Hayakawa SF Contest
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1987) selected (3rd seat)
Gorou Masaki
まさき ごろう
Masaki Gorou
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1957-01-01
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, SF writer
- Active Years
- 1987-
- Affiliations
- Mystery Writers of Japan
- Memberships
- Mystery Writers of Japan
- Influenced By
- Bruce Sterling, Takayuki Tatsumi
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Japan SF Award | Venus City | — | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ) | winner |
| 1993 | Seiun Award | Venus City | 日本長編部門 | Seiun Award Committee | winner |
| 1989 | SF Fanzine Award (Creative Category) | Emotional Rescue (co-written with Yumi Matsuo) | 創作部門 | SF fanzine organizers | winner |
| 1991 | SF Fanzine Award (Criticism Category) | The Third Choice of SF (essay) | 評論部門 | SF fanzine organizers | winner |
Japan SF Award
1993
Work:
Venus City
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ)
Result:
winner
Seiun Award
1993
Work:
Venus City
Category:
日本長編部門
Organization:
Seiun Award Committee
Result:
winner
SF Fanzine Award (Creative Category)
1989
Work:
Emotional Rescue (co-written with Yumi Matsuo)
Category:
創作部門
Organization:
SF fanzine organizers
Result:
winner
SF Fanzine Award (Criticism Category)
1991
Work:
The Third Choice of SF (essay)
Category:
評論部門
Organization:
SF fanzine organizers
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Seiun Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 24 (1993) award
Nihon SF Grand Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 14 (1993) award
Works
Major Works
Evil Eyes (Jagan / Evil Eyes)
1988 Short story collection / SFDebut short-story collection featuring works strongly influenced by cyberpunk; includes a foreword by Bruce Sterling.
CyberpunkBody and informationUrban settings
Venus City
1992 SF novelA novel set in a cybernetic city; awarded the 1993 Japan SF Award and acclaimed by critics.
Cyber citiesTechnology and humanityIdentity
I Will No Longer Cry for Cats
1994 Novel / SFPublished in 1994; a work containing elements of short and medium-length fiction.
LossHuman relationships
Shadow Orchid
2002 Novel / SFPublished in 2002; continues cyberpunk influences while exploring a distinct worldview.
ShadowsTechnology
The Wandering Angel
2005 NovelPublished in 2005; one of later works showing a more mature style.
SolitudeRedemption
Bibliography
- Evil Eyes (Jagan / Evil Eyes)
- Venus City
- I Will No Longer Cry for Cats
- Shadow Orchid
- The Wandering Angel
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Cyberpunk-influenced proseDetailed urban descriptionHard-SF elements around body and information
- Recurring Motifs
- Cybernetic citiesIntersection of body and dataLoneliness and alienation
Legacy
Gorou Masaki emerged in the 1990s as a Japanese SF author; his cyberpunk-influenced works and the novel 'Venus City' received critical acclaim. Though not prolific, he is respected for his distinctive vision.
Academic Societies
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ)
- Mystery Writers of Japan
Trivia
- His wife is the writer Yumi Matsuo; they have collaborated on works.
- Debuted after winning a prize in the Hayakawa SF Contest in 1987 for 'Evil Eyes'.