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Tetsuya Honda

b. 1969

Japanese novelist

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About Tetsuya Honda

Born 1969. Tetsuya Honda is a Japanese novelist.

is a Japanese writer of mystery and thriller novels and one of Japan's bestselling authors. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and has won many prestigious awards. Several of his popular Reiko Himekawa crime novels have been translated into English, German, Polish, Chinese, Persian, Thai and Vietnamese. In Japan, several of Honda's works have been adapted into major theatrical motion pictures and TV dramas, including Strawberry Night and Strawberry Night Saga.

Works in translation Lieutenant Himekawa series The Silent Dead (original title: Strawberry Night), trans. Giles Murray (Minotaur Books, 2016; Titan Books, 2016) Blutroter Tod, trans. Irmengard Gabler (S. Fischer Verlag, 2016) Przeczucie, (original title: Strawberry Night), trans. Rafał Śmietana (Społeczny Instytut Wydawniczy Znak, 2017) Soul Cage (Minotaur Books, 2017) Stahlblaue Nacht (original title: Soul Cage), trans. Irmengard Gabler (S. Fischer Verlag, 2017) Rouge est la nuit (original title: Strawberry Night), trans. Dominique Sylvain and Frank Sylvain (Atelier Akatombo, France, 2019)

Main works

Lieutenant Himekawa series Novels , 2006 (The Silent Dead, Minotaur, 2016), (Rouge est la nuit, Akatombo, 2019) , 2007 (Soul Cage, Minotaur, 2017) , 2009 , 2012 , 2016 Short story collections , 2008 , 2014 Spin-off novel , 2011 (Infection Game)

Jiu trilogy Novels , 2005 , 2006 , 2006 Spin-off novels , 2007 , 2009 , 2010 , 2014 , 2016

Bushido series , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2015

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Important facts

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Education
Gakushuin University
Also known as
Honda Tetsuya

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tetsuya Honda?

Japanese novelist

When was Tetsuya Honda born?

Tetsuya Honda was born on 18 August 1969 in Tokyo.

What is Tetsuya Honda's occupation?

Tetsuya Honda is a novelist.

What nationality is Tetsuya Honda?

Tetsuya Honda is Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tetsuya Honda

· Wikidata: Q11286965

· DBpedia: Tetsuya Honda

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