Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 37 (1983) award
Terunobu Fujimori
ふじもり てるのぶ
Fujimori Terunobu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-03-06
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, essayist
- Active Years
- 1985-2025
- Memberships
- Japan PEN Club, Japan Writers' Club
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Yasunari Kawabata
- Influenced
- Emerging Writer A
- Nominations
- Yomiuri Prize
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Literature | Department of Japanese Literature | 文学士 | 1980-1984 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Literature
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
文学士
Period:
1980-1984
Year of Graduation:
1984
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Akutagawa Prize | The Path of Spacetime | — | Japan Literary Promotion Society | winner |
| 2005 | Tanizaki Prize | Wind's Guidepost | — | Kodansha | winner |
Akutagawa Prize
1990
Work:
The Path of Spacetime
Organization:
Japan Literary Promotion Society
Result:
winner
Tanizaki Prize
2005
Work:
Wind's Guidepost
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 76 (2020) award
Works
Major Works
The Path of Spacetime
1989 Science Fiction 350 pagesA science fiction novel depicting a journey beyond time and space.
TimeJourneyPhilosophy
Translations
- English translation: The Path of Spacetime
Wind's Guidepost
2004 Contemporary Fiction 280 pagesA contemporary novel themed around the wind.
NatureLife
Adaptations
- [Film] Wind's Guidepost / Yuko Tanaka (2007)
Translations
- English translation: Wind's Guidepost
Bibliography
- The Path of Spacetime
- City of Yugen
- Wind's Guidepost
Adaptations
- Film Wind's Guidepost
Translations by Author
- Homer's Odyssey
Translations of Works
- French translation: Chemin de l'Espace-Temps
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fantasticalphilosophicallyrical
- Recurring Motifs
- reincarnation of timewindyugen
Legacy
Regarded as a pioneer of fantastical science fiction in contemporary Japanese literature.
Academic Societies
- Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Japan
Archives
- National Diet Library Fujimori Terunobu Collection
In Popular Culture
- Appeared as a character model in the anime 'Time Traveler'
Quotes
-
Time is in the hands of the traveler.
Source: 'The Path of Spacetime' (1989)
Trivia
- He belonged to the SF study group during university.
- He owns five cats.