List of Asian crime fiction writers

The following is a list of Asian crime fiction writers whose works have been translated into one or more European languages. Novelists on this list should be notable in some way, and ideally have a Wikipedia article.

Crime fiction writers may include the authors of any subgenre of crime fiction, including detective, mystery, or hard-boiled.

A

Edward Atiyah (1903–1964), Lebanese

B

Ashok Banker (born 1964), Indian
Michael Bar-Zohar (born 1938), Israeli
Bimal Kar (1921–2003), Indian

C

Rajorshi Chakraborti (born 1977), Indian
Vikram Chandra (born 1961), Indian
Chin Shunshin (born 1924), Taiwanese, Japanese

E

Edogawa Rampo (1894–1965), Japanese

F

Shamini Flint (born 1969), Malaysian

G

Batya Gur (1947–2005), Israeli

H

He Jiahong (born 1953), Chinese
Keigo Higashino (born 1958), Japanese

I

Kotaro Isaka (born 1971), Japanese
Ibn-e-Safi (born 1928), Pakistani
Ira Ishida (born 1960), Japanese

K

Kim Young-ha (born 1968), South Korean
Natsuo Kirino (born 1951), Japanese
Kenzo Kitakata (born 1947), Japanese
Natsuhiko Kyogoku (born 1963), Japanese

L

Shulamit Lapid (born 1934), Israeli

M

Seicho Matsumoto (1909–1992), Japanese
Miyuki Miyabe (born 1960), Japanese

N

Kyotaro Nishimura (born 1930), Japanese
Asa Nonami (born 1960), Japanese
Jamyang Norbu (born 1949), Tibetan

O

Kido Okamoto (1872–1939), Japanese
Celil Oker (born 1952), Turkish
Go Osaka (born 1943), Japanese
Arimasa Osawa (born 1956), Japanese
Otsuichi (born 1978), Japanese

R

Satyajit Ray (1921–1992), Indian

S

Joh Sasaki (born 1950), Japanese
Soji Shimada (born 1948), Japanese
Mehmet Murat Somer (born 1959), Turkish
Kalpana Swaminathan (born 1956), Indian
Vikas Swarup, Indian
Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, (1899–1970), Indian

T

Akimitsu Takagi (1920–1995), Japanese
Tetsuo Takashima (born 1949), Japanese
Masako Togawa (born 1933), Japanese

U

Ahmet Ümit (born 1960), Turkish

V

Nury Vittachi (born 1958)

W

Wang Shuo (born 1958), Chinese

Y

Seishi Yokomizo (1902–1981), Japanese
Kyusaku Yumeno (1889–1936), Japanese

Organizations

Mystery Writers of Japan (founded in 1947)
Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan (founded in 2000)

See also

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