The ten most important mystery novelists who influenced my writing / Ji Qing

First: Ellen. slope

In this list, Edgar Allan Poe has the lowest proportion of mystery novels compared to other writers, but the five cornerstones of mystery novels have made me read no less than 20 times. It's like Maxwell's equations in my own electrical field, simple in form but infinitely powerful, as if the work has its own will.

My current peak product "Magic Delusion", mainly refers to Ellen. Poe's creative spirit, although this novel feels completely different from my previous short stories, it is the established direction I will continue to explore in the future, not a whim, I think, Ellen. In my mind, Poe is like the North Pole faced by migratory birds, and is the "highest guiding principle" in creation!

Second place: Weike. Collins

Wicky. Collins is a representative figure of mystery novels in the prehistoric period. His status is important, but Taiwanese readers rarely mention it. This may be because his works are hard to see now. Wells Collins skillfully uses the Gothic method to weave the storyline, skill and infuse the characters in the play with both typical and unique personalities. In his novels , each character is vivid, a little exaggerated but very realistic, as if performing a wonderful stage play.

I learned from his work how to build a character, how to make a detective, or a murderer, or just a side drum, which is very impressive. In other words, Collins is arguably the "best characterization" in my opinion.

Third place: Agatha. Christy

Agatha Christie is the most famous female writer in the history of reasoning. She has unique and dazzling performances in the layout of mysteries, the process of reasoning, the description of characters, and even philosophical thinking; The most amazing thing about Listi's work is the "blind spot design".

As the editor Sanmao said, each of Christy's stories is a big maze with intricate routes. I would like to add that "there are even many traps in the maze". Therefore, Christy taught me the most. After reading one of her novels, I learned one more trick to lay out blind spots. Moreover, even if the tricks are repeated, she will make you realize it until the last page.

Fourth place: John. Dixon. Card

Since I read the graduate school, I have been exposed to English original reasoning, and I first met John. Dixon. After the card, he became my most admired writer. There are too many reasons to love the card: the perfect combination of ghosts and logic, the ever-changing settings of impossible situations, the intriguing British humor, the twists and turns of the plot like an adventure legend... and so on, all make people happy Announced: "This is the pinnacle of classical puzzle-solving reasoning!"

To me, the word "mystery" should have the elements of "unbelievable" and "unbelievable", and Ka is a model of connecting the past and the blue, and there are few writers in the later generations whose works are so neat and tidy. The next comment, in English, may be more fluent: "He is my top of reasonable incredibility!"

Fifth place: Raymond. Dixon

Some people may think it is very strange, because Raymond. Chandler and the other detective writers I've chosen can be said to be completely "on the other side of the character", and since I mentioned that "Magic Delusion" is the most important direction for my future creative path, as a cold-hearted How could Chandler, one of the masters, have any effect on me?

In fact, Chandler's real influence on me was his Philip E. Marlowe. In traditional puzzle-solving reasoning, the detective's position is that of a bystander who transcends all emotional ties, and the reason he contributes so much to crime detection is often due to intellectual hobby rather than conscience. They insist on solving puzzles and solving cases, but not necessarily insisting that social justice must be done. The revelation Marrow gave me was: the conflict between the conscience and the intellect of a detective is what I should try to resolve in my creation.

Sixth place: Edogawa Ranpo

Edogawa Ranpo is the Japanese reasoning writer I most hope to translate to Taiwan. Since most of what Taiwanese readers have been exposed to in the past are juvenile inferences created by Edogawa for children, the evaluation is neither high nor correct.

In fact, just as the pen name of Edogawa Ranpo is pronounced close to Edgar. Ellen. Poe, whose work is also similar to Poe, is full of eccentric styles. However, different from Poe's "intellectual madness", Edogawa expresses a "splendid delusion" that is unique to Japan. From Ranpo's works, what I feel the most and is most influenced by is his view of the subtle and dark nature of human nature. Artistic description of levels.

Seventh place: Matsumoto Kiyotaka

Matsumoto Kiyotaka is the founder of social reasoning, and it is also the most important turning point in the history of Japanese mystery novels . His realistic literary talent and social insight are enough to give a fatal blow to many reasoning writers who just want to write light works and can only casually pass entertainment.

Matsumoto is also one of the writers who pays the most attention to the motive of murder. How to develop new and reasonable criminal motives, and how to inspire the truth of social evil from behind the motives, I have benefited a lot from his works, and this is also the goal of my future efforts.

Eighth place: Takao Tsuchiya

Takao Tsuchiya , a lonely man, holds a very high status in the minds of Taiwanese readers. However, from the point of view of the history of detective fiction, Tsuchiya is definitely the No. 1 pick to be removed from the list. It's not that his work isn't good enough, it's that other writers are far more influential than him, that's all.

When I first came into contact with Japanese mystery novels, Tsuchiya was the one who impressed me the most. His works have a strong literary meaning and are also full of concern for human nature, which influenced the style of writing "Pre-Exam Planning" and other works. I think the general influence of this "imprint effect" is unlikely to change in the future.

9th place: Shimada Shoji

If I hadn't met Shoji Shimada , I think I'd probably never know how to start writing a mystery novel of the Bengue School. As the Pope of "Japan's Modern Benga", Shimada expounded his concept of creation of mystery novels with "The Benga Mystery Manifesto". The concept of "combining creative theory and practice" has allowed me to trace back to many important reasoning writers and their works in the history of reasoning, and re-open a new path of personal creation.

Shimada's intrigue is unique, and it's all developed from his own creative philosophy. By constantly researching and thinking about the ideas behind his earth-shattering tricks, I have gradually been able to master my own characteristics and write mysteries with a strong personal style and in line with the spirit of my own nature.

10th place: Kyogoku Natsuhiko

If modern Japanese mystery novels can surpass the United Kingdom and the United States, Jinggoku Natsuhiko should be the most important writer in the 1990s. Jingji's Onmyoji Detective Case has smashed my preconceptions about mystery novels in the past, and made me better understand the foresight and pride that creators should possess and promise. With his strong theoretical ability and extensive professional knowledge, Jingji has built a self-sufficient and complete world of monsters, which is dazzling and discovers the wider and more mysterious territory of mystery novels in the future.

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