Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (1985) award
Shohei Ando
あんどう しょうへい
Ando Shohei
Pen Names:
Sho Ando（Pen name used for early short story publications）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1978-04-12 （Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan (birth through student years) → Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan (period of literary activity)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, screenwriter
- Active Years
- 2003-
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Osamu Yoshida
- Influenced
- Young Author A
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 | 1997-2001 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1997-2001
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
Japan
Published short stories in literary magazines while enrolled.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Akutagawa Prize | To the Quiet Sea | — | Japan Literary Promotion Society | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Yomiuri Literary Prize (Fiction) | Smoky City | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
Akutagawa Prize
2015
Work:
To the Quiet Sea
Organization:
Japan Literary Promotion Society
Result:
受賞
Yomiuri Literary Prize (Fiction)
2019
Work:
Smoky City
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
To the Quiet Sea
2014 Contemporary fiction (novel) 320 pagesSet in a small seaside town, the novel explores memory, loss, and family reconciliation. The restrained prose follows the interior lives of its characters.
memorylossfamily
Adaptations
- [Film] To the Quiet Sea / 佐藤健 (2017)
Translations
- English translation: To the Quiet Sea (2018)
Smoky City
2011 Urban novel 240 pagesA linked novel about the loneliness and missed connections of urban inhabitants, composed of short, sharp chapters.
lonelinessurban lifechance
Adaptations
- [Television drama] Smoky City / 中村徹 (2013)
Translations
- Partial English translation
Bibliography
- Smoky City (2011)
- To the Quiet Sea (2014)
- Trees at Night (short stories, 2006)
- Small Acts of Resistance (essays, 2018)
Adaptations
- To the Quiet Sea (film, 2017)
- Smoky City (TV drama, 2013)
Translations of Works
- To the Quiet Sea — English translation (2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- restrained descriptionintrospective narration
- Recurring Motifs
- sea and watermiscommunicationrebirth after loss
Legacy
Recognized for depictions of urban loneliness and quiet renewal, he is regarded as an important voice in contemporary Japanese literature. Several adaptations have broadened his popular impact.
Museums
- Shohei Ando Memorial Room Komachi, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan Opened in 2022
Academic Societies
- Contemporary Japanese Literature Society
Archives
- Waseda University Theatre and Film Archive (manuscript donation)
In Popular Culture
- Film adaptations expanded his recognition among general audiences
Quotes
-
Memory quietly but surely reshapes who we are.
Source: To the Quiet Sea (novel) (2014)
Trivia
- A café appearing in his novels is modeled on a real café he frequented.
- The Akutagawa Prize-winning work was his first major prize for a full-length novel.