Keigo Higashino

1958 -

Country of citizenship: Japonsko

Native language: japonština

Languages spoken, written or signed: japonština

Educated at: Osaka Prefecture University

Occupation: romanopisec, spisovatel, scenárista, inženýr

Award received: Cena Edogawy Rampoa, Naoki Prize, Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize, Chūōkōron Award, Shibata Renzaburō Award, cena za literaturu Eidžiho Jošikawy, 野間出版文化賞, Kikučiho cena, Medaile cti s fialovou stuhou, Medaile cti s tmavě modrou stuhou

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Keigo Higashino (Japanese: 東野圭吾, Hepburn: Higashino Keigo, born February 4, 1958) is a Japanese author chiefly known for his mystery novels. He served as the 13th President of Mystery Writers of Japan from 2009 to 2013. Higashino has won major Japanese awards for his books, almost twenty of which have been turned into films and TV series. Source: Wikipedia (en)