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第4回（1991年） nominee
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第7回（1994年） nominee
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第10回（1997年） nominee
Abe Ryutaro
あべ りゅうたろう
Abe Ryutaro
別名:
安部 良法
ペンネーム:
Abe Ryutaro（Pen name (real name: 安部 良法)）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1955-06-20 （Kuroki, Yame District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan (now Yame City)）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Kuroki, Yame (now Yame City), Fukuoka, Japan → Shimomaruko, Ota, Tokyo, Japan → Kyoto City, Japan (established a workplace)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist
- 活動期間
- 1988年〜
- 所属
- Japan Writers' Association, Japan PEN Club
- 所属団体
- Japan Writers' Association, Japan PEN Club
- 影響を受けた人物
- Osamu Dazai, Ango Sakaguchi
- ノミネート
- Yaguchi no Watari - Candidate for the 67th All Yomimono Newcomer Award (1987), Kōjin Kanashimashi - Candidate for the 5th Shōsetsu Shinchō Newcomer Award (1987), Chi no Nihonshi - Candidate for the 4th Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize (1991), Kogane Kairyū - Candidate for the 13th Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Authors (1992), Samayoeru Mikado - Candidate for the 111th Naoki Prize and 7th Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize (1994), Sekigahara Renpanjō - Candidate for the 10th Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize (1997), Ikite Sōrō - Candidate for the 9th Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize (2003)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurume National College of Technology | — | Department of Mechanical Engineering | — | — | Japan |
Kurume National College of Technology
Department of Mechanical Engineering
国:
Japan
Graduated from a national technical college (Kosen), Department of Mechanical Engineering
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize | Tenma, Kakeru | — | Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Naoki Prize | Tōhaku | — | Naoki Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Historical & Period Fiction Writers' Club Award | Achievement and Meritorious Service Award | — | Historical and Period Fiction Writers' Club | 受賞 |
Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize
2005
対象作品:
Tenma, Kakeru
主催:
Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize Selection Committee
結果:
受賞
Naoki Prize
2013
対象作品:
Tōhaku
主催:
Naoki Prize Selection Committee
結果:
受賞
Historical & Period Fiction Writers' Club Award
2016
対象作品:
Achievement and Meritorious Service Award
主催:
Historical and Period Fiction Writers' Club
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
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第11回（2005年） award
Naoki Sanjugo Award
1回登壇
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第148回（2012年 第2回開催） award
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第5回（2016年） award
作品
代表作
Tōhaku
2012年 Historical novelA historical novel depicting the life and art of painter Tōhaku Hasegawa, detailing his creative process and the human figures amid turbulent times.
ArtSengoku periodBiographicalCreative struggle
Tenma, Kakeru
2004年 Historical novelA novel centered on Minamoto no Yoshitsune, portraying his valor, tragedy, and the tides of the era.
WarriorLoyaltyTragedy
Chi no Nihonshi
1990年 Popular history / non-fictionA popular-history work arranging events of Japanese history by episodes of bloodshed and violence in a chronological narrative.
Japanese historyViolence and bloodChronicle
Ieyasu (series)
2020年 Period novelA multi-volume series centered on Tokugawa Ieyasu, depicting politics, economy, and human relationships from the end of the Sengoku period into the early Edo period.
PoliticsEconomic historySengoku periodBiographical history
全著作
- Chi no Nihonshi (1990)
- Kogane Kairyū (1991)
- Samayoeru Mikado (1994)
- Taikō no Shiro (1994)
- Muromachi Kaden (1995)
- Kaze no Gotoku, Mizu no Gotoku (1996)
- Sekigahara Renpanjō (1996)
- Misshitsu Osaka-jō (1997)
- Kanazawa-jō Arashi no Ma (1997)
- Nampū (1998)
- Kamigami ni Tsugu (1999)
- Kaijin: Sontarō Hyōryūki (1999)
- Kaiyōmaru, North: Rise and Fall of the Tokugawa Navy (1999)
- Okichi Photo Album (2000)
- Nobunaga Moyu (2001)
- Ikite Sōrō (2002)
- Satsuma Moyu (2004)
- Tenma, Kakeru (2004)
- Jōdo no Mikado (2005)
- Tenka Fubu: Yume-dono Yoichirō (2006)
- Koi Nanayo (2007)
- Dōyo to Masashige (2009)
- Geten o Hakaru (2009)
- Aoki Nobunaga (2010)
- Hagakure Monogatari (2011)
- Leon Shigeyoshi (2012)
- Tōhaku (2012)
- Gomine no Taka (2013)
- Fuyu o Matsu Shiro (2014)
- Ishin no Shōzō (2015)
- Himegami (2015)
- Yoshisada no Hata (2015)
- Sōrin no Umi (2017)
- Heijō-kyō (2018)
- Ezo Taiheiki: Thirteen Sea Roars (2019)
- Umi no Jūjika (2020)
- Meikyū no Tsuki (2020)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Depicts history through the lens of economic structures and tradeNarration emphasizes individuals' decisions and human relationshipsCareful handling of sources combined with narrative storytelling
- 頻出モチーフ
- Sengoku period and pivotal historical turning pointsImpact of overseas trade and economicsWarriors and their decisionsSea and voyages
健康
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Serious rugby injury高専時代（学生時代）Took a year off from school. During the hiatus he read and was inspired to pursue a career as a writer.
評価・遺産
Recognized as one of contemporary Japan's prominent historical novelists, noted for a broad range of works and a meticulous historical perspective; gained wide recognition with awards such as the Naoki Prize.
関連学会
- Japan Writers' Association
- Japan PEN Club
- Historical and Period Fiction Writers' Club
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library authority record
- Authority data such as VIAF, ISNI, WorldCat
大衆文化への影響
- Naoki Prize win expanded public recognition, leading to increased newspaper and TV interviews and features
引用
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I consider that what moves history are three things: overseas trade, changes in economic structures, and whether individuals emerge to act on those changes.
出典: Author comment / interview (from biographical notes)
豆知識
- Real name: 安部 良法.
- Graduated from Kurume National College of Technology (Department of Mechanical Engineering).
- Debuted in 1988 with the short story 'Shinao no Koi' published in Shōsetsu Shinchō.
- Sustained a serious rugby injury during student days and took a year off.
- Won the 148th Naoki Prize in 2013 for 'Tōhaku'.