Akutagawa Prize
1回登壇
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第47回（1962年） award
Akira Kawamura
かわむら あきら
Kawamura Akira
ペンネーム:
Akira Nakazato（Used for early short stories）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1978-03-14 （Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese, English
- 居住地歴
- Fukuoka City (birthplace) → Tokyo (residence) → London (study/residence)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Short story writer, Screenwriter
- 活動期間
- 2003年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Haruki Murakami, Shusaku Endo, Virginia Woolf
- 影響を与えた人物
- Mai Takahashi, Yu Tanaka
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyushu University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 文学士 | 1997-2001 | Japan |
| University College London | Graduate School | Department of Comparative Literature | 修士（比較文学） | 2012-2014 | United Kingdom |
Kyushu University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
学位:
文学士
期間:
1997-2001
卒業年:
2001
国:
Japan
Began writing short stories while enrolled
University College London
Graduate School
/ Department of Comparative Literature
学位:
修士（比較文学）
期間:
2012-2014
卒業年:
2014
国:
United Kingdom
Completed an MA program in comparative literature
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Yamato Literary Prize | The Sea Corridor | 長編小説 | Yamato Literary Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Gunzou New Writers' Award | Summer Equation | 短編 | Gunzou Editorial Board | 受賞 |
| 2019 | East Asia Literature Prize | Night Ark | — | East Asia Literary Association | ノミネート |
Yamato Literary Prize
2021
対象作品:
The Sea Corridor
部門:
長編小説
主催:
Yamato Literary Foundation
結果:
受賞
Gunzou New Writers' Award
2006
対象作品:
Summer Equation
部門:
短編
主催:
Gunzou Editorial Board
結果:
受賞
East Asia Literature Prize
2019
対象作品:
Night Ark
主催:
East Asia Literary Association
結果:
ノミネート
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Sea Corridor
2020年 Novel 320ページSet in a coastal town, this novel follows a family's search for lost memories. Past and present quietly intersect as the sea becomes a lyrical narrator.
seamemoryfamilyrenewal
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] The Sea Corridor / 中村 亮 (2023)
翻訳
- English translation (translator: Emily Carter, 2022)
- Spanish translation (2023)
Night Ark
2015年 Short story collection 220ページA collection of short stories exploring urban loneliness and intersections. Fantasy and reality softly intertwine in the crevices of everyday life.
lonelinessurban lifememoryboundaries
映像化・舞台化
- [Stage play] Night Ark (stage) / 石井 志津 (2017)
翻訳
- Spanish translation (translator: Marta Rodriguez, 2020)
全著作
- Summer Equation (short story, 2006)
- Night Ark (short story collection, 2015)
- The Sea Corridor (novel, 2020)
- Small Lights (essays, 2012)
- Winter Map (novella, 2009)
- Fragments (short story collection, 2022)
翻案
- The Sea Corridor — film adaptation (2023)
- Night Ark — stage adaptation (2017)
作品の翻訳
- The Sea Corridor — translated into English and Spanish
- Night Ark — translated into Spanish
作風・主題
- 文体
- lyrical and tranquil proseminute interior descriptionnarrative that resonates across layers of time
- 頻出モチーフ
- the seafragments of memoryloss and renewal
評価・遺産
Recognized for bringing a lyrical voice to contemporary Japanese literature through themes of the sea and memory. He has influenced younger writers and broadened readership through film and stage adaptations.
記念館・博物館
- Akira Kawamura Memorial Museum 1-1-1 Daimyo, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan 2024年開館
関連学会
- Japanese Society for Modern Literature
資料所蔵先
- Kyushu University Humanities Archive (holds some drafts and manuscripts)
大衆文化への影響
- Film adaptation expanded recognition among general audiences
- Some works are occasionally used as material in educational curricula
引用
-
The sea is a place that permits both forgetting and remembering.
出典: The Sea Corridor (novel) (2020年) -
The quiet of night is filled with small stories that no one gathers.
出典: Night Ark (short story collection) (2015年)
豆知識
- Born in Fukuoka; childhood time by the sea influenced his work.
- Maintains a daily walking routine and often finds ideas during walks.
- Prefers coffee and always brews it while working.