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Aki Asahina

あさひな あき

Asahina Aki

ペンネーム: A. Asanami(Used during early short story period)

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1986-07-14 (Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan → Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan

経歴

職業
Novelist, Screenwriter
活動期間
2010年〜
所属団体
Japan PEN Club
影響を受けた人物
Haruki Murakami, Hiromi Kawakami

学歴

Waseda University
Faculty of Letters / Department of Japanese Literature
学位: 文学士
期間: 2005-2009
卒業年: 2009
国: Japan
Published short stories while enrolled; made literary debut

受賞歴

New Century Literary Prize
2024
対象作品: Dawn Harbor
部門: 長編小説
主催: New Century Literary Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Young Writers' Prize
2012
対象作品: Voices of the Tide
主催: Young Writers' Prize Committee
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Dawn Harbor

2023年 Novel 320ページ

Set in a port town, the novel follows a family's recovery. It explores loss and reconciliation, and the restoration of memory through the sea in quiet, lyrical prose.

lossfamilymemoryrebirth
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Dawn Harbor / 中村真人 (2025)
翻訳
  • English translation: Dawn Harbor (translator: Emily Carter, 2025)

Voices of the Tide

2011年 Short story collection 188ページ

A collection of short stories set in coastal towns. The stories juxtapose subtle eeriness with tenderness in everyday life.

sealonelinesseveryday miracles
映像化・舞台化
  • [Radio drama] Voices of the Tide — One Short Story (2013)
翻訳
  • English translation: Voices of the Tide (translator: Samuel Lee, 2014)

Memories of the Night Train

2016年 Novella 160ページ

A novella set on a night train. As the train traverses distance and time, the characters' small secrets are gradually revealed.

journeytimememory

全著作

  • Voices of the Tide (2011)
  • Garden of Rain (2014)
  • Memories of the Night Train (2016)
  • Short Stories: 'Light by the Window' (2018)
  • Dawn Harbor (2023)

翻案

  • Dawn Harbor — Film adaptation (2025)
  • Voices of the Tide — Radio drama adaptation (2013)

作品の翻訳

  • Dawn Harbor — English edition (2025, trans. Emily Carter)
  • Voices of the Tide — English edition (2014, trans. Samuel Lee)

作風・主題

文体
Quiet, lyrical proseDetailed interiority and psychological observation
頻出モチーフ
seatrainsmemory and loss

評価・遺産

Her craft of weaving regional landscapes with individual memory has positioned her as a representative young voice in contemporary Japanese literature. Film adaptation broadened her readership.

大衆文化への影響

  • The film adaptation of 'Dawn Harbor' was released, leading to a popular soundtrack and location tours.

引用

  • Writing is a ritual to remember.
    出典: Interview (Weekly Literature, May 2024) (2024年)

豆知識

  • She has a habit of walking by the sea before writing.
  • She keeps a cat; many short-story ideas come to her during walks with the cat.