京极夏彦 1963年出生于北海道小樽。日本独具特色的妖怪型推理作家，新本格派先锋人物，同时也是画家、设计师、妖怪研究家、藏书家。京极夏彦思维大胆灵活，创作风格多元，作品常取材于日本神鬼妖怪和古代传说，以独特的个人风格写作赋予其新面貌，开创了推理小说的新纪元。 1996年获得第49届日本推理作家协会奖 1997年获得第25届泉镜花文学奖 2003年获得第16届山本周五郎奖 2004年获得第130届直木奖

Natsuhiko Kyogoku ( 京極 夏彦 Kyōgoku Natsuhiko, born March 26, 1963) is a Japanese mystery writer, who is a member of Ōsawa Office. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Three of his novels have been turned into feature films; Mōryō no Hako, which won the 1996 Mystery Writers of Japan Award, was also made into an anime TV series, as was Kosetsu Hyaku Monogatari, and his book Loups=Garous was adapted into an anime feature film. Vertical have published his debut novel as The Summer of the Ubume. (from Wikipedia)