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Shun Akasegawa

あかせがわ しゅん

Akasegawa Shun

別名: 赤瀬川 隼彦
ペンネーム: Shun Akasegawa（Pen name used for publications (legal name Hayahiko Akasegawa)）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1931-11-05 （Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan）
死没
2015-01-26 83歳
国籍
Japanese
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Yokkaichi, Mie (born) → Oita City (ages 10–18; youth)

経歴

職業
Novelist, Writer, Former bank employee, Public relations staff
活動期間
1982年〜2015年
所属
Sumitomo Bank (former employer), Labo Education Center (Tech) / Language Exchange Institute (worked), Affiliated organization of Hippo Family Club (worked)
影響を受けた人物
Yao Nakano, Yō Sakakibara
影響を与えた人物
Yuka Fujimura (daughter; author)
ノミネート
Naoki Prize nominee (88th): 'Has the Catcher Arrived Yet?', Naoki Prize nominee (90th): 'Shio mo Kanahinu', Naoki Prize nominee (92nd): 'The Shadow Player', Naoki Prize nominee (98th): 'Old Rookie', 'Kajikawa Ichigo's Crime', 'Various Scorecards'

学歴

Oita Daiichi High School (now Oita Uenogaoka High School)
国: Japan

受賞歴

Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Prize
1983
対象作品: The Ball Wanders Through Space
主催: Yoshikawa Eiji Prize selection committee
結果: winner
Naoki Prize (Naoki Sanjūsanshō)
1995
対象作品: Afterimage of the White Ball
主催: Naoki Prize selection committee
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Ball Wanders Through Space

1982年 Novel / Sports fiction

A collection of short stories/linked tales centered on baseball. It depicts human dramas around ballparks and players and marks an important starting point of his career.

BaseballHuman dramaYouth

Shio mo Kanahinu

1985年 Novel (mystery) with historical elements

A novel developed from the short story 'Shio mo Kanahinu'. It incorporates the idea of interpreting the Man'yōshū through Korean, blending linguistic concepts with a historical mystery.

MysteryLinguisticsHistorical interpretation

The Shadow Player

1985年 Novel / Sports fiction

A novel portraying a cast of characters around teams and players. Including short works such as 'Has the Catcher Arrived Yet?', it explores inner lives and conflicts through baseball.

BaseballInterpersonal relationshipsConflict

Afterimage of the White Ball

1995年 Novel / Sports fiction

A long novel on baseball that portrays players' lives and memories. Winner of the 113th Naoki Prize.

BaseballMemoryLife

全著作

  • When I Left the Cinema, It Was a Burned-Out Area
  • The Ball Wanders Through Space
  • The Disappeared Overcoat
  • The Shadow Player
  • The Wandering Beer-Barrel Baseball Team
  • Shio mo Kanahinu
  • Black Japan
  • The Celadon Person
  • Hanako at Thirty, Even the Tea Blooms
  • Phantoms of Meiji Village
  • Dream Stadium: Sports Short Novellas
  • The Kingdom Burns: A Novel on Ōtomo Sōrin
  • The Crimes of the Kajikawa Group
  • Journeys of a Relief Player
  • City of Phantoms
  • Afternoon of Lovers
  • Four Seasons of the Diamond
  • Beaten by the Rain
  • Smell and Sound of Baseball
  • Trails of the Lions
  • Talking Baseball Over a Beer
  • Beyond the Radio Days
  • Dawn's Song: A Novel of Murata Shinpachi
  • Go Mysteries!
  • Women Challenge, Men Are Bewildered: Rediscovering 'Women' in Akasegawa Shun
  • The Rainbow Scoreboard
  • Proof of a Dream
  • Ah, It's the Cinema Comet Again
  • Feast of Shadows: Standing Room at the Art House
  • Afterimage of the White Ball
  • The Muse's Goddess
  • Table for Four
  • Solo Journey Together
  • The Boy Aiming for the Major Leagues
  • Heavenly Paper, Wind Brush
  • House of Ripples: A Long Romance
  • Leisurely Strolls: Paths of Everyday Life
  • People Live by Taking Detours
  • A Clear Winter Town
  • An Autumn Day
  • Alternate Tales of Jingorō

作風・主題

文体
Realistic descriptionNarrative centered on sports (especially baseball)A voice that moves between short and long forms
頻出モチーフ
Ballparks and the white ballPlayers' lives and memoriesPostwar life and human scenes

健康

  • Pneumonia
    2015-01
    Died of pneumonia in January 2015

評価・遺産

A writer known for novels focused on baseball. He won the Yoshikawa Eiji Newcomer Prize (1983) and the 113th Naoki Prize (1995), gaining recognition later in life. His short story 'Ichiru-te no Seikan' has been included in junior high school Japanese language textbooks.

大衆文化への影響

  • 'Ichiru-te no Seikan' (The First Baseman's Return) included in junior high school Japanese language textbooks

豆知識

  • Born 1931, died 2015 (aged 83)
  • Worked 16 years at Sumitomo Bank
  • Younger brother: Haruhira Akasegawa; sister: Haruko Akasegawa
  • Elder daughter: author Yuka Fujimura
  • Won the Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Prize for 'The Ball Wanders Through Space' (1983)
  • Won the 113th Naoki Prize for 'Afterimage of the White Ball' (1995)
  • Many works focus on baseball