＃高野　和明　著 ＃Ｋ・Ｎの悲劇 ﾀｶﾉｶｽﾞｱｷ 講談社 K・Nの悲劇 (講談社文庫) : Written by Kazuaki Takano K.N's tragedy :9784062753234

**Mystery Works that exposes the true nature of the death penalty**
Kazuaki Takano is a Japanese novelist and screenwriter. Born in Tokyo. He dropped out of the film department at Los Angeles City College. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan. He became obsessed with Hollywood films and aspired to become a film director. After that, he worked on the sets of films, TV dramas, and V-cinema as a making-of director and still photographer.
He began his career as a screenwriter, and after reading Miyuki Miyabe's "Magic Whispers" and "Kasha," he decided he wanted to write a novel and started writing. His first full-length novel was submitted for the Shinchō Mystery Club Award and the Seishi Yokomizo Award, but it did not win.
He debuted as a novelist in 2001, winning the 47th Edogawa Ranpo Prize for his mystery novel "The 13 Steps," which dealt with the death penalty system. The work sold 400,000 copies, achieving the fastest and highest sales record among Ranpo Prize-winning works.
Since then, he has received numerous literary awards. He is also active as a screenwriter, with many contributions to films and television dramas. His representative works include "You'll Die in Six Hours" and "Genocide."
**Q: What is he known for?**
He made a significant contribution to the world of literature after returning to Japan.
**Q: What are his famous works?**
"The 13 Steps" became a hot topic as the first mystery novel to address the death penalty system.
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English Summary
**Mystery Works reveals the true nature of the death penalty**
Kazuaki Takano is a Japanese novelist and screenwriter. Born in Tokyo. Dropped out of Los Angeles City College's film department. Member of the Japan Mystery Writers Association. He became obsessed with Hollywood movies and aspired to become a film director. After that, he was in charge of behind-the-scenes production and still cameras at film, TV, and V-cinema filming sites.
He began working as a screenwriter, and after reading Miyuki Miyabe's ``Magic wa Whisper'' and ``Kasha,'' he decided he wanted to write a novel and started writing one. After that, I applied for the first full-length novel I wrote for the Shincho Mystery Club Award and the Seishi Yokomizo Award, but it did not win.
Debuting as a novelist, he won the 47th Edogawa Ranpo Prize in 2001 for his mystery novel ``The 13 Steps,'' which deals with the death penalty system. The work sold 400,000 copies, making it the fastest-selling Ranpo Award-winning work.
Since then, he has won numerous literary awards. He is also active as a screenwriter and often participates in movies and TV dramas. His representative works include ``You'll Die in 6 Hours'' and ``Genocide.''
**Q: What did you do? **
After returning to Japan, he made a major contribution to the world of literature.
**Q: What are your famous works? **
``The 13 Steps'' became a hot topic as it was the first mystery novel to deal with the death penalty system.
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