is a contemporary Japanese writer. Works Amerika no Yoru (アメリカの夜 American Night). 1994. Kodansha. (likely reference to film technique “day for night”, known in French as “la nuit américaine”) Day for Night (film) ABC Sensou (ABC戦争 The ABC Wars). 1995. Kodansha. Indivijuaru Purojekushon (インディヴィジュアル・プロジェクション Individual Projection). 1997. Shinchousha. Koushakufujin-tei no Gogo no Paatii (公爵婦人邸の午後のパーティー The Evening Party at the Princess's House). 1997. Kodansha. Mujou no Sekai (無情の世界 This Cruel World). 1999. Kodansha. Nipponia Nippon (ニッポニアニッポン Nipponia Nippon). 2001. Shinchousha. Shinsemia (シンセミア Sinsemilla). 2003. Asahi Shinbun-sha. Gurando Finare (グランド・フィナーレ Grand Finale). 2005. Kodansha. Purasutikku Souru (プラスティック・ソウル Plastic Soul). 2006. Kodansha. Misuteriasu Settingu (ミステリアス・セッティング Mysterious Soul). 2006. Asahi Shinbun-sha. Pisutoruzu (ピストルズ Pistols). 2010. Kodansha. Kuesa to Jusanbanme no Hashira (クエーサーと13番目の柱). 2012. Kodansha. Shikaku (□ しかく). 2013. Little More. Derakkusu Edhisyon (Deluxe Edition). 2013. Bungeishunju. Kyaputen Sandaboruto (キャプテンサンダーボルト Captain Thunderbolt). with Kotaro Isaka. 2014. Bungeishunju. Oganizumu (オーガニズム Orga（ni）sm). 2019. Bungeishunju. Brakku Chenba Myujikku (ブラック・チェンバー・ミュージック Black Chamber Music). 2021. Mainichi Shimbun Publishing. Arutimetto Edhisyon (Ultimate Edition). 2022. Kawade Shobo Shinsha. Awards 1994 – 37th Gunzo Prize for New Writers: Amerika no Yoru 1999 – 21st Noma Literary New Face Prize: Mujo no sekai 2004 – 15th Sei Ito Literature Prize: Shinsemia 2004 – 58th Mainichi Publishing Culture Award: Shinsemia 2005 – 132nd Akutagawa Prize: Gurando Finare 2010 – 46th Tanizaki Prize: Pisutoruzu See also Japanese literature List of Japanese authors External links Synopsis of Sinsemillas (Shinsemia) at JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project) http://no-sword.jp/blog/2005/02/grand-finale-by-abe-kazushige.html Japanese writers 1968 births Living people People from Higashine, Yamagata Writers from Yamagata Prefecture Akutagawa Prize winners