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第1回（1978年） honorable mention
Motoko Arai
あらい もとこ
Arai Motoko
ペンネーム:
Motoko Arai（Pen name used in her published fiction works）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1960-08-08 （Nerima, Tokyo, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Essayist, Translator
- 活動期間
- 1977年〜
- 所属
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (former chair), Mystery Writers of Japan (member)
- 所属団体
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan, Mystery Writers of Japan
- 影響を受けた人物
- Shinichi Hoshi, Nobuhiko Kobayashi
- 影響を与えた人物
- Hiro Arikawa
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rikkyo University | Faculty of Letters | German Literature | 文学士 | — | Japan |
Rikkyo University
Faculty of Letters
/ German Literature
学位:
文学士
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Kisou Tengai SF New Writers Award (Honorable Mention) | Atashi no Naka no…… | 新人賞 | Kisou Tengai (magazine) | 佳作 |
| 1981 | Seiun Award (Japanese Short Story) | Green Requiem | 日本短編部門 | Seiun Awards Committee | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Seiun Award (Japanese Short Story) | Neptune | 日本短編部門 | Seiun Awards Committee | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Japan SF Grand Prize | Tigris and Euphrates | — | Japan SF Grand Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Kisou Tengai SF New Writers Award (Honorable Mention)
1977
対象作品:
Atashi no Naka no……
部門:
新人賞
主催:
Kisou Tengai (magazine)
結果:
佳作
Seiun Award (Japanese Short Story)
1981
対象作品:
Green Requiem
部門:
日本短編部門
主催:
Seiun Awards Committee
結果:
受賞
Seiun Award (Japanese Short Story)
1982
対象作品:
Neptune
部門:
日本短編部門
主催:
Seiun Awards Committee
結果:
受賞
Japan SF Grand Prize
1999
対象作品:
Tigris and Euphrates
主催:
Japan SF Grand Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
Nihon SF Grand Prize
1回登壇
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第20回（1999年） award
作品
代表作
Green Requiem
1980年 Science fiction (short story)A collection of short stories reflecting the sensibilities of a younger generation; one of her representative works exploring social and fantastical themes.
youth sensibilitythe everyday and the fantastic
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Green Requiem / 今関あきよし (1988)
Tigris and Euphrates
1999年 Science fiction (novel)A novel weaving social elements with personal stories. Winner of the Japan SF Grand Prize.
societyhuman relationships
Ship to the Stars
1980年 Science fiction (series)An SF series with elements for younger readers; widely supported by a youthful readership.
adventurecoming of age
The Final Day
1992年 Psychological horrorA psychological-horror novel; one of her representative works that was adapted to film.
fearpsychology
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] The Final Day / 君塚匠 (2000)
全著作
- Atashi no Naka no……
- Ship to the Stars (series)
- Green Requiem
- Neptune
- Tigris and Euphrates
- The Final Day
- Marriage Stories (series)
翻案
- Green Requiem (film)
- The Final Day (film)
- Marriage Stories (TV drama)
作家による翻訳
- How to Live with Stuffed Animals (co-translation)
作風・主題
- 文体
- innovative use of colloquial languagedistinctive short-line breaks and pacingcasual first-person narration (use of colloquial pronouns)
- 頻出モチーフ
- stuffed animalsfemale perspectivemarriage and familymix of everyday life and fantasy
評価・遺産
She had a significant influence on the development of light novel writing style and youth-oriented SF from the 1980s onward. Known for a wide range from juvenile fiction to serious SF and horror, she is regarded as an influential figure in contemporary Japanese SF.
関連学会
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan
- Mystery Writers of Japan
大衆文化への影響
- TV adaptation of 'Marriage Stories' (1987)
- Film adaptations of several works (e.g. Green Requiem, The Final Day)
引用
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Stuffed animals do not breathe or metabolize, but they live by something unknown that I call 'stuffed-animal power.'
出典: Interview/essay (source unspecified)
豆知識
- Reported to own over 4,000 stuffed animals.
- Gained early attention when her debut story received an honorable mention while she was in the second year of high school.
- After marriage she is also known by the legal name Motoko Teshima.