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第35回（2004年） honorable mention
Eisuke Aikawa
あいかわ えいすけ
Eisuke AIKAWA
ペンネーム:
Eisuke Aikawa（Pen name identical to legal name）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Chiba Prefecture, Japan → Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist
- 活動期間
- 2005年〜
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seinan Gakuin University | Faculty of Commerce | — | 学士 (Bachelor's degree) | — | Japan |
| Seinan Gakuin University Graduate School | — | Department of Business Administration | 修了 (Completed graduate studies) | — | Japan |
Seinan Gakuin University
Faculty of Commerce
学位:
学士 (Bachelor's degree)
国:
Japan
Seinan Gakuin University Graduate School
Department of Business Administration
学位:
修了 (Completed graduate studies)
国:
Japan
Completed graduate studies in Business Administration
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35th Kyushu Arts Festival Literature Prize | — | — | Kyushu Arts Festival Literature Award Committee | 佳作 (Honorable Mention) |
| 2013 | 13th Bocchan Literary Award | — | — | Bocchan Literary Prize Committee | 佳作 (Honorable Mention) |
| 2015 | 3rd Da Vinci 'Story of Books' Award | When the ship comes in | — | Da Vinci 'Story of Books' Award Committee | 最終候補 (Finalist) |
| 2015 | 46th Fukuoka City Literary Prize (Novel Division) | — | 小説部門 | Fukuoka City | 受賞 (Winner) |
35th Kyushu Arts Festival Literature Prize
2005
主催:
Kyushu Arts Festival Literature Award Committee
結果:
佳作 (Honorable Mention)
13th Bocchan Literary Award
2013
主催:
Bocchan Literary Prize Committee
結果:
佳作 (Honorable Mention)
3rd Da Vinci 'Story of Books' Award
2015
対象作品:
When the ship comes in
主催:
Da Vinci 'Story of Books' Award Committee
結果:
最終候補 (Finalist)
46th Fukuoka City Literary Prize (Novel Division)
2015
部門:
小説部門
主催:
Fukuoka City
結果:
受賞 (Winner)
受賞・候補エディション
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第13回（2013年） honorable mention
作品
代表作
Hiking
2017年 Short story collectionA short story collection including "Hiking", "The Day After Sunday", "Fanfare" and "At-Bat Sunny Day". The stories focus on the psychology and coming-of-age of young people.
youthcoming-of-agehuman relationships
翻訳
- Hiking (short story) — English translation published in MONSTER anthology (2021)
The Moon Detached from the Clouds
2018年 Short story collectionA collection of short stories including "The Moon Detached from the Clouds", "Gravity of One Night", "July 2: On a Night Island" and "Escape". It depicts characters' inner lives with a calm narrative voice.
isolationmemorynight
Hummingbird
2019年 Short story / Speculative fictionA short piece published as a single-cut story. The English translation "Hummingbird" was published overseas and brought international attention.
losstransformationnatural motifs
映像化・舞台化
- [Audio/read-aloud] Hummingbird (read-aloud) (2021)
翻訳
- Hummingbird — English translation published in Samovar Magazine (2020)
October Without Hannah
2020年 Novel/Collection (unspecified)Published by Kawade Shobo Shinsha. Explores themes of loss, recovery, and shifting memories in novellas or short stories.
lossmemoryrenewal
Chasing the Golden Butterfly
2023年 Short story collectionA short story collection including "The Stars Do Not Set", "Hummingbird", "The Day After Sunday" and the title story "Chasing the Golden Butterfly". A recent compilation of representative works.
youthfantasygravity (metaphor)
翻訳
- The Day After Sunday — Chinese translation '周日次日不复往日' selected by CSFDB (2024)
全著作
- Hiking (2017)
- The Moon Detached from the Clouds (2018)
- Hummingbird (2019)
- October Without Hannah (2020)
- Chasing the Golden Butterfly (2023)
作品の翻訳
- Hummingbird — English translation published in Samovar Magazine (2020)
- Chinese translation '周日次日不复往日' — CSFDB recommended (2024)
- Bears Always Find the First Star of the Night — English translation published in Sinking City / other journals (2020)
- A Night at Ayutthaya — English translation published in Potato Soup Journal (2020)
- After Retirement — English translation published in Elephants Never (2020)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Rich psychological insightDepiction of youth and coming-of-ageCalm, restrained narrative voiceIncorporation of speculative elements
- 頻出モチーフ
- youthnightnatural motifs such as birds and butterfliesislands and the sea
評価・遺産
A contemporary short-fiction writer who, after winning regional literary prizes, has seen work published and translated overseas. Praised for delicate portrayals of adolescent psychology.
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library (NDL ID: 001296447)
- VIAF (ID: 79153288325132651662)
豆知識
- The English translation of the short story "Hummingbird" was published in Samovar Magazine, marking notable publication in that outlet for a Japanese writer.
- The Chinese translation '周日次日不复往日' (original: '日曜日の翌日はいつも') was selected by CSFDB as a recommended work for 2024 (foreign short/medium-length fiction category).
- Maintains accounts on X (formerly Twitter) and note.