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第91回（2011年） award
Gantaro Sato
さとう がんたろう
Gantaro Sato
ペンネーム:
G. Sato（Used for poetry and short stories）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1975-06-12 （Sendai, Miyagi, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Sendai, Miyagi, Japan → Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Poet, Essayist
- 活動期間
- 1999年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Haruki Murakami, Mieko Kawakami, Shusaku Endo
- 影響を与えた人物
- Several younger writers
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tohoku University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 | 1993-1997 | Japan |
Tohoku University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
学位:
学士
期間:
1993-1997
卒業年:
1997
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Akutagawa Prize | Noctiluca | — | Bungeishunju Ltd. | Winner |
| 2005 | Gunzō New Writers' Prize | Distant Home | — | Gunzō (Kodansha) | Winner |
Akutagawa Prize
2018
対象作品:
Noctiluca
主催:
Bungeishunju Ltd.
結果:
Winner
Gunzō New Writers' Prize
2005
対象作品:
Distant Home
主催:
Gunzō (Kodansha)
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Noctiluca
2018年 Short Story 56ページSet in a fishing village, this short story depicts lost memories and family renewal. The protagonist returns home and confronts the past through the bioluminescent plankton in the night sea.
lossmemoryfamilythe sea
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Noctiluca / 中村健太 (2021)
翻訳
- Noctiluca (English translation)
Rainbow in the Deep Sea
2021年 Novel 320ページA novel that depicts contemporary loneliness and hope through the eyes of an oceanographer. It unfolds a plot about a sinking town and its inhabitants confronting ghosts of the past.
lonelinesscoexistence with natureinheritance of memory
翻訳
- Rainbow in the Deep Sea (English translation)
Ripples
2015年 Poetry 88ページHis first poetry collection featuring motifs of the sea and night, expressing deep emotion with restrained language.
seatimememory
全著作
- Ripples (poetry collection, 2015)
- Short Nights (short story collection, 2016)
- Noctiluca (short story, 2018)
- Rainbow in the Deep Sea (novel, 2021)
- Lights (essay collection, 2019)
翻案
- Film 'Noctiluca' (dir. Kenta Nakamura, 2021)
作品の翻訳
- Noctiluca — English translation (2020)
- Rainbow in the Deep Sea — French translation (2023)
作風・主題
- 文体
- concise and restrained proseintrospective and poetic imagery
- 頻出モチーフ
- seanightmemoryabsence
健康
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Depression2010-2012Caused a temporary pause in creative activity but later deepened his work.
評価・遺産
He established a distinct place in contemporary Japanese literature with his tranquil works about the sea and memory. He has influenced younger writers, and his works have been adapted and translated abroad.
記念館・博物館
- Gantaro Sato Literary Museum Sendai, Miyagi, Japan 2024年開館
関連学会
- Society for Contemporary Japanese Literature
資料所蔵先
- Sendai City Literary Archive (Gantaro Sato Collection)
大衆文化への影響
- Film adaptation of 'Noctiluca' screened at international film festivals
- Radio dramatizations and reading events are regularly held
引用
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Words are like the sea — deep, and sometimes they shine in oblivion.
出典: Essay 'Lights' (2019年) -
The tiny lights on the surface of the night sea became a reason to begin walking again.
出典: Short story 'Noctiluca' (2018年)
豆知識
- Has enjoyed fishing since elementary school
- Has a ritual of taking nightly walks before writing
- Often composes while drinking coffee