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第30回（1991年） award
Atsuko Suga
すが あつこ
Suga Atsuko
別名:
Atsuko Ricca Suga
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1929-01-19 （Ashiya, Hyogo, Japan）
- 死没
- 1998-03-20 （Tokyo, Japan） 69歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese, Italian, French, English
- 宗教
- Catholicism 1947年受洗 （洗礼名: Maria Anna）
- 居住地歴
- Ashiya, Hyogo, Japan → Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan → Tokyo, Japan → Milan, Italy → Rome, Italy → Perugia, Italy → Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- Essayist, Italian literature scholar, Translator, University lecturer, Adjunct lecturer
- 活動期間
- 1956年〜1998年
- 所属
- Sophia University, Keio University, Kyoto University, University of the Sacred Heart (Japan), The University of Tokyo, Bunka Gakuin, NHK (Italian language section)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Natalia Ginzburg, Italo Calvino, Antonio Tabucchi, Umberto Saba, Giuseppe Ungaretti, David Maria Turoldo
- 影響を与えた人物
- Yasuhide Wakamatsu (scholar, critic influenced by Suga's essays), Hiromi Kawakami (writer influenced by Suga's essays)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of the Sacred Heart (Japan) | Faculty of Letters | Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures | 学士 | 1945-1951 | Japan |
| Keio University Graduate School | Graduate School of Sociology | Department of Sociology | 修士課程中退 | 1953 (中退) | Japan |
| University of Paris | Faculty of Letters | Comparative Literature | 聴講生 | 1953-1955 | France |
| Keio University | Graduate School | Graduate School of Letters | 文学博士 | 1979-1981 | Japan |
University of the Sacred Heart (Japan)
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
学位:
学士
期間:
1945-1951
卒業年:
1951
国:
Japan
One of the first graduates; translated Willa Cather as a graduation work.
Keio University Graduate School
Graduate School of Sociology
/ Department of Sociology
学位:
修士課程中退
期間:
1953 (中退)
国:
Japan
Left program to study in Paris.
University of Paris
Faculty of Letters
/ Comparative Literature
学位:
聴講生
期間:
1953-1955
国:
France
Studied comparative literature as a government-funded student.
Keio University
Graduate School
/ Graduate School of Letters
学位:
文学博士
期間:
1979-1981
卒業年:
1981
国:
Japan
Earned a Doctor of Literature for research on Ungaretti's poetics.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Pico della Mirandola Prize | Translation of 'The Manzoni Family' (Natalia Ginzburg) | — | Pico della Mirandola Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Women's Literature Prize | Milano: Foggy Landscapes | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Kodansha Essay Award | Milano: Foggy Landscapes | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Mediterranean Society Prize | — | — | Mediterranean Society | 受賞 |
Pico della Mirandola Prize
1989
対象作品:
Translation of 'The Manzoni Family' (Natalia Ginzburg)
主催:
Pico della Mirandola Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Women's Literature Prize
1991
対象作品:
Milano: Foggy Landscapes
結果:
受賞
Kodansha Essay Award
1991
対象作品:
Milano: Foggy Landscapes
主催:
Kodansha
結果:
受賞
Mediterranean Society Prize
1994
主催:
Mediterranean Society
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
Kodansha Essay Award
1回登壇
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第7回（1991年） award
作品
代表作
Milano: Foggy Landscapes
1990年 Essays 200ページA collection of essays mixing memories from her time in Italy with reflections on urban landscapes; quietly depicts Milan's fog and the details of city life.
Italian landscapesmemoryurban solitudetravel
映像化・舞台化
- [Radio reading] Milano: Foggy Landscapes (selected readings) / 井上あさひ（読み手／朗読） (2025)
Friends of the Corsia Bookshop
1992年 Essays / Memoir 220ページA memoir-like essay recounting the Corsia bookshop in Milan, the people she met there, and reflections on community and poverty.
communityencounterspoverty and solidarityreading
An Inn in Venice
1993年 Essays 180ページAn essay collection centered on stays and memories in Venice, including insights into the city's history and aesthetic sensibility.
urban memoryaesthetic sensibilitytravel
Hills and Streets of Trieste
1995年 Essays 190ページEssays on the landscapes of Trieste and related reflections, delving into the relationship between memory and place.
place and memorylandscape depictionhistory
全著作
- Milano: Foggy Landscapes (1990)
- Friends of the Corsia Bookshop (1992)
- An Inn in Venice (1993)
- Hills and Streets of Trieste (1995)
- Yves/Yourcenar's Shoes (1996)
- Italian Poets (1998)
- Books of a Distant Morning (1998)
- Read by Books (1998)
- Roads Without Maps (1999)
- Journeys of the Heart (2002)
翻案
- Documentary series 'To Italy... Atsuko Suga: A Quiet Soul's Journey' (BS Asahi, 2006-2008)
- ETV Special 'Atsuko Suga: Recollections of Foggy Italy' (NHK, 2009)
- Reading project 'Milano: Foggy Landscapes' NHK-FM (2025 radio readings)
作家による翻訳
- Natalia Ginzburg 'The Manzoni Family' (Japanese translation)
- Antonio Tabucchi 'Indian Nocturne' (Japanese translation)
- Italo Calvino 'Why Read the Classics' (Japanese translation)
- Umberto Saba Collected Poems (Japanese translation)
作風・主題
- 文体
- quiet, meticulous essayistic proselyrical depictions linking memory and landscapecalm yet insightful narration
- 頻出モチーフ
- nostalgia for Italytravel and memorysolitude and communitybooks and reading scenes
健康
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Ovarian tumor1997Underwent surgery; affected her health thereafter.
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Heart failure1998-03-20Died of heart failure.
評価・遺産
She significantly contributed to the reception of Italian literature in Japan through her translations; also highly regarded as an essayist. Her influence continues after her death, including the establishment of the Atsuko Suga Translation Prize.
関連学会
- Mediterranean Society
大衆文化への影響
- Atsuko Suga Translation Prize (established 2014)
- Her 1961 international marriage (to Giuseppe Ricca Suga) was televised at the time.
- Documentaries and specials about her life have been produced by BS Asahi and NHK.
豆知識
- Her husband was Italian Giuseppe Ricca (Peppino).
- The couple worked together on Italian translations of Japanese literature.
- Her baptismal name was Maria Anna.
- The Atsuko Suga Translation Prize was established after her death.
- Her husband died suddenly in 1967; she returned to Japan in 1971.