Akutagawa Prize
1回登壇
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第120回（1998年 第2回開催） award
Keiichiro Hirano
ひらの けいいちろう
Hirano Keiichiro
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1975-06-22 （Gamagori, Aichi, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Gamagori, Aichi, Japan → Yahatanishi Ward, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan → Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan (university years) → France (residence during Cultural Affairs assignment) → Tokyo, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Essayist, Critic, Translator
- 活動期間
- 1998年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Mircea Eliade, Charles Baudelaire, Georges Bataille, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Mori Ōgai, Yukio Mishima
- ノミネート
- Nominated for the Oda Sakunosuke Prize (Kekkai)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University, Faculty of Law | Faculty of Law | Department of Law | 学士（法学） | 1994-1998 | Japan |
Kyoto University, Faculty of Law
Faculty of Law
/ Department of Law
学位:
学士（法学）
期間:
1994-1998
卒業年:
1998
国:
Japan
Wrote and submitted debut novel 'Nisshoku' while enrolled; later won the Akutagawa Prize.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Akutagawa Ryunosuke Prize | Nisshoku (Eclipse) | — | Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Art Encouragement Prize (Newcomer) | Kekkai (Collapse) | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Bunkamura-Doumago Literary Prize | Dawn | — | Bunkamura Domago Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier) | — | — | French Republic | 受章（シュヴァリエ） |
| 2017 | Watanabe Junichi Literary Prize | At the End of the Matinee | — | Watanabe Junichi Literary Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | A Man | — | Yomiuri Literary Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Kobayashi Hideo Award | On Yukio Mishima | — | Kobayashi Hideo Award Committee | 受賞 |
Akutagawa Ryunosuke Prize
1999
対象作品:
Nisshoku (Eclipse)
主催:
Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee
結果:
受賞
Art Encouragement Prize (Newcomer)
2009
対象作品:
Kekkai (Collapse)
主催:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
結果:
受賞
Bunkamura-Doumago Literary Prize
2009
対象作品:
Dawn
主催:
Bunkamura Domago Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier)
2014
主催:
French Republic
結果:
受章（シュヴァリエ）
Watanabe Junichi Literary Prize
2017
対象作品:
At the End of the Matinee
主催:
Watanabe Junichi Literary Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Yomiuri Literary Prize
2018
対象作品:
A Man
主催:
Yomiuri Literary Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Kobayashi Hideo Award
2023
対象作品:
On Yukio Mishima
主催:
Kobayashi Hideo Award Committee
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
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第19回（2009年） award
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第59回（2009年） award
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第2回（2017年） award
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第70回（2018年） award
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第22回（2023年） award
作品
代表作
Nisshoku (Eclipse)
1998年 NovelDebut novel written and submitted while at Kyoto University. Noted for ornate prose and symbolic imagery; won the Akutagawa Prize at a young age.
RomanticismLoveLossMemory
Ichigetsu Monogatari (A January Tale)
1999年 NovelA fantasy tale influenced by Kyoka Izumi; considered part of Hirano's early 'romantic' triptych.
FantasyTradition and desireMemory
Sōsō (Funeral/Obsequies)
2002年 NovelSet in 19th-century Paris; an ensemble narrative weaving in historical figures such as Chopin and Delacroix. Part of the romantic triptych.
HistoryArtHuman relationsLoss
Kekkai (Breakdown/Collapse)
2008年 NovelA long novel exploring societal and familial breakdown and fragmented selves; seen as containing early ideas of 'partial selves' (bunjinshugi).
FamilyCollapseSubjectivityPartial selves
Dawn
2009年 NovelA novel questioning postwar society and individual temporality; received critical acclaim on publication.
TimeSocial critiqueMemory
At the End of the Matinee
2016年 NovelA long novel about love and relationships set around concerts; notable for its musical and artistic depictions.
MusicLoveInternationalityWork and private life
A Man
2018年 NovelFocusing on a middle-aged man, the novel probes loneliness, violence, and identity under social scrutiny. Winner of the Yomiuri Literary Prize.
LonelinessViolenceIdentity
On Yukio Mishima
2023年 Criticism/EssayA critical study re-examining Yukio Mishima's work and thought. Winner of the Kobayashi Hideo Award.
Modern Japanese literatureCriticismYukio Mishima
全著作
- Nisshoku (Eclipse)
- Ichigetsu Monogatari (A January Tale)
- Sōsō (Funeral)
- Kekkai (Collapse)
- Dawn
- Katachi Dake no Ai (A Superficial Love)
- Fill in the Blank
- Transparent Labyrinth
- At the End of the Matinee
- A Man
- Honshin (True Heart)
- Mount Fuji
- On Yukio Mishima
- What Am I? From 'Individual' to 'Partial Self' (essay)
作家による翻訳
- Salome (Oscar Wilde, translated)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Ornate, decorative proseLyrical yet intellectual voiceEssayistic, theoretical approach
- 頻出モチーフ
- LoveMemoryPartial selves (fragmented identity)LossMusicLiterary-historical references
評価・遺産
One of contemporary Japan's prominent authors. Since winning the Akutagawa Prize at a young age, he has been widely praised for his stylistic elegance and critical engagement, and for introducing the concept of 'partial selves' into literary and intellectual discourse. He has received multiple awards and exerts influence both in Japan and abroad.
大衆文化への影響
- Appearances on radio and television programs (cultural outreach)
豆知識
- His father died when he was one year old.
- He played guitar in his university light-music circle and covered heavy metal bands such as LOUDNESS.
- Wrote 'Nisshoku' while enrolled at Kyoto University and won the Akutagawa Prize at a young age.
- Married model Haruka in 2008 and held the ceremony at Meiji Shrine.
- Known for popularizing the concept of 'partial selves' (bunjinshugi) through books and public commentary.