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Osamu Fujitani

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Fujitani Osamu

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1963-11-23 （Tokyo, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Tokyo, Japan → Shimokitazawa, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

経歴

職業
Novelist, Bookshop owner, Scriptwriter, Essayist
活動期間
2003年〜
影響を受けた人物
Jorge Luis Borges

学歴

Nihon University
College/Faculty of Art / Department of Film
国: Japan
Graduated from the Department of Film

受賞歴

Shincho New Writers' Award
2002
対象作品: Ogata Q, the Woman
主催: Shinchosha
結果: Nominee
Mishima Yukio Prize
2008
対象作品: Someday the Coffin Will Come
主催: Mishima Yukio Prize Committee
結果: Nominee
Honya Taisho (Booksellers' Award)
2010
対象作品: Get on the Boat!
主催: Honya Taisho Executive Committee
結果: Nominee
Oda Sakunosuke Prize
2012
対象作品: Waga Ihō (My Foreign Land)
主催: Oda Sakunosuke Prize Committee
結果: Nominee
Oda Sakunosuke Prize
2014
対象作品: The Most Beautiful in the World
主催: Oda Sakunosuke Prize Committee
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Andante Mozzarella Cheese

2003年 Novel

Debut novel published while running a bookshop after working as a company employee; an ensemble piece interweaving music and everyday nuances.

musiceveryday lifeensemble

Get on the Boat!

2008年 Coming-of-age / Youth novel

A long-form music novel following young people growing through cello and ensemble performance; released in three parts and adapted for the stage; considered one of the author's representative works.

musiccoming-of-agefriendship
映像化・舞台化
  • [Stage play] Get on the Boat! (Stage adaptation) (2013)

Shimokitazawa

2006年 Novel

An ensemble novel set in Shimokitazawa, featuring vivid depictions of the neighborhood informed by the author's experience as a bookstore owner.

urban lifecommunityyouth

The Most Beautiful in the World

2013年 Novel

Winner of the Oda Sakunosuke Prize. A work noted for its depiction of beauty, loss and the bittersweet aspects of everyday life.

beautylosseveryday life

Waga Ihō (My Foreign Land)

2012年 Novel

A mid-length novel exploring feelings of otherness and alienation; was shortlisted for the Oda Sakunosuke Prize.

alienationidentityjourney

全著作

  • Andante Mozzarella Cheese
  • Ogata Q, the Woman
  • Inaka no Senkyo (Countryside Election)
  • The Loves of Tanada-kun
  • Stories of Indomitable Spirit: Overcoming Adversity from 112 to 0
  • Shimokitazawa
  • Invisible to Anyone
  • Someday the Coffin Will Come
  • Matatabi Pass
  • The Music of a Washbasin
  • Two Cities
  • Marriage Impossible
  • Get on the Boat! I (Ensemble and Concerto)
  • Get on the Boat! II (Solo)
  • Get on the Boat! III (Ensemble Concerto)
  • Distant Echo
  • Our Secrets
  • Nurete ni Awa
  • Waga Ihō (My Foreign Land)
  • Like a Flower
  • The Most Beautiful in the World
  • Burn, Anzu
  • Playing Cello On Board
  • This Is How I Write
  • Heart Beat (co-authored)
  • East and West 1 (co-authored)
  • East and West 2 (co-authored)
  • Polyrhythm (co-authored)

翻案

  • Symphonic/theatrical production "Get on the Boat!" (stage adaptation)

作風・主題

文体
Youth-oriented narrativeMusic-centered story constructionAccessible, at times lyrical prose
頻出モチーフ
music (notably strings and ensemble performance)urban neighborhood life (Shimokitazawa)coming-of-age and friendship

評価・遺産

Known for works centered on music and youth, with the representative novel "Get on the Boat!" adapted for the stage and enjoying wide support. He was also known as the proprietor of the Shimokitazawa select bookstore "ficciones," contributing to local cultural life. He has been shortlisted for and has won literary prizes, including the Oda Sakunosuke Prize.

大衆文化への影響

  • The stage adaptation of "Get on the Boat!" and stories about the "ficciones" bookshop are known in popular culture.

豆知識

  • Opened the select bookshop "ficciones" in Shimokitazawa in 1998; the shop closed in 2014.
  • In 2010 the author's cello — the model for the instrument played by the protagonist of "Get on the Boat!" — was stolen but was later recovered.