Alice Arisugawa

Masahide Uehara
Born (1959-04-26) April 26, 1959 (age 65)
Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan[1]
Pen nameArisu Arisugawa
OccupationWriter
LanguageJapanese
Period1989–present
GenreWhodunit, closed circle mystery, mystery fiction, thriller, horror
Literary movementThe new traditionalist movement
Notable awardsMystery Writers of Japan Award (2003)
Honkaku Mystery Award (2008)

Masahide Uehara (上原 正英, Uehara Masahide, born April 26, 1959), mainly known by his pseudonym Alice Arisugawa (有栖川有栖, Arisugawa Arisu), is a Japanese mystery writer. He is one of the representative writers of the new traditionalist movement in Japanese mystery writing and was the first president of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan from 2000 to 2005.[2] He has also served as part of the selection committee for various literary awards, most notably the Ayukawa Tetsuya Award from 1996 to 1999 and Edogawa Rampo Prize from 2014 to 2017.

  1. ^ "（４）未来に大きな影響　作家・有栖川有栖さん（6１)". Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  2. ^ Wong, Ho-Ling (28 May 2011). "Ellery Queen is Alive and Well and Living in Japan". Criminal Element. Retrieved April 22, 2016.