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第18回（1989年） award
Masako Aiboshi
あいほし まさこ
Aiboshi Masako
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1937-10-23 （Dalian, Kwantung Leased Territory (Manchukuo)）
- 死没
- 2019-03-12 81歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Dalian (born) → Fengtian (at end of WWII) → Kagoshima City (returned and main base)
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, essayist, columnist
- 活動期間
- 1973年〜2019年
- 所属
- Japan PEN Club, Kyushu Bungaku (literary circle), Shōsetsu Shunjū (founder/editor), Kagoshima Pencil Club (representative), Minami-Nippon Newspaper New Year's Literature selection committee (2008-2016)
- 所属団体
- Japan PEN Club
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagoshima Prefectural Konan High School | — | Literary club (high school) | — | 1953-1956 | Japan |
| The Open University of Japan | — | — | — | 1997-2001 | Japan |
Kagoshima Prefectural Konan High School
Literary club (high school)
期間:
1953-1956
卒業年:
1956
国:
Japan
Declined university admission due to family circumstances
The Open University of Japan
期間:
1997-2001
卒業年:
2001
国:
Japan
Enrolled in 1997 and completed credits to graduate over four years
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Minami-Nippon Literary Prize | Shimonoseki Bride | — | Minami-Nippon Newspaper | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Kagoshima Prefecture Arts and Culture Encouragement Award | — | — | Kagoshima Prefecture | 受賞 |
Minami-Nippon Literary Prize
1990
対象作品:
Shimonoseki Bride
主催:
Minami-Nippon Newspaper
結果:
受賞
Kagoshima Prefecture Arts and Culture Encouragement Award
1995
主催:
Kagoshima Prefecture
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Minami no Popura
1989年 Short story collectionA short story collection published in 1989; includes pieces such as 'Jidai', 'Haiboku', 'Yokisha', 'Tensei', 'Shiroi Hana', 'Bunshin', 'Tooi Machi', 'Kokei', and 'Musubime'.
nostalgiawomen's livespostwar memory
Shimonoseki Bride
1990年 Short story collectionPublished in 1990. The title story 'Shimonoseki Bride' won the 18th Minami-Nippon Literary Prize. Collection includes stories such as 'Moji no Hanayome', 'Mokuba', 'Shimonoseki Bride', and 'Senmin'.
familymarriagesocial marginalization
The Time of Flowers Is a Time of Sorrow — Tome Torihama, the Chiran Special Attack Aunt
1992年 Non-fiction (biography)A non-fiction biography about Tome Torihama, a woman who looked after and saw off young kamikaze pilots at the Chiran base.
war and bereavementmemory and testimonylocal history
Women's Words 365 Days
1991年 Column collectionA 1991 column collection reflecting everyday women's perspectives and expressions.
everyday lifelanguage and women
Fear, the Hidden King of a Million
2005年 Essay collectionAn essay collection published in 2005; essays on community, war-era memory, and everyday life.
memoirregional culturefemale perspective
Suppurating Season — Masako Aiboshi Selected Stories Vol.3
2013年 Selected stories (short story collection)Selected-stories volume published in 2013; includes pieces such as 'Hōchō no Ki', 'Waki no Shita', and 'Sayonara wa Kirai'.
aging and memorydetails of daily lifefemale relationships
全著作
- Minami no Popura (1989)
- Shimonoseki Bride (1990)
- The Time of Flowers Is a Time of Sorrow — Tome Torihama (1992)
- Women's Words 365 Days (1991)
- Fear, the Hidden King of a Million (2005)
- Suppurating Season — Selected Stories Vol.3 (2013)
作風・主題
- 文体
- matter-of-fact narrative voice centered on realist depictionobservational focus on regional lifeintrospective treatment of postwar memory
- 頻出モチーフ
- memory of warwomen's lives and familynostalgia and local communitydetails of everyday life
評価・遺産
A writer based in Kagoshima who supported the local literary community by founding and editing literary magazines, organizing lectures, and teaching at cultural schools; recognized for nurturing younger writers and contributing to regional literature and the preservation of wartime memory.
関連学会
- Japan PEN Club
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library (holdings/authority)
- VIAF (authority identifier)
- CiNii (bibliographic database)
豆知識
- Literary critic Toshiki Yagi is her younger brother.
- She once ran a café near West Kagoshima Station (now Kagoshima-Chūō Station) with her mother.
- Began writing fiction in 1973 for the literary circle 'Genshokuha'.
- Founded the literary magazine 'Shōsetsu Shunjū' in 1994 and served as its editor-publisher.
- Won the 18th Minami-Nippon Literary Prize in 1990 for 'Shimonoseki Bride'.
- Established the Kagoshima Pencil Club in 1997 and served as its representative.
- She was one of the organizers of the 'Kagoshima Article 9' group and participated in peace activities.