Koji_Suzuki_(writer)

Koji Suzuki

Koji Suzuki

Japanese writer (born 1957)

For the footballer, see Koji Suzuki (footballer).

Koji Suzuki (鈴木 光司, Suzuki Kōji, born 13 May 1957) is a Japanese writer, who was born in Hamamatsu and lives in Tokyo. Suzuki is the author of the Ring novels, which have been adapted into other formats, including films, manga,[1] TV series and video games. He has written several books on the subject of fatherhood. His hobbies include traveling and motorcycling.[2]

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Bibliography

Some of the books listed here are published in the US by Vertical Inc., owned by Kodansha and Dai Nippon Printing.

Ring series

  • Ring trilogy and extended series
    • Ring (Ringu) (1991)
    • Spiral (Rasen) (1995)
    • Loop (Rupu) (1998)
    • Birthday (1999) (Short story collection) [tightly intertwined with the trilogy: almost crucially relevant]
      • "Coffin in the Sky" [details what happened to Mai Takano in Spiral]
      • "Lemon Heart" [prequel to Ring]
      • "Happy Birthday" [a direct epilogue to Loop]
    • S (2012)
    • Tide (2013)
  • Manga series

Standalone novels

  • Paradise (Rakuen) (1990)
  • The Shining Sea (Hikari sasu umi) (1993)[3]
    • republished – The Shining Sea (2022 Vertical Publishing) – ISBN 978-1647291181
  • Promenade of the Gods (Kamigami no Promenade) (2003)
  • Edge (2008)

Short story collections

  • Death and the Flower (1995)
    • "Disposable Diapers and a Race Replica"
    • "Irregular Breathing"
    • "Key West"
    • "Beyond the Darkness"
    • "Embrace"
    • "Avidya"
  • Dark Water (Honogurai mizu no soko kara) (1996) (includes an original framing story)
    • "Floating Water"
    • "Solitary Isle"
    • "The Hold"
    • "Dream Cruise"
    • "Adrift"
    • "Watercolors"
    • "Forest Under the Sea"

Short story

  • "Drop" (2009) – Printed on three rolls of toilet paper in Japan in Japanese and in English in 2012.[4]

Films adapted from his works

Awards and nominations

Japanese awards

U.S. award

International award

References

  1. [1]
    Ring Volume 1 TPB
  2. [2]
    Hobbies found on the back of The Ring, 2002, Koji Suzuki
  3. [3]
    "The Shining Sea".
  4. [4]
    "Are You Ready to Confront the Most Terrifying Toilet Paper in the World?". June 18, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
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