Kyōtarō Nishimura

Kyōtarō Nishimura (1930–2022) was a Japanese writer and novelist.

Also recorded as Kyotaro Nishimura; Nishimura Kyōtarō; Nishimura Kyotaro; Kyoutarou Nishimura; Kihachiro Yajima; Yajima Kihachiro.

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Overview

Recorded at birth as 矢島 喜八郎.

Also worked under the name 西村 京太郎.

Born at Ebara-ku in 1930, died at Yugawara in 2022.

In detail

Kyōtarō Nishimura studied at Tokyo Metropolitan Rokugo Kouka High School. the recorded working language is Japanese.

The field of work recorded is detective fiction and detective literature.

Work by Kyōtarō Nishimura is recorded in the collections of Nishimura Kyotaro Museum.

Distinctions recorded are Edogawa Rampo Award, Mystery Writers of Japan Award and Kobunsha Mystery Literature Grand Prize.

Sources

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    “Kyotaro Nishimura”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1051441: Kyōtarō Nishimura

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