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'''Tarō Hirai'''/平井 太郎/Hirai Tarō (October 21, 1894 – July 28, 1965), better known by the [[pseudonym]] '''Edogawa Ranpo'''/江戸川 乱歩, was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery fiction. Many of his novels involve the detective hero Kogoro Akechi, who in later books was the leader of a group of boy detectives known as the "[[Boy Detective's Gang]]"/少年探偵団/Shōnen tantei dan.
'''Tarō Hirai'''/平井 太郎/Hirai Tarō (October 21, 1894 – July 28, 1965), better known by the [[pseudonym]] [[Edogawa Ranpo]]/江戸川 乱歩, was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery fiction. Many of his novels involve the detective hero Kogoro Akechi, who in later books was the leader of a group of boy detectives known as the "[[Boy Detective's Gang]]"/少年探偵団/Shōnen tantei dan.


Ranpo was an admirer of Western [[mystery fiction|mystery]] writers, and especially of [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. His pen name is a rendering of Poe's name.<ref>"Edgar Allan Poe" →「エドガー・アラン・ポー("Edogaa aran poo")」→"Edogaaaranpo"→"Edogawa ranpo"(えどがわ・らんぽ)→江戸川乱歩． The Edo River (in Japanese, Edogawa) empties into Tokyo Bay. Rampo means "random walk".</ref> Other authors who were special influences on him were [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]], whom he attempted to translate into Japanese during his days as a student at Waseda University, and the Japanese mystery writer [[Ruikō Kuroiwa]].
Ranpo was an admirer of Western [[mystery fiction|mystery]] writers, and especially of [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. His pen name is a rendering of Poe's name.<ref>"Edgar Allan Poe" →「エドガー・アラン・ポー("Edogaa aran poo")」→"Edogaaaranpo"→"Edogawa ranpo"(えどがわ・らんぽ)→江戸川乱歩． The Edo River (in Japanese, Edogawa) empties into Tokyo Bay. Rampo means "random walk".</ref> Other authors who were special influences on him were [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]], whom he attempted to translate into Japanese during his days as a student at Waseda University, and the Japanese mystery writer [[Ruikō Kuroiwa]].

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Tarō Hirai/平井 太郎/Hirai Tarō (October 21, 1894 – July 28, 1965), better known by the pseudonym Edogawa Ranpo/江戸川 乱歩, was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery fiction. Many of his novels involve the detective hero Kogoro Akechi, who in later books was the leader of a group of boy detectives known as the "Boy Detective's Gang"/少年探偵団/Shōnen tantei dan.

Ranpo was an admirer of Western mystery writers, and especially of Edgar Allan Poe. His pen name is a rendering of Poe's name.[1] Other authors who were special influences on him were Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, whom he attempted to translate into Japanese during his days as a student at Waseda University, and the Japanese mystery writer Ruikō Kuroiwa.

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  • Punny Name: As noted in the main text and footnote, his pen name is simply "Edgar Allan Poe" rendered through the Japanese syllabary.
  1. ↑ "Edgar Allan Poe" →「エドガー・アラン・ポー("Edogaa aran poo")」→"Edogaaaranpo"→"Edogawa ranpo"(えどがわ・らんぽ)→江戸川乱歩． The Edo River (in Japanese, Edogawa) empties into Tokyo Bay. Rampo means "random walk".
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