＃東川篤哉 ＃新謎解きはディナーのあとで ﾋｶﾞｼｶﾞﾜﾄｸﾔ 小学館 新 謎解きはディナーのあとで (小学館文庫 ひ 11-5) : Atsuya Higashikawa New riddles to solve after dinner :9784094073805

**"For those who love mystery, anything that is fun is fine."**
Novelist, mystery writer. Born in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture. After attending Yamaguchi Prefectural Toyoura High School and Kagoshima High School, he graduated from Okayama University with a degree in law. After leaving his job at a glass bottle manufacturer, he worked part-time for eight years, earning between 120,000 and 130,000 yen per month. At the age of 26, he debuted when his submission "A Half-Baked Locked Room Mystery" was accepted into a full-fledged mystery series. He served as Secretary-General of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club from 2013 to 2017 and is currently its 5th president.
His most representative work is the "Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de" (The Puzzling Dishes of the Dinner) series, which, despite an initial print run of 7,000 copies, has expanded through word-of-mouth and has now sold over 3.2 million copies. He is known as a rising star in serious mystery novels with a lighthearted, humorous touch, and has won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award and the Japan Booksellers' Award.
Q: What did this person do?
He advocated that "whatever is fun is fine" in the world of novels and mysteries, offering readers a new perspective.
English Summary
**"For those who love mystery, anything is fun"**
Novelist, mystery writer. Born in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture. After attending Yamaguchi Prefectural Toyoura High School and Kagoshima High School, he graduated from the Faculty of Law at Okayama University. After leaving his job as a glass bottle manufacturer, he worked part-time for 8 years with a monthly income of 120,000 to 130,000 yen, but at the age of 26, he made his debut when he submitted ``A Halfway Closed Room'' and was accepted into a full-scale mystery series. He served as the secretary general of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club from 2013 to 2017, and is currently the 5th president.
His most famous work is the series ``Solving Mysteries After Dinner'', which had an initial print run of 7,000 copies, but has expanded through word of mouth and has sold over 3.2 million copies in total. He is known as an up-and-coming author of serious mysteries with a touch of humor, and has won the Japan Mystery Writers Association Award and the Bookstore Award.
Q: What did you do?
He proposed that ``whatever is fun is fine'' in the world of novels and mystery, and gave readers a new perspective.
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