American writer and literary critic. Born into an actor's family. Advocate "art for art's sake" and advocate aestheticism and mysticism. It is greatly influenced by decadent bourgeois literature in western Europe, especially in France. His novels include Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, Black Cat and Murder in Moge Street. The thesis includes the philosophy of writing and the principle of poetry. 184 1 The Murder in Mogo Street is recognized as the earliest detective novel. It says murder in the Chamber of Secrets, but the murderer is actually an orangutan. 1842 published the mystery case of Mary Roger, which was solved purely by reasoning. Five other novels, such as Scarab, You Are a Murderer and Stolen Letter, have successfully created five modes of mystery novels, among which amateur detective August Du Ping is an artistic model. Poe is known as "the originator of detective stories". His novel has a strange style and is full of horror.
ellery queen
The pseudonyms of American writers Frederick Darnay and Manfred Lee. The Mystery of the Greek Coffin won the 196 1 Poe Prize. Ellery queen became a great detective in the history of detective stories in the world. They collaborated 1929 and wrote more than 50 works, which became an important genre in the history of detective novels in Europe and America. Representative works include The Mystery of Roman Hat (1929), The Mystery of French Pink (1930), The Mystery of Dutch Shoes (193 1) and The Mystery of Greek Coffin (1932). His works are rigorous in reasoning and compact in plot, and his influence has surpassed that of Britain and the United States. His works have been translated all over the world.
Conan Doyle (1859—— 1930)
An outstanding British detective novelist and playwright. Graduated from Edinburgh Medical University, practicing medicine 10 for many years, earning only one living allowance. After writing detective stories. The Study of Blood Traits was published after several rejections, and it is famous for its Four Signs. 189 1 year, he gave up medicine and became a detective novelist. His representative works include Scandal in Bohemia, Red Hair Society, Five Orange Nuclei and so on. 1894 decided not to write detective stories and let Sherlock Holmes die in the torrent of the last case. Unexpectedly, readers were furious and protested in succession. Conan Doyle had to let Sherlock Holmes live in an empty house, and wrote detective novels such as The Hound of the Baskerville, The Return and uncanny valley. Shaping Sherlock Holmes into a household name in the world. Holmes's office has also become a tourist attraction. The logical reasoning of the work is fascinating, the structure is ups and downs, and the characters are vivid, which involves the social reality of Britain at that time. Regarding his artistic achievements, the famous British novelist Mao Mu once said: "Compared with the Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes written by Conan Doyle, no detective novel has ever enjoyed such a great reputation." Conan Doyle is known as "the father of English detective stories" and is one of the best-selling writers in the world.
Maurice Lebron (1864 ——1941)
French novelist. Born in Lyon, France. Worship Flaubert and Maupassant, and take the literary road under their influence. 189 1 year, she published her first novel A Girl. Later, influenced by the French detective novelist Emile Gabriau, he dabbled in detective subjects. 1907 wrote the first Grand Theft Auto detective novel featuring Arsene Luoping. Since then, it has become an instant hit, and more than 50 detective novels have been published. Representative works include Ascension in Prison, The Legend of Grand Theft Auto, Ascension vs. Sherlock Holmes, Crystal Cork, Coffin Island, mystery house and so on. This novel shows the life of French society in the 20th century. Arsene Luoping also became a sensational French national hero.
Agatha christie (1890—— 1976)
An outstanding British detective novelist. Lost his father in his early years. I didn't go to college. I read literary works under the guidance of my mother and was deeply influenced by Dickens' novels. /kloc-started writing detective stories at the age of 0/6. The first one was Mystery of Villa, but the publisher was not interested. After constant writing practice, he finally wrote famous detective novels such as Nile Massacre and Murder on the Orient Express, which shaped Poirot's artistic model. He has been engaged in detective stories for 55 years, and has written 60 detective stories and dozens of detective-themed scripts in Yu Ben. Among them, "Rat Trap" created a record of 30 years on the British stage. Detective stories are very literary, inheriting Conan Doyle's complicated layout and her research on medicine and medicine, which is a must. The written opinions are vivid and fascinating. French President Charles de Gaulle was a fan of Christie's short stories. The Queen of England once awarded agatha christie a member of the British Literature Society. His works have been translated into 103 languages, and the total amount of foreign language translation exceeds that of Shakespeare. In the 1980s, it was listed as the world's number one best-selling author.
George Simenon (1903—— 1977)
Famous Belgian novelist. Born in Liè ge. 19 18 quit school. 19 19 joined Liege Daily as a reporter. /kloc-at the age of 0/6, she published her debut novel On the Arch Bridge, which attracted attention and devoted herself to literary creation. There are more than 300 works, most of which are detective novels, such as Thirteen Mysteries, Thirteen Criminals and a series of novels with Megray as the detective. Writing is very fast, with an average of one article a month. The work is ingenious in conception, simple in style and tense in plot, and the little people in the work are sympathetic. Novels have been translated into dozens of languages and published all over the world. Inspector Megray has become an artistic model in the history of world literature. 1952 was elected as an academician of the Royal Belgian Academy of Literature. 1972 quit the literary world and wrote his autobiography "An Ordinary Man".
Brief introduction of Japanese writers
Edgwa Lapol (1894—— 1965)
Originally known as Taro Hirai. A famous Japanese novelist. 19 16 graduated from waseda university. I worked as a printing apprentice and librarian when I was a student. Love to write novels. 1923 published her debut novel Two Copper Coins, which was favored by New Youth magazine and became an instant hit. Since then, he has been engaged in the creation of detective novels and science fiction novels, and is the founder of the Japanese reasoning "Bengur School". As representative works, there are murder of D slope, psychological test, human chair, golden masked man, phantom of the waiter, transparent freak, moon gloves and so on. Detective Akichi Kogoro has become a hero known to Japanese women and children. 1954, Edgar Watt Lapel Detective Novel Award was established, and the prize was a statue of Sherlock Holmes. He was the first president of the Japanese Reasoning Association. This novel has rich imagination, strange style and bizarre plot. Together with his friends, he founded the magazine Gem and published detective mystery novels. I wrote an autobiographical memoir, Thirty Years of Detective Stories, summarizing and evaluating my life's creation.
Seicho Matsumoto (19 10- 1992)
Famous Japanese mystery novelist. Born in Fukuoka Prefecture. Born in poverty, I worked as a handyman and printer after graduating from high school. Then I went to the advertising department of Asahi Shimbun to do the design. Influenced by Ryunosuke Akutagawa and Kan Kikuchi, he devoted himself to novel creation at the age of 40. 1954, he won the Akutagawa Prize for "The Diary of Kokura". His early works were mainly about social nobody, and later he turned to mystery novels. Representative works include Points and Lines, The Wall Has Eyes, Zero Focus, Black Fog in Japan, The Price of Women, The Villain, Shawa, The Painter Who Murdered Lovers, etc. Persuading people by reasoning, rather than pursuing bizarre adventures, analyzing criminal motives and exposing social shady has certain social significance. Because of his unique style, he was elected as the director of japanese mystery in 1963, which is known as "the era of mystery novels in Qing Dynasty". In addition, he also wrote many historical novels, science fiction novels and modern novels, and won various literary awards many times. He is a typical late bloomer.
Gao Mubin Guang (1920——)
Real name Seiichi. A famous Japanese novelist. Aomori city people. Graduated from Tokyo University. 1948 published his debut novel "Tattoo Killing" and embarked on the road of professional writers. 196 1, the publication of Breaking the precepts has shaped the image of defense lawyers. He has published Prosecutor Kirishima Saburo, Zero Honeymoon, Death in One Day, Kidnapping, Informant, The Mystery of Genghis Khan, The Wolf of the City, The Ghost Face Murder, etc. On the subject of law, it has greatly opened up a new field of mystery novels and shaped the distinct images of prosecutors, forensic doctors and policemen. His works are famous for their strong logic, vivid writing and rigorous conception.
Hitomi Yoshiko (1928——)
Japanese novelist. Born in Tokyo. Later, he moved to Toyama Prefecture. At the age of 4, he suffered from tuberculous osteonecrosis of thoracic vertebrae, paralysis of lower limbs and hemiplegia. Encouraged by my brother, I studied culture and wrote the mystery novel Cat Know with hard work and perseverance. 1957, he won the Edogawa Random Step Award and was made into a movie. Marry an interpreter. Later, he published the cabin in the forest, the road map of killing, the thorn tree, the black ribbon, the fallen leaves street and the cold street. The works are distinctive in style, lively, ingenious and readable. She is famous as a brother and sister detective in Japanese reasoning literature, and influenced readers at that time with the style of Japanese female novelist.
Kyotaro Nishimura (1930——)
Famous Japanese mystery novelist. Formerly known as Yasuhiro Yasushima. Graduated from Li Du University of Electrical Engineering. After graduation, I have done many jobs, such as truck driver, security guard, insurance company employee, private detective and so on. 1965, the publication of Scars of Angels attracted attention. He is engaged in professional writing. His works include Fridays of Terror, Bourne in Lehman Lake, Murder on the Blue Express, Crazy Love, Dating Conspiracy, Dangerous Dialing, etc. The characters created have distinct personalities, the stories are tortuous and tense, and the suspense is endless. The detective usually has no intention of being involved in the scene of a murder case, so he becomes the protagonist of solving the case.
Seiichi Morimura (1933——)
The outstanding japanese mystery family. Born in Qiyu County. Graduated from Castle Peak College, majoring in British and American literature. I worked as a waiter in a big hotel, and this life had a great influence on my later writing career. 1969 won the Edogawa Random Step Award for "Dead Corner of Skyscraper". After quitting the hotel job, I engaged in professional creation. In the field of mystery novels, he dares to expose the darkness and corruption of the upper class of Japanese society. The trilogy "Proof of Human Nature", "Proof of Wild Nature" and "Proof of Youth" makes great efforts to explore the criminal's spiritual world and expand the depth of mystery novels. The style is full of suspense and the characterization is meticulous. He also published the documentary novel "The Ogre Cave", which exposed the atrocities of Kwantung Army in conducting bacterial experiments with living people in Northeast China, which was very shocking at that time. Mystery novels are very popular in Japan and are rated as one of the best-selling authors.
Amethyst Xia Shu (1938——)
Famous Japanese mystery novelist. Originally known as Quan Jingzi, his pen name is Fifty Lan Jingzi. Born in Tokyo. Graduated from English Literature Department in Qing Dynasty. I participated in the creation of mystery novels when I was a student, but I was interrupted after marriage. 1969 is active on the stage of mystery novels. Won the evaporation award of Japan Association of Inferior Writers. Representative works include The Tragedy of the House, The Angel Disappeared, The Privacy of Transgender People, Crime Scene Proof, The Illusion of the Case, etc. The characters are lifelike and the writing is implicit; He is especially good at depicting women's psychological activities, which is very story-telling and literary, revealing the decline of Japanese social atmosphere.
Jiro Akagawa (1948——)
Famous Japanese mystery novelist. 1948 was born in Jinggang county. When I was a teenager, I loved reading and embarked on the road of literature from good reading. He has won the Japanese popular mystery novel award and Kakukawa literature award. 1984, Japan selected 20 bestsellers, among which Jiro Akagawa's novels accounted for 7. Detective stories, love stories and girls' stories have all been made into movies, which are very popular with young Japanese readers. He is observant, good at catching social problems that people care about, accurately grasping the complex psychology of contemporary Japanese youth, and his writing is bright and cheerful, with many suspense. Known as one of the best-selling Japanese writers in the 1980s, he is also a rising star of Japanese mysterious family.