DetectiveFictionsandHigashinoKeigo推理小说与东野圭吾•HigashinoKeigoisaJapaneseauthorchieflyknownforhisdetectivefictions.•HeisthePresidentofMysteryWritersofJapan.HigashinoKeigo•Japanesename東野圭吾(ひがしのけいご)•BornFebruary4,1958OsakaJapan•ProfessionAuthorandscreenwriter•HestartedwritingnovelswhilestillworkingasanengineeratNipponDensoCo.•In1985,hisfirstnovelHōkago(After-SchoolHours)wontheEdogawaRampoAward.ThenhequithisjobandstartedacareerasawriterinTokyo.Mainworks•TheDevotionofSuspectX•After-SchoolHours•IntotheWhiteNight•TheSecret•Galileo'sDistress•WanderingBlade•Malice(Akui)Mainachievements•HewontheMysteryWritersofJapanAwardin1998forthenovelNaoko(tr.2004;originaltitleHimitsu),itbecameahugehit,andintheyearsthatfollowedheproducedonebestsellerafteranother.•In2006,hewonthe134thNaokiPrizeforTheDevotionofSuspectX.Hisnovelshadbeennominatedfivetimesbeforewinningtheaward.•TheEnglisheditionofTheDevotionofSuspectXwasnominatedforBestNovelinthe2012EdgarAwards.Writingstyle•Prophase:campusdetectivefictions—rigorousLayoutoftheplot(写实派本格)•Anaphase:experiencedandbitterrefertosomanyfieldsbreakthroughthetradition•Heoftentellusthemurdererfromthefirst,butwestillhaveinterestinreadinghisfiction.•Morescientificknowledge(scienceandengineeringstudent)•Theloveinhisfictions:miserableanddesperateunfortunateendingTheleadingactorkilledalotofpeoplewhowasbadfortheleadingactress.Heruinedhisownlife.Theirlovewasbasedonsomanyevils.Itwouldnotcometrueeventheyjustwanttowalkonthesunshinetogether.Thewomankilledherhusbandinself-defense.Themantryprotectedher,sohemadeanothermurdertohidethewoman’sevil.Intheend,themanwasarrested.Theloveruinedbothofthem.•Socialmeaning:refertosomanysensitivethemeexposesomesocialproblemsexposehumanflawsandhighlights•Hewritesnotonlydetectivefictionbutalsoessaysandstorybooksforchildren.Thestyleofwritingdiffersfromhisnovels,butbasicallyhedoesnotuseasmanycharactersasinhisnovels.TheproblemofentranceeducationinJapan.ThefamilyofaggrievedpersonandinflicterhowtoliveafterthemurdercaseUnfaithfulhusbandandhislover’srealloveThefactorsofsuccess•Money•Interest•Abilityknowledge(science)writingskills•Themostimportantfactorimitate(everystyle)surmountotherwritershimself•Adaptmanyworksforscreen,thenhehasmorefans.Theproblems•hisfictionsliketheplay,itisstuckinainflexiblemodel.Eventheemotionofthecharactershavenodifference.•HeisthepresidentofmysterywritersofJapan.Hehasnogoaltosurmount,sohedoesn’thasmotivationtowrite.•Now,hisfictionsstayatasteadystandard.Itishardforhimtomakeabreakthrough.Hisintrospection—布谷鸟的蛋是谁的•布谷鸟的蛋是谁的:theleadingactorhastalentforskiing,buthedoesn’tlikeit.Hejustskiformoney,soheispainful.•Therelationshipofinterestandtalent•Writeformoneyorinterest•Dothingshelikeordothingotherslike•BegoodatusingtalentMyviewsondetectivefictions•Theremustbesomeonedyinginthefiction,soIthinkthewritershouldrespectthelifeanddeath.Donottreatthemurdercaseasagame.•Thewritershouldnotaddicttothebenefitandreputation.Theyneedacalmenvironmenttocreation.•Alotofdetectivefictionsaresimilar.Theyshouldmakeabreakthrough.Detectivefictions•Detectivefictionisasub-genreofcrimefictionandmysteryfictioninwhichainvestigatororadetective-eitherprofessionaloramateur-investigatesacrime,oftenmurder.•Emphasizelogicandscientificknowledge.•Paymoreattentiontotheprocess.•Famouswriter:AllanPoe(Hewritethefirstdetectivefictionintheworld)ConanDoyle江户川乱步程小青(theoriginatorofdetectivefictionsinmodernChina)Threeelementsofdetectivefictions:•Whodunit=Who(had)doneit•Howdunit=How(had)doneit•Whydunit=Why(had)doneitPropernouninthefictions:•Closedcircle•Lockedroommystery•Inverteddetectivestory•Armchairdetective•…Somefamousdetectivestories•血字的研究----AStudyinScarlet(1887连载)•四签名----TheSignoftheFour(1890)•巴斯克维尔的猎犬----TheHoundoftheBaskervilles(1901–1902)•罗杰艾克洛命案----TheMurderofRogerAckroyd(1926)•东方快车谋杀案----MurderontheOrientExpress(1934)•ABC谋杀案----TheA.B.C.Murders(1936)•一个都不留/童谣凶杀案/十个小黑人----AndThenThereWereNone/TenLittleNiggers/Indians(1939)•阳光下的罪恶----EvilUndertheSun(1941)•谋杀啓事----AMurderIsAnnounced(1950)•Y的悲剧----TragedyOfY(1932)•多尾猫----CatofManyTails(1949)—Theend—Thanks!