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第37回（1994年） award
Kazushige Abe
あべ かずしげ
Abe Kazushige
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1968-09-23 （Higashine, Yamagata, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Higashine, Yamagata, Japan → Tokyo, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Film critic
- 活動期間
- 1994年〜
- 所属
- Cahiers du Cinéma Japon (editorial board)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Kōjin Karatani, Kenji Nakagami, Shigehiko Hasumi, Kyojin Onishi, Akio Gotō, Kenzaburō Ōe, Yukio Mishima, Michel Foucault, Marcel Proust, Miguel de Cervantes, William S. Burroughs, Laurence Sterne, Bruce Lee, Philip K. Dick, Alfred Bester, Daniel Defoe, Marquis de Sade, David Bowie, literary criticism, film, metafiction
- ノミネート
- 111th Akutagawa Prize nominee (America no Yoru), 8th Mishima Yukio Prize nominee (America no Yoru), 118th Akutagawa Prize nominee (Triangles), 125th Akutagawa Prize nominee (Nipponia Nippon), 15th Mishima Yukio Prize nominee (Nipponia Nippon)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Institute of the Moving Image (formerly Nihon Eiga Gakkō) | — | — | 専門士 | 〜1990 | Japan |
Japan Institute of the Moving Image (formerly Nihon Eiga Gakkō)
学位:
専門士
期間:
〜1990
卒業年:
1990
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize | America no Yoru (America's Night) | — | Gunzo (Kodansha) | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Noma Literary Newcomer Award | Mujō no Sekai (The Heartless World) | — | Noma Literary Newcomer Award (Noma Cultural Foundation) | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Ito Sei Literature Award | Sinsemia | — | Ito Sei Literature Award | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award | Sinsemia | — | Mainichi Newspapers (Mainichi Publishing Culture Award) | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Akutagawa Prize | Grand Finale | — | Akutagawa Prize | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Tanizaki Jun'ichirō Prize | Pistols | — | Tanizaki Prize | 受賞 |
Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize
1994
対象作品:
America no Yoru (America's Night)
主催:
Gunzo (Kodansha)
結果:
受賞
Noma Literary Newcomer Award
1999
対象作品:
Mujō no Sekai (The Heartless World)
主催:
Noma Literary Newcomer Award (Noma Cultural Foundation)
結果:
受賞
Ito Sei Literature Award
2004
対象作品:
Sinsemia
主催:
Ito Sei Literature Award
結果:
受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
2004
対象作品:
Sinsemia
主催:
Mainichi Newspapers (Mainichi Publishing Culture Award)
結果:
受賞
Akutagawa Prize
2005
対象作品:
Grand Finale
主催:
Akutagawa Prize
結果:
受賞
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō Prize
2010
対象作品:
Pistols
主催:
Tanizaki Prize
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
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第21回（1999年） award
Mishima Yukio Award
1回登壇
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第15回（2002年） nominee
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第58回（2004年） award
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第15回（2004年） award
Akutagawa Prize
1回登壇
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第132回（2004年 第2回開催） award
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第46回（2010年） award
作品
代表作
America no Yoru
1994年 Short fiction / NovelDebut work. A self-referential piece exploring the split between narrator and protagonist. Winner of the Gunzo New Writers' Prize.
metafictionsplit selfcinematic references
Individual Projection
1997年 NovelA novel framed as the diary of a former spy trainee, combining theoretical elements and entertainment; noted as a representative work of the 'J-literature' movement.
identityconspiracynarrative apparatus
Mujō no Sekai (The Heartless World)
1999年 Short stories / FictionA collection that includes stories such as 'Triangles', dealing with stalking and violence. Winner of the Noma Literary Newcomer Award.
stalkingviolencebreakdown of civic life
Nipponia Nippon
2001年 Novella / NovelDepicts a boy who plans the killing of a Japanese crested ibis via the internet. An Akutagawa Prize nominee.
internetyouth violencesocial issues
Sinsemia
2003年 Epic novel (2 volumes)A sprawling two-volume epic set in Kamimachi (Higashine), spanning some 1600 manuscript pages; it consolidated Abe's reputation. Winner of the Ito Sei Literature Award and the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award.
Kamimachi sagaregional memorygenerations and family
翻訳
- Translated into Thai
Grand Finale
2005年 Short novelTells of a man disgraced by the discovery of photographs of his daughter who meets two girls in Kamimachi. Winner of the 132nd Akutagawa Prize.
guilt and atonementfamily breakdownlocal communities
Mysterious Setting
2006年 Novel (originally serialized as a mobile novel)Originally published as a mobile (keitai) novel; includes contemporary reinterpretations of tales like 'The Little Match Girl' and represents an attempt to reset authorial style.
textual experimenttragedyderivative/secondary-creation techniques
Pistols
2010年 NovelA long-form novel serialized prior to publication. Winner of the Tanizaki Jun'ichirō Prize in 2010.
representations of violenceintergenerational conflicturban and periphery
Orga(ni)sm
2019年 NovelThe work that concluded the Kamimachi saga; regarded as a culmination of Abe's recurring themes and structural experiments.
saga conclusionmultiplicitysigns and existence
全著作
- America no Yoru (1994)
- ABC War (1995)
- Individual Projection (1997)
- Mujō no Sekai (1999)
- Nipponia Nippon (2001)
- Sinsemia (2003)
- Grand Finale (2005)
- Mysterious Setting (2006)
- Pistols (2010)
- Quasar and the 13th Pillar (2012)
- Square (2013)
- Deluxe Edition (2013)
- Captain Thunderbolt (2014)
- Orga(ni)sm (2019)
- Black Chamber Music (2021)
- Ultimate Edition (2022)
作品の翻訳
- Several works (e.g., Sinsemia) have been translated into Thai
作風・主題
- 文体
- metafictional self-referenceformal experimental long-form prosecinematic imagery and descriptions
- 頻出モチーフ
- Kamimachi saga (stories of regional communities)multiplicity and nested narrative structuresinternet and technologyviolence, desire, family breakdownreferences to pop culture
評価・遺産
Regarded as a major contemporary Japanese writer who introduced formal experimentation and a cinematic perspective to fiction. Works such as Sinsemia and his Akutagawa Prize-winning pieces established his literary standing; his work has been translated and he has been invited abroad, indicating international influence.
大衆文化への影響
- Book cover design was parodied by an adult video package, drawing popular attention
- The Kamimachi saga setting created continuity across multiple works
引用
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I have mixed feelings.
出典: Akutagawa Prize acceptance press conference (for Grand Finale) (2005年) -
If I could write like Foucault, I'd be willing to stop writing.
出典: Interview (comments on literature and film) (2000年)
豆知識
- His family ran a bakery; a bookstore and a cinema were opposite his childhood home.
- The debut work begins with a passage about Bruce Lee.
- At the 2005 Akutagawa Prize ceremony he made a 'usa-chan peace' pose that attracted attention.
- He married fellow Akutagawa Prize-winning writer Mieko Kawakami in 2011.
- Several works have been translated into Thai and he was invited to events in Thailand.