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Sen Fujimoto

ふじもと せん

Fujimoto Sen

プロフィール

性別
不明
生誕
1923-02-15 (Tokyo, Japan)
死没
place
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Tokyo, Japan → Cologne, Germany

経歴

職業
Novelist, Mystery writer, Science fiction writer
活動期間
1955年〜1989年
所属
Bungei Shuto (literary circle), Genshō (literary circle)

学歴

Nihon University
Department of Japanese Literature / Japanese Literature
国: Japan

受賞歴

Shosetsu Gendai New Writers' Prize (6th)
1966
対象作品: Ouba Hanjoki
主催: Shosetsu Gendai
結果: winner
Edogawa Rampo Prize (23rd)
1977
対象作品: The Tide That Marks Time
結果: winner
Naoki Prize (75th — shortlisted)
1976
対象作品: Cursed Sanctuary
結果: nominated
Mystery Writers of Japan Award (long-form — nominated)
1977
対象作品: Glass Maze
主催: Mystery Writers of Japan
結果: nominated
Edogawa Rampo Prize (shortlisted)
1971
対象作品: Fujidayu-dani no Doku (later retitled 'The Valley Not on the Map')
結果: nominated

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Torn City

1972年 Science fiction

A speculative story set in an alternate Japan where Tokyo is divided north-south by Cold War blocs; an early and pioneering depiction of an 'imagined Japan.'

divisionCold War aftermathalternate-universe Japan

Tokyo Guerrilla Front

1968年 Novel; Suspense / Political thriller

An early long-form novel depicting guerrilla conflicts in the city and political tensions, exploring social rifts.

politicsurban unrestsocial change

The Valley Not on the Map

1974年 Mystery

Originally submitted as 'Fujidayu-dani no Doku' and shortlisted for the Edogawa Rampo Prize; later published under this title. The novel touches on socially sensitive themes of its time.

discriminationlocal communitieshidden histories

Glass Maze

1976年 Detective / Mystery novel

A complex mystery novel featuring intricate plotting and psychological depth; shortlisted for the Mystery Writers of Japan Award (long-form).

psychologytruth vs. fictionclaustrophobia

Cursed Sanctuary

1979年 Occult / Fantastic mystery

An occult/fantastic mystery that uses local rituals and folk beliefs to depict the clash between local communities and central authority; it was shortlisted for the Naoki Prize.

folklorecurses and ritualspower vs. populace

The Tide That Marks Time

1977年 Detective / Mystery novel

A major mystery novel and one of Fujimoto's representative works; winner of the 23rd Edogawa Rampo Prize in 1977.

timememoryinvestigation

One Billion Tons of Love

2017年 Novel (reissued)

Republished in 2017 by Adrenalize as part of a reissue of Fujimoto's early works.

reissuereappraisal of early work

全著作

  • Tokyo Guerrilla Front
  • Aurora's Murder
  • The Valley Not on the Map
  • 99 Mysteries of The Tale of Genji: Did Murasaki Shikibu Really Exist?
  • Glass Maze
  • The Tide That Marks Time
  • The Cursed Nebuta
  • Island of Needles
  • Cursed Saintess
  • Cursed Sanctuary
  • Mysteries of The Tale of Genji: Uncovering a Millennium of Secrets
  • Secret Account: The Ikko-Ikki
  • Mysteries of The Pillow Book: Sei Shonagon Is Not the True Author
  • Lenin's Cipher: The Secret of the Revolutionary Father's Mummy
  • Across Time: Tokyo's Berlin Wall
  • Town of the Dead Spirits
  • The Bloodied Hikaru Genji
  • Mysteries of the Courtly Talented Women: The Multiple-Authorship Theory of Murasaki Shikibu
  • Who Is the Author of 'Oku no Hosomichi': The Shadows of the Edo Haiku Circle
  • Mysteries of the Tale of Genji in 1008
  • Evidence for Multiple Authors of 'The Tale of Genji': Discontinuities and Their Characteristics
  • The Cursed Person's Murderous Intent
  • From 'Tosa Nikki' to 'Oku no Hosomichi': The Anonymous Authors Behind
  • One Billion Tons of Love

作風・主題

文体
Grave, narrative style incorporating occult and fantastic elementsHistorically and philologically informed nonfiction-like criticismA style with emphasis on psychological depiction
頻出モチーフ
ancient folk beliefslocal vs. central authorityruptures of time and memoryimagined geopolitical divisions

評価・遺産

Sen Fujimoto depicted the clash between local folk traditions and central authority through occult mysteries and left scholarly writings suggesting multiple authorship theories for classical court literature. He gained recognition including the 1977 Edogawa Rampo Prize, but has been missing since 1989 and his whereabouts remain unconfirmed.

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library authority record (NDL)
  • VIAF / WorldCat authority records

大衆文化への影響

  • A character in Setsuko Shinoda's novel 'Seiiki' is said to be modeled on Sen Fujimoto

豆知識

  • Last contact was a letter sent from France in February 1989; thereafter he disappeared and his whereabouts remain unknown.
  • A character in Setsuko Shinoda's novel 'Seiiki' is said to have been modeled on him.
  • Authority records exist (ISNI, VIAF, WorldCat, National Diet Library / NDL).