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Mikako Brady

ブレイディ ミカコ

Brady Mikako

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1965-06-07 （Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese, English
居住地歴
Fukuoka → London → Dublin → Brighton, United Kingdom

経歴

職業
Nursery worker, Writer, Columnist, Translator, Novelist, Author
活動期間
2005年〜
影響を受けた人物
John Lydon (Johnny Rotten)
ノミネート
Ōya Soichi Memorial Japan Nonfiction Prize, Ōya Soichi Nonfiction Prize

学歴

Fukuoka Prefectural Shuyukan High School
期間: 〜1984
卒業年: 1984
国: Japan
Graduated high school; later moved to and lived in the UK.

受賞歴

Shincho Documentary Prize
2017
対象作品: Children's Class Struggles: From Free Nurseries of Broken Britain
主催: Shinchosha
結果: 受賞
Ōya Soichi Memorial Japan Nonfiction Prize (nominated)
2018
対象作品: Children's Class Struggles: From Free Nurseries of Broken Britain
主催: Japan Literary Promotion Foundation
結果: 候補
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
2019
対象作品: I'm Yellow, I'm White, and a Little Blue
部門: 特別賞
主催: The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd.
結果: 受賞
Honya Taisho (Booksellers' Award) - Nonfiction Prize
2019
対象作品: I'm Yellow, I'm White, and a Little Blue
主催: Honya Taisho Executive Committee
結果: 受賞
Booklog Awards (Essay/Nonfiction Category)
2019
対象作品: I'm Yellow, I'm White, and a Little Blue
主催: Booklog
結果: 受賞
Yaesu Book Award
2019
対象作品: I'm Yellow, I'm White, and a Little Blue
主催: Yaesu Book Center
結果: 受賞
Kinobes! (Kinokuniya staff picks)
2020
対象作品: I'm Yellow, I'm White, and a Little Blue
主催: Kinokuniya Bookstore
結果: 第1位
Ōya Soichi Nonfiction Prize (nominated)
2019
対象作品: I'm Yellow, I'm White, and a Little Blue
主催: Ōya Soichi Nonfiction Prize Committee
結果: 候補

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Children's Class Struggles: From Free Nurseries of Broken Britain

2017年 Nonfiction

A reportage-style account by the author working in free nurseries in the UK, depicting how austerity has produced economic inequality and following the daily lives of children and parents.

classchildcarewelfareeconomic inequality

I'm Yellow, I'm White, and a Little Blue

2019年 Essay / Nonfiction

An essay collection centered on the author's parenting, reflecting on multiculturalism, diversity, class and discrimination, based on childcare experience in the UK and daily observations.

diversityparentingrace and identityclass

No Future for Flower Life

2005年 Essay

An early work incorporating punk culture and youth perspectives; an essay collection reflecting the author's roots and sensibilities.

punkyouth culturepersonal history

THIS IS JAPAN — Japan as Seen by a British Nursery Worker

2016年 Nonfiction / Observational

An observational nonfiction work examining Japan from the viewpoint of a nursery worker in the UK, describing cultural, institutional, and everyday differences.

cross-cultural comparisonchildcareinstitutional critique

全著作

  • No Future for Flower Life (Hekitensha, 2005)
  • Anarchism in the UK (ele-king books, 2013)
  • The Left — UK Left-wing Celeb Profiles (ele-king books, 2014)
  • Europe Calling — Political Reports from the Ground (Iwanami Shoten, 2016)
  • THIS IS JAPAN — Japan as Seen by a British Nursery Worker (Ohta Publishing, 2016)
  • Children's Class Struggles: From Free Nurseries of Broken Britain (Misuzu Shobo, 2017)
  • What It Means to Listen to Morrissey (ele-king books, 2017)
  • Working-Class Rebellion — Brexit Seen from the Ground (Kobunsha Shinsho, 2017)
  • Brexit Fanfare — Brexit as Seen by a Nursery Worker in the UK (Gensekisho, 2018)
  • The Terror of Women (Iwanami Shoten, 2019)
  • I'm Yellow, I'm White, and a Little Blue (Shinchosha, 2019)
  • Wandering the Wildside — The Men of Hammertown (Chikuma Shobo, 2020)
  • Listen to Broken Britain (Kodansha, 2020)
  • Politics of Women — Rising Female Politicians of the World (Gentosha, 2021)
  • Wearing Others' Shoes — On Anarchic Empathy (Bungeishunju, 2021)
  • I'm Yellow, I'm White, and a Little Blue 2 (Shinchosha, 2021)
  • Europe Calling Returns (Iwanami Gendai Bunko, 2021)
  • Tokarev in Both Hands (Poplar, 2022)
  • Life Is Music (Chikuma Bunko, 2022)
  • Music Is Politics (Chikuma Bunko, 2022)
  • Respect — R.E.S.P.E.C.T (Chikuma Shobo, 2023)
  • My Labor Novel: The Shit Job (KADOKAWA, 2023)
  • Listen to Broken Britain — Social & Political Chronicle 2018-2023 (Kodansha Bunko, 2024)
  • Like Rolling Jewels (Chuo Koron Shinsha, 2024)
  • Thinking from the Ground — Because the World Is Not Just There (Chikuma Shobo, 2024)
  • SISTER 'FOOT' EMPATHY (Shueisha, 2025)

翻案

  • The Spirit of '45 (Japanese subtitle supervision and commentary)

作風・主題

文体
reportagecritical essayobservational writing
頻出モチーフ
class disparitychildcare and childrenworking-class lifemulticultural coexistencepunk music

評価・遺産

Mikako Brady is a writer and columnist who, based on her experience as a nursery worker in the UK, has written about social issues such as class disparities and diversity in both Japan and the UK. Through reportage and essays she has presented social issues clearly to general readers and influenced public debate in Japan.

大衆文化への影響

  • Contributed to discussions on diversity and childcare through interviews and reviews in media such as NHK.

引用

  • Vertical diversity of class is also diversity. I really think that. ... Diversity is not only about living with foreigners; we already live amid diversity.
    出典: NHK 'Ohayou Nippon' interview (excerpt) (2019年)

豆知識

  • Born in Fukuoka city into a low-income family.
  • Early admirer of punk music; cites John Lydon as an influence.
  • Qualified and worked as a nursery worker in the UK, including at free nurseries.
  • Has written columns on her Yahoo! News byline page and other outlets.
  • Resides in Brighton; returned to the UK in 1996 and has lived there for many years.