Oya Soichi Nonfiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (1998) award
Sumiyo Abe
あべ すみよ
Abe Sumiyo
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1964-02-10 （Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Non-fiction writer, Translator, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1987-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miyagi Prefectural First Girls' High School (now Miyagi Daiichi High School) | — | — | — | 1979-1982 | Japan |
| Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters | First Faculty of Letters | Department of Literature | — | 1982-1986 | Japan |
| Lumière Lyon 2 University, Faculty of Literature | Faculty of Literature | — | — | — | France |
Miyagi Prefectural First Girls' High School (now Miyagi Daiichi High School)
Period:
1979-1982
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
Japan
High school attended
Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters
First Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Literature
Period:
1982-1986
Year of Graduation:
1986
Country:
Japan
After graduation, joined NHK
Lumière Lyon 2 University, Faculty of Literature
Faculty of Literature
Country:
France
Details of study/graduation not specified
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Ōya Sōichi Nonfiction Prize (29th) | The Death in the Cradle: The Light and Shadow of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) | — | — | Winner |
Ōya Sōichi Nonfiction Prize (29th)
1999
Work:
The Death in the Cradle: The Light and Shadow of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Death in the Cradle: The Light and Shadow of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
1997 Non-fictionAn investigative nonfiction study of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), documenting medical perspectives, families' experiences, and systemic issues surrounding SIDS.
SIDSmedical issueschildcaresocial issues
Bibliography
- The Death in the Cradle: The Light and Shadow of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Shinchosha, 1997)
Translations by Author
- Paris versus New York: A Visual Match (translator, BNN, 2012)
- War and Oratory: Speeches That Shaped History (translator, Genkosho, 2014)
- Christiane F.: My True Story (translator, Chuo Koron Shinsha, 2015)
- #GIRLBOSS (translator, CCC Media House, 2015)
- Why Are Fifteen-Year-Olds So Unruly? (translator, Nikkei BP, 2015)
- SONY DESIGN: MAKING MODERN (translator, Nikkei National Geographic, 2016)
- Marie-Antoinette's Hairdresser: The Man Who Saw the Queen (translator, Genkosho, 2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Investigative, reporting-driven nonfictionClear, accessible prose
- Recurring Motifs
- depictions of medical settingsconflict between individuals and institutions
Legacy
Recognized for investigative nonfiction on medical and social issues. Also active as a translator, broadening her contributions in publishing through numerous translations.
Trivia
- Worked as a reporter for NHK covering medical, education, and international reporting.
- Won the 29th Ōya Sōichi Nonfiction Prize for 'The Death in the Cradle' (1999).
- From around 2012, has been active translating works from English, French and German.