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第12回（1962年） award
Yoshio Aoyama
あおやま よしお
Aoyama Yoshio
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1979-03-15 （Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Setagaya, Tokyo (birth) → Kamakura, Kanagawa (residence)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Literary critic
- 活動期間
- 2004年〜
- 所属
- Waseda Literary Society
- 所属団体
- PEN Japan, Japan Writers Association
- 影響を受けた人物
- Natsume Soseki, Shusaku Endo, Mieko Kawakami
- 影響を与えた人物
- Akira Sato, Haruka Tanaka
- ノミネート
- National Debut Novel Award - Finalist 2022
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 | 1999-2003 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
学位:
学士
期間:
1999-2003
卒業年:
2003
国:
Japan
Published short stories in literary magazines while enrolled
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Shinsei Literary Award | The Quiet Surf | 長編部門 | Shinsei Literary Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Young Writers' Award | Elegy of Summer | 短編集部門 | National Literature Promotion Association | 受賞 |
Shinsei Literary Award
2023
対象作品:
The Quiet Surf
部門:
長編部門
主催:
Shinsei Literary Foundation
結果:
受賞
Young Writers' Award
2019
対象作品:
Elegy of Summer
部門:
短編集部門
主催:
National Literature Promotion Association
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Quiet Surf
2022年 Novel 320ページSet in a coastal town, the novel sensitively portrays a family's loss and recovery. Memory and the present intersect in the narrative, gradually revealing the inner lives of the characters.
lossrecoverysea and memory
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] The Quiet Surf / 田中一郎 (2024)
翻訳
- English edition 'The Quiet Surf' (trans. Emily Johnson, 2024)
Elegy of Summer
2019年 Short story collection 240ページA collection of short stories set in summer. Focusing on loss, separation, and shifting senses of time, the book presents stories of characters from different generations.
lossfamilyseason and memory
翻訳
- A short story was published in translation in an English literary journal (2020)
Tokyo Notes
2015年 Essay collection 180ページAn essay collection about living in the city and picking up fragments of everyday life. Observations from street corners, cafés, and trains are written in a gentle voice.
urban lifememoryeveryday
全著作
- Tokyo Notes (2015)
- Contours of a Star (short stories, 2012)
- Elegy of Summer (short story collection, 2019)
- The Quiet Surf (novel, 2022)
- Essay collection 'Fragments of Walks' (2020)
翻案
- The Quiet Surf (film, 2024; dir. Ichiro Tanaka)
作品の翻訳
- The Quiet Surf — English translation (trans. Emily Johnson, 2024)
- A story from Elegy of Summer — published in English journal (2020)
作風・主題
- 文体
- lyrical, meticulous descriptionpsychological realismcalm, measured narration
- 頻出モチーフ
- sealossmemoryurban loneliness
評価・遺産
Yoshio Aoyama is recognized for his delicate psychological depictions and finely observed everyday scenes, seen as one of the representative authors of the younger-to-mid generation. Film adaptation and English translations have increased his visibility domestically and abroad.
関連学会
- Contemporary Literature Society
資料所蔵先
- Waseda University Library, Special Collections (Yoshio Aoyama materials)
- Kamakura City Library - Yoshio Aoyama Collection
大衆文化への影響
- The 2024 film adaptation of 'The Quiet Surf' attracted attention and the theme song entered the music charts
引用
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"The sea does not wash away people's memories; rather, it is a place that keeps them."
出典: The Quiet Surf (2022) (2022年) -
"To write is a small resistance to forgetting."
出典: Interview (Literary Magazine, 2023) (2023年)
豆知識
- He habitually walks by the sea while writing.
- Prefers writing in cafés and often uses the same seat for years.
- In his youth he was interested in theatre.