Bungakukai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 80 (1995) award
Seirai Yuichi
せいらい ゆういち
Seirai Yuichi
Aliases:
中村 明俊 (本名)
Pen Names:
Seirai Yuichi（Pen name of Nakamura Akitoshi. There is a mistaken rumor that it derives from 'Sailor Moon', which he has denied.）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1958-12-13 （Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Nagasaki City → Nagasaki University (Nagasaki)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Public servant, Museum director, Visiting professor
- Active Years
- 1995-
- Affiliations
- Nagasaki City Hall, Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum (former director), RECNA, Nagasaki University (Visiting Professor)
- Nominations
- Akutagawa Prize nominee (won on 5th nomination)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagasaki University, Faculty of Education | Faculty of Education | — | — | — | Japan |
Nagasaki University, Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Bungakukai Newcomer Award | Geronimo's Cross | — | Bungakukai (literary magazine) | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Akutagawa Prize | Holy Water | — | Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Ito Sei Literary Prize | Bakushin | — | Ito Sei Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Tanizaki Jun'ichirō Prize | Bakushin | — | Tanizaki Jun'ichirō Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
Bungakukai Newcomer Award
1995
Work:
Geronimo's Cross
Organization:
Bungakukai (literary magazine)
Result:
受賞
Akutagawa Prize
2001
Work:
Holy Water
Organization:
Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee
Result:
受賞
Ito Sei Literary Prize
2007
Work:
Bakushin
Organization:
Ito Sei Prize Selection Committee
Result:
受賞
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō Prize
2007
Work:
Bakushin
Organization:
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō Prize Selection Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Tanizaki Junichiro Award
1 appearances
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Edition 43 (2007) award
Ito Sei Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2007) award
Works
Major Works
Holy Water
2001 Short story collectionA collection of short stories including "Geronimo's Cross", "Brothers of the Mud Sea", "Nobunaga's Guardian" and the title story "Holy Water". The title story won the 124th Akutagawa Prize.
memoryfamilyeffects of war
Tsukuyomi Island
2002 NovelA work set on an island that includes short and medium-length pieces exploring loneliness, nostalgia, and human relationships.
lonelinessnostalgia
Eyelash of the Eyeball
2003 Short story collectionA collection of short stories handling unique and sometimes unsettling motifs, depicting distortions and the uncanny aspects of daily life.
the uncannydistortions of everyday life
Bakushin
2006 Linked short story collectionA linked story collection set in Nagasaki that explores the memory of the atomic bombing and the perspectives of second-generation hibakusha, portraying the intersection of daily life and history. It won the Ito Sei Literary Prize and the Tanizaki Prize in 2007. The work was adapted into the film "Bakushin: Nagasaki's Sky" in 2013.
Nagasakiatomic bombingmemorytransmission/legacy
Adaptations
- [Film] Bakushin: Nagasaki's Sky (2013)
Terenparen
2007 Short story collectionA short story collection focusing on gaps in daily life and the psychology of characters.
everyday lifepsychological description
Plug of Dreams
2012 Short story collectionA short story collection that gathers works themed around dreams, memory, and senses of time.
dreamstimememory
Between Sorrow and Nothingness
2015 Collection of short and medium-length piecesA collection of pieces centered on themes of love, loss, and reconciliation.
sorrowreconciliationloss
Human Deeds
2015 Short story collectionA collection of short stories that question human actions and responsibility.
actionresponsibilityethics
The Little Finger Burns
2017 Short story collectionA short story collection themed around personal relationships and silence, reflecting the author's more recent style.
relationshipssilence
Bibliography
- Holy Water
- Tsukuyomi Island
- Eyelash of the Eyeball
- Bakushin
- Terenparen
- Plug of Dreams
- Between Sorrow and Nothingness
- Human Deeds
- The Little Finger Burns
Adaptations
- Film 'Bakushin: Nagasaki's Sky' (2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise and sometimes allegorical proseA calm, objective voice that links history and the individual
- Recurring Motifs
- atomic bombing and memoryruptures in family and everyday lifesilence and transmission/legacy
Legacy
Recognized as a writer who continues to portray the memory of the atomic bombing centered on Nagasaki. Through long-term public service, tenure as director of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, and his role as a visiting professor at RECNA, Nagasaki University, he has contributed to the transmission of hibakusha memory.
Museums
- Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
In Popular Culture
- Film adaptation: 'Bakushin: Nagasaki's Sky' (2013)
Quotes
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It's a misunderstanding. It's not true. I haven't even seen it. But it's troublesome, so I leave it alone.
Source: Nagasaki University PR magazine CHOHO Vol.43 (2013) (2013) -
It is important to continue thinking about (the memory of the bombing).
Source: Lecture / newspaper articles (e.g. Nagasaki Shimbun) (2019)
Trivia
- Real name: Nakamura Akitoshi.
- Both parents were atomic bomb survivors; he is a second-generation hibakusha.
- Debuted in 1995 after winning the Bungakukai Newcomer Award for "Geronimo's Cross."
- Won the 124th Akutagawa Prize in 2001 for "Holy Water."
- Won the Ito Sei Literary Prize and the Tanizaki Prize in 2007 for "Bakushin."
- Worked at Nagasaki City Hall, became director of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum in 2010, and retired in 2019.
- From April 2019 he became a visiting professor at RECNA, Nagasaki University.
- There is a rumor that his pen name derives from 'Sailor Moon', which he has denied.