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第3回（1991年） grand prize
Aki Sato
さとう あき
Sato Aki
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1962-09-16 （Tochio, Niigata (now Nagaoka), Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Tochio, Niigata (now Nagaoka), Japan → Tokyo, Japan → France (study abroad)
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, translator, essayist
- 活動期間
- 1991年〜
- 所属
- Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (lecturer / visiting professor), Meiji University, School of Commerce (special visiting professor), Science Fiction Writers of Japan (former member)
- 所属団体
- Science Fiction Writers of Japan (past member)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Setsuko Shinoda, Yoriko Shono, Hikaru Okuizumi, Voltaire, Denis Diderot, Marquis de Sade, George Meredith, William Makepeace Thackeray, Fyodor Dostoevsky, G. K. Chesterton, Vladimir Nabokov, Evelyn Waugh, Robert Musil, Joseph Roth, Wolfgang Hildesheimer, Richard Powers, Thomas Bernhard, Brett Easton Ellis
- ノミネート
- 24th Science Fiction Award (nominee: 'Angel')
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niigata Prefectural Nagaoka Ote High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Seijo University, Faculty of Arts and Letters | Faculty of Arts and Letters | — | 学士 | — | Japan |
| Seijo University Graduate School, Graduate Program in Literature (master's course) | Graduate School of Literature | — | 修士（博士前期課程修了） | — | Japan |
| Rotary Foundation (scholarship, study abroad) | — | — | — | 1988-1989 | France |
Niigata Prefectural Nagaoka Ote High School
国:
Japan
High school attended
Seijo University, Faculty of Arts and Letters
Faculty of Arts and Letters
学位:
学士
国:
Japan
Undergraduate degree
Seijo University Graduate School, Graduate Program in Literature (master's course)
Graduate School of Literature
学位:
修士（博士前期課程修了）
国:
Japan
Specialized in 18th-century art criticism
Rotary Foundation (scholarship, study abroad)
期間:
1988-1989
国:
France
Studied in France on a Rotary Foundation scholarship
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Japan Fantasy Novel Award | Balthazar's Pilgrimage | 小説 | Shinchosha (Shosetsu Shincho) | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Arts Encouragement Newcomer Award | Angel | 小説 | Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan) | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award | Minotauros | 小説 | Kodansha | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | Rejoice, O Blessed Soul | 小説 | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
Japan Fantasy Novel Award
1991
対象作品:
Balthazar's Pilgrimage
部門:
小説
主催:
Shinchosha (Shosetsu Shincho)
結果:
受賞
Arts Encouragement Newcomer Award
2002
対象作品:
Angel
部門:
小説
主催:
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)
結果:
受賞
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award
2007
対象作品:
Minotauros
部門:
小説
主催:
Kodansha
結果:
受賞
Yomiuri Literary Prize
2022
対象作品:
Rejoice, O Blessed Soul
部門:
小説
主催:
Yomiuri Shimbun
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Balthazar's Pilgrimage
1991年 Fantasy / NovelDebut novel (1991), winner of the Japan Fantasy Novel Award; a long-form work blending fantasy elements with literary prose.
fantasyjourneyidentity
The Law of War
1992年 NovelAn early long novel incorporating historical and political themes.
historyviolencepolitics
Shadow of the Mirror
1993年 NovelPublished in 1993; the work experienced periods of being out of print and was the subject of rights-management issues.
memoryselfcomparative literature
Angel
2002年 NovelPublished in 2002 as a major novel after a hiatus; recipient of the Arts Encouragement Newcomer Award (2002).
religious motifsmodern Europehumanity
Lark
2004年 NovelA companion volume to 'Angel', published in 2004.
companion piecememoryfamily
Minotauros
2007年 NovelPublished in 2007; critically acclaimed and winner of the 29th Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award.
mythic motifsmodernityviolence
The Golden Calf
2012年 NovelPublished in 2012; one of her notable mid-period novels.
economyethicstemptation
Vampire
2016年 NovelPublished in 2016; incorporates elements of the uncanny and the fantastic.
the uncannyfantasyidentity
The Golden Train
2019年 Novel 336ページPublished in 2019; a long novel with elements set in Europe.
Europeadventurehistory
全著作
- Balthazar's Pilgrimage (1991)
- The Law of War (1992)
- Shadow of the Mirror (1993)
- Montigny's Wolf Baron (1995)
- 1809: The Assassination of Napoleon (1997)
- Angel (2002)
- Lark (2004)
- Minotauros (2007)
- A Fierce, Swift Death (2009)
- The Art of Scandal (2010)
- The Golden Calf (2012)
- Vampire (2016)
- No Point Unless You Swing (2017)
- The Golden Train (2019)
作家による翻訳
- 'Birchwood' (co-translation) — John Banville (2007, Hayakawa Publishing)
作風・主題
- 文体
- intellectual, meticulous proseweaves historical research with imagination
- 頻出モチーフ
- history and memorymodern Europefantasy and the uncanny
評価・遺産
Recognised for imaginatively depicting modern Europe and historical themes, she has received multiple literary awards. Though involved in some public controversies, her critical writings, translations and novels have made a distinct contribution to contemporary Japanese literature.
資料所蔵先
- 'Tamanoir' (official website / archives)
引用
-
Borrowing a plot itself is not particularly problematic.
出典: 'Tamanoir' personal blog (2011年)
豆知識
- Her debut 'Balthazar's Pilgrimage' won the Japan Fantasy Novel Award.
- Her husband is writer Tetsuya Sato.
- There was public discussion about similarities between her work and Keiichiro Hirano's 'Eclipse'.
- She studied in France on a Rotary Foundation scholarship.
- She has taught and given special lectures at Waseda University and Meiji University.