Edogawa Ranpo
Japanese author and critic
Tarō Hirai, better known by the pen name Edogawa Ranpo, was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery and thriller fiction. Wikipedia
Born: October 21, 1894, Nabari, Mie, Japan
Died: July 28, 1965 (age 70 years), Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan
Parents: Kiku Hirai and Shigeo Hirai
Influenced by: Edgar Allan Poe, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Arthur Conan Doyle, and more
Alma mater: Waseda University
Genre: Mystery, weird fiction, thriller
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