Seishi Yokomizo

Seishi Yokomizo was a Japanese novelist and writer (1902–1981). He was born at Kobe and died at Toyama.

Also recorded as Yokomizo Seishi.

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Identity and origins

Seishi Yokomizo was recorded at birth as 横溝 正史. The authorities additionally record the heading Yokomizo Seishi. His recorded language was Japanese.

2 children are recorded: Ryōichi Yokomizo and Rumi Nomoto.

Work and production

Works recorded as notable number 6: The Murder in the Honjin, Akuma no Temariuta, Gokumon Island, The Inugami Curse, Yatsuhakamura and Akuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku.

Identity

What the record establishes about Seishi Yokomizo.

Stranger (1) is dated 1998 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2012.834). Seishi Yokomizo is recorded with the citizenship of Japan and Empire of Japan. The Art Institute of Chicago records 2 objects associated with this heading. Seishi Yokomizo is recorded as novelist and writer. Open Library catalogues 78 works under this name.

Catalogued works

40 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1998 to 1999.

She walks at night. The Honjin Murders. 風船魔人 ; 黄金魔人. 仮面舞踏会. 横溝正史集. 横溝正史・海野十三・小栗虫太郎・木々高太郎. 蝶々殺人事件. 髑髏検校. 貸しボート十三号. 悪魔の降誕祭. 横溝正史時代小說コレクション. 横溝正史探偵小說コレクション. Die rätsehlaften Honjin-Morde. 横溝正史探偵小說選. Hagoita musume. Osoroshiki eipuriru fūru. Il detective Kindaichi. Shinsetsu Kindaichi Kōsuke. Yule Devil ISBN. Yatsubaka-mura. Gokumonjima. Devil's Flute Murders. Tantei shōsetsu gojūnen. Death on Gokumon Island. Yokomizo Masashi shū. Inugami Ke no ichizoku. Akuma ga kitarite fue o fuku. Daimeikyū. Dokuro kengyō. Yokomizo Masashi zenshū. Yokomizo Masashi no sekai. Yokomizo Masashi tokuhon. Akuma no temariuta. Sanbon no ya. Yokomizo Seishi jisenshū. Samsut'ap. Yŏwangbŏl. Misuteri tanpen korekushon. Stranger (9), dated 1999, chromogenic print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2012.835. Stranger (1), dated 1998, chromogenic print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2012.834.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 15 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Seishi Yokomizo studied at University of Osaka. the recorded working language is Japanese.

Works named in the authority record are The Murder in the Honjin, Akuma no Temariuta, Gokumon Island, The Inugami Curse, Yatsuhakamura and Akuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku.

Work by Seishi Yokomizo is recorded in the collections of Yokomizo Seishi Museum.

Distinctions recorded are Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class.

Chronology

  1. 1902Seishi Yokomizo born at Kobe.
  2. 1949Ningyo Sashichi Detective Story digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1976Meirosō no sangeki digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1981Seishi Yokomizo died at Toyama.
  5. 1996Yoru aruku digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1996Yoru aruku (1996) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  7. 1998Stranger (1) is dated 1998 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2012.834).
  8. 2002E ling dao digitised by Internet Archive.
  9. 2002E ling dao (2002) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  10. 2006Aeginaku shibijin digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    {epub download} Murder at the Black Cat Café by Seishi Yokomizo, Bryan Karetnyk, 2026

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Seishi Yokomizo (Internet Archive), 78 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Internet Archive, 6 digitised items catalogued under Seishi Yokomizo as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  4. 4.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Seishi Yokomizo.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  5. 5.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1072588: Seishi Yokomizo

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  6. 6.

    “Seishi Yokomizo”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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