Miyuki Miyabe facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Miyuki Miyabe
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宮部 みゆき
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| Born | December 23, 1960 Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | Japanese |
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Miyuki Miyabe (born December 23, 1960) is a famous Japanese author. She writes many different kinds of stories, like mysteries, fantasy, and science fiction. Miyuki Miyabe has won many important awards for her books in Japan. Her stories are so popular that they have been made into movies, TV shows, manga comics, and even video games! Her books have also been translated into more than twelve languages, so people all over the world can read them.
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Early Life and Education
Miyuki Miyabe was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1960. Her mother worked as a seamstress, and her father worked in a factory. After finishing Sumidagawa High School, she went to a business training school. Later, she got a job working in an office at a law firm.
Miyuki Miyabe's Writing Career
Miyuki Miyabe started writing novels when she was 23 years old. In 1984, while still working at the law office, she began taking writing classes. These classes were at a school run by the Kodansha publishing company.
First Book and Awards
Miyabe's first book, Our Neighbour is a Criminal, was published in 1987. This book won two awards: the 26th All Yomimono Mystery Novel Newcomer Prize and the Japan Mystery Writers Association Prize. Since then, she has written many more novels and won lots of literary awards.
All She Was Worth
One of Miyabe's famous novels is All She Was Worth (original title: Kasha). It was published in 1992. The story is about a police inspector in Tokyo who is looking for a missing woman. This woman might be an identity thief trying to escape from debt.
All She Was Worth won the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize in 1993. This award is given to new books that are excellent at storytelling. The book was so popular in Japan that it sold millions of copies. It was also made into a TV movie twice, in 1994 and again in 2011. An English version of the book was published in 1997.
The Reason
Another important book by Miyabe is The Reason (original title: Riyū). This book is a mystery about a murder in Tokyo. It tells the story from many different viewpoints, like interviews with suspects, neighbors, and family members.
The Reason was published in 1998. It won the Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize that same year. In 1999, it also won the Naoki Prize, which is a very prestigious award in Japan. Many people consider The Reason to be a masterpiece of social criticism in fiction. The book was made into a movie in 2004.
Crossfire and Brave Story
Miyabe's novel Crossfire was published in the same year as The Reason. It is about a police detective chasing a girl who has special powers to start fires with her mind. This book was made into a movie called Pyrokinesis in 2000. An English version of Crossfire was published in 2006.
In 2003, Miyabe published a fantasy novel called Brave Story. This story is about a boy who has a difficult home life. He finds a secret portal that takes him to another world. Brave Story became a bestseller in Japan. It has been adapted into an anime film, a manga comic series, and a series of video games. The English version of the novel won the Mildred L. Batchelder Award in 2008 for being the best translated children's book.
Miyuki Miyabe's Writing Style
Miyuki Miyabe writes in many different genres. These include science fiction, mystery, historical stories, and books for young adults. Outside of Japan, she is especially known for her crime and fantasy novels.
A common theme in Miyabe's books is community. She often explores how consumerism, or buying and selling lots of things, affects families and communities in Japan. Her book All She Was Worth is seen as a very important book in the history of detective stories written by women. It has inspired many new women mystery writers.
Awards Won by Miyuki Miyabe
| Year | Award | Category | Work |
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| 1992 | 45th Mystery Writers of Japan Award | Best Novel | The Sleeping Dragon |
| 13th Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers | Honjo Fukagawa Fushigi-zōshi | ||
| 1993 | 6th Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize | All She Was Worth | |
| 1997 | 18th Japan SF Award | Gamōtei Jiken | |
| 1998 | 17th Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize | Riyū (The Reason) | |
| 1999 | 120th Naoki Prize (1998下) | ||
| 2001 | 5th Shiba Ryotaro Prize | Puppet Master | |
| 2007 | 41st Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature | Namonaki Doku (Nameless Poison) | |
| 2008 | Batchelder Award | Best Translated Children's Book | Brave Story |
Film and Other Adaptations
Many of Miyuki Miyabe's stories have been turned into movies, TV shows, and manga.
Films Based on Her Books
- Pyrokinesis, 2000
- Mohōhan, 2002
- Brave Story, 2006
- Helpless, 2012
- Solomon's Perjury, 2015
Television Shows Based on Her Books
- Shuku Satsujin (1988)
- Majutsu wa sasayaku (TV movie), 1990
- Saboten no Hana (1991)
- Unmei no Juko (based on "Snark Gari")(1992)
- Tatta Hitori (1992)
- Henshin (1993)
- Kasha: Kādo hasan no onna! (1994 TV movie)
- Isshun no Sinjitsu (1994)
- Level Seven (1994)
- Ryū wa Nemuru (1994)
- Iwazunioite (1997)
- Gamoutei Jiken, 1998
- Moshichi no Jikienbo (2001, 2002, 2003)
- R.P.G., 2003
- The Reason (TV movie), 2004
- Nagai Nagai Satsujin (TV movie), 2007
- Perfect Blue (TV movie), 2010
- Hansai (Anthology episode), 2010
- Majutsu wa sasayaku (TV movie), 2011
- Kasha (TV movie), 2011
- Stepfather Step, 2012
- Perfect Blue, 2012
- Riyū (TV movie), 2012
- Snark Gari (TV movie), 2012
- Nagai Nagai Satsujin (TV movie), 2012
- Level Seven (TV movie), 2012
- Samishii Kariudo (TV movie), 2013
- Kogure Shashinkan, 2013
- Nomonaki Doku, 2013
- Petero no souretsu, 2014
- Osoroshi, 2014
- Sakura Housara, 2014
- Bonkura, 2014-2015
- 模倣犯 , 2016
- Solomon's Perjury, 2016-2017
- Rakuen, 2017
- Copycat Killer, 2023
Manga Comics Based on Her Books
- Brave Story, 2007
See also
In Spanish: Miyuki Miyabe para niños
