{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9f6075441ff1e325c84f4478","clusterId":"c_87e7b908067d238346d0e062","slug":"keigo-higashino-author-of-the-miracles-of-the-namiya-general-store-dies-at-68","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Keigo Higashino, Author of The Miracles of the Namiya General Store, Dies at 68","summary":"Keigo Higashino, the award-winning mystery novelist behind The Devotion of Suspect X, The Miracles of the Namiya General Store, and The Camphorwood Custodian, died on July 23 due to colon cancer. He was 68. His family held a private funeral. Higashino debuted in 1985 and his works inspired numerous film, stage, and anime adaptations.","whyItMatters":"Higashino was one of Japan's most adapted mystery novelists, with a career spanning four decades and multiple works reaching global audiences through translations and film adaptations.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKeigo Higashino, the author of best-selling mystery novels including \u003ci\u003eThe Devotion of Suspect X\u003c/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Miracles of the Namiya General Store\u003c/i\u003e, died on July 23 from colon cancer at age 68. The Asahi Shimbun reported his death, and his family held a private funeral. Higashino was born in Osaka in 1958 and debuted in 1985 with \u003ci\u003eHōkago\u003c/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eAfter School\u003c/i\u003e), which won the Edogawa Rampo Prize. His other award-winning novels include \u003ci\u003eMugenbana\u003c/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eDream Flower\u003c/i\u003e) and \u003ci\u003eInori no Maku ga Oriru Toki\u003c/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Final Curtain\u003c/i\u003e). He also wrote the Galileo detective series.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral of Higashino\u0026#39;s novels were adapted into live-action films and stage plays. \u003ci\u003eThe Miracles of the Namiya General Store\u003c/i\u003e was serialized in 2011 and published in volume form in 2012, with an English release from Yen Press in 2019. It inspired stage plays in 2013 and 2016, musical stage plays in 2017 and March 2025, and a 2017 live-action film. His 1998 novel \u003ci\u003eHimitsu\u003c/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSecret\u003c/i\u003e) was adapted into a 1999 film and a 2010 drama. His most recent anime adaptation, \u003ci\u003eThe Camphorwood Custodian\u003c/i\u003e, opened in Japan on January 30 and screened at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June. Two more live-action film adaptations of his novels are scheduled for release in Japan: \u003ci\u003eHakuchō to Kōmori\u003c/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSwans and Bats\u003c/i\u003e) on September 4, and \u003ci\u003eSatsujin no Mon\u003c/i\u003e on February 19, 2027.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Keigo Higashino, author of The Devotion of Suspect X and The Miracles of the Namiya General Store, has died at 68 from colon cancer. His novels inspired numerous film, stage, and anime adaptations.","twitterPost":"Keigo Higashino, author of The Devotion of Suspect X and The Miracles of the Namiya General Store, has died at 68 from colon cancer. 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