru Kitamura, whose real name is Miyamoto Kazuo, was born on December 28, 1949 in Saitama Prefecture.Kaoru Kitamura graduated from Waseda University and is a key member of the university's reasoning club.After college, he began writing fiction while teaching high school. In 1989, Kaoru Kitamura published a collection of short stories "Pegasus in the Sky", which was shortlisted for "Tetsuya Ayukawa and the Thirteen Mysteries" in one fell swoop.Afterwards, Kaoru Kitamura successively created a series of works "Night Cicada", "Autumn Flowers", "Morning Mist", "Princess of the Six Palaces" and a non-series work "Enemy on the Plate", forming a unique "Kitamura Style" .Kaoru Kitamura's writing style is exquisite and graceful, and his style of writing is quite Japanese haiku, which is favored by pure literature lovers.Some readers once thought that the writer who can write such moving sentences must be a thoughtful woman.Most of Kaoru Kitamura's works are based on daily life, and he is known as the "Master of Daily Reasoning". In 2009, his new work "Heron and Snow" won the Naoki Award, marking the pinnacle of his career.

Orihara Ichi was born on November 6, 1961.His birthplace is also Saitama Prefecture, and his university is also Waseda University. In 1987, he resigned to devote himself to the creation of mystery novels. In 1988, Orihara published a collection of short stories "Five Coffins".This is a locked room murder novel inspired by John Dickson Carr.Later, Orihara added two short stories and changed the title of the book to republish. In the same year, Orihara created a novel, and then wrote and, which constituted the classic "Inversion Trilogy".Orihara successfully used "narrative tricks" in all three works, which earned him the title of "Magic Orihara". Since then, "narrative tricks" have become the hallmark of Orihara. The Japanese Mystery Writers Association Award in 1995, and the later highly acclaimed "Strange House", are all products of this trick.It can even be said that Orihara is the number one master of "narrative tricks" so far, and there is no "one". Ashbe Taku was born in Osaka on May 21, 1958. In 1990, the Tetsuya Ayukawa Award had just been established, and Taku Ashibe's "13 Murder Comedies" won the first award.The serial detective Haruna Morie under his pen also appeared for the first time in this work. After that, Taku Ashibe created works such as "Detective Manifesto: The Case Book of Haruna Morie", "The Abduction of the Incident", and "The Secret Box of Three Hundred Years". Completed in 2010, "The Murder at the Palace of Fantasy" was evaluated by the media as "the work that ended the mystery novel", which caused controversy in Japan.However, the one that impressed Chinese readers the most was created in 2004. With the Grand View Garden as the background, Ashbe Taku tells a mysterious serial murder case.In the book, Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and other familiar characters all appear on the stage, reinterpreting the classics in the way of Japanese reasoning dramas.It took the author 10 years to accumulate materials and figure out the characters before completing this work.Based on this point alone, Ashbe Taku is a respectable creator. Nikaido Liren is an important writer of the New Benge School.His real name is Katsumi Onishi and he was born in Tokyo on July 15, 1959.Nikaido Liren graduated from Chuo University in Japan and is a fanatical admirer of manga master Tsukano Shoji. In 1990, he competed for the Tetsuya Ayukawa Award with "The House of Vampires", but lost to Taku Ashibbe's "13 Murder Comedies".For some reason, this work was also delayed in publication. In 1992, Rito Nikaido wrote the novel "Hell Thaumatologist", and he officially debuted as a newcomer.The detective written by Nikaido Liren is named "Nikaidou Ranko", a female college student with both talent and appearance.In addition to the above two works, this series also includes "Devil's Labyrinth", "Evil Mansion", "Magic King Incident" and "Double Beast Incident".Since 1996, Nikaido Liren has created the longest work in the history of reasoning literature, "The Horror City of Wolf".This work includes four parts: "German Chapter", "French Chapter", "Detective Chapter" and "End Chapter", with a total of more than 4 million words. Inheriting the style of John Dickson Carr, Nikaido Liren is full of strong Gothic colors in his writing, and he is a master at rendering the atmosphere, so he got the title of "Japanese Carr". Masa Yamaguchi is also known as a "reasoning genius".His works are full of many things that are close to "mysteries", which need to be carefully understood by readers; on the other hand, Masaru Yamaguchi has been seeking the most essential element of mystery novels-solving puzzles. Masaya Yamaguchi was born on November 6, 1954 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.He is also a member of the Mystery Society at Waseda University, and while studying, he had already published a review of mystery fiction in the Ellery Quinn Mystery Magazine.After graduating from university, Masa Yamaguchi also created it with the mentality of "playing tickets". This is the first appearance of his series of detectives "Punk Detective" (although it is not the protagonist at this time).This work was officially revised and published in 1993. In 1989, Yamaguchi Masaya created a recognized "magic book" - which shocked the Japanese literary world.Later, this book was voted as the Japanese readers' favorite mystery novel in 10 years.Subsequently, Masa Yamaguchi also created the "Punk Criminal Police Pentalogy", "M Series Trilogy" and "Kijian Saeko Series Trilogy", as well as non-series works "Japanese Murder Case", "Continuation of Japanese Murder Case" and " Parity.Among them, "The Japanese Murder Case" won the Japan Mystery Writers Association Award. Masaya Yamaguchi's works are rare in quantity but high in quality, which is very rare among Japanese writers.He once made it clear: "Royalties are not important to me. The key is that the publisher must understand my work. This is necessary." I think that it is precisely because Masa Yamaguchi has always adhered to this philosophy that he can become the new main character One of the best writers on reasoning. In 2000, some new Benge writers founded the "Benge Reasoning Writers Club", and the writer Arisugawa Yusu was elected as the first chairman-this writer's status and contribution can be seen. Arisugawa Arisu, whose real name is Masahide Uehara, was born in Osaka on April 26, 1959.Arisukawa has been fond of mystery novels since he was a child, and tried to create them when he was 11 years old. In "Ayukawa Tetsuya and the Thirteen Mysteries" released in 1987, Arisukawa's debut novel "Moonlight Game" ranked fourth.The protagonist of this work is named "Jiangshen Jiro", a member of the university's reasoning club.After that, Arisukawa continued to create this series of works, including "The Mystery of the Lonely Island", "The Two-Headed Demon" and "The Queen's Country". "Eshen Jiro Series" was praised by critics as the series with the highest average level, and the latest "City of the Queen's Kingdom" won the Japanese Benge Mystery Fiction Award. Arisugawa Arisu's most admired writer is the American master Ellery Quinn.In addition to the "Jiro Egami Series", he also imitated Quinn's "Country Name Series" and created a set of similar works.This set of works includes "Mystery of Malay Railway", "Mystery of Russian Black Tea", "Mystery of Swedish Pavilion", "Mystery of Brazilian Butterfly", "Mystery of British Garden", "Mystery of Persian Cat", "Swiss Watch "The Mystery of Moroccan Crystals", etc., the main character is Hideo Himura, a scholar of clinical criminology.In addition to the "Country Name Series", Hideo Fire Village also appeared in works such as "Chamber No. 46" and "Island of Crows". Arisukawa Yusu is also an excellent reasoning theory researcher, and has written many theoretical research classics. In addition, the more representative writers of the "Chuangyuan Series" include Tokuro Kanai, Tomoko Kano, Aya Imao and so on. There is no doubt that this is an era of geniuses.Xinbenge has given these creators an infinitely broad stage, allowing them to display their talents as if they were unconstrained.From 1987 to 1993, the first year of "New Benge", the reasoning of Xinbenge swept the Japanese and even the world's reasoning literary circles with great momentum. The time came to 1994-this was another watershed in Japanese reasoning literature.The decline of Xinbenge?On the contrary, it transformed in a more incredible manner, and continued into the next new millennium.