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Sao Ichikawa

いちかわ さお

Ichikawa Sao

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1991-06-03 (Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese, English
居住地歴
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan → Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

経歴

職業
Novelist, Short story writer, Essayist
活動期間
2016年〜
影響を受けた人物
Haruki Murakami, Banana Yoshimoto

学歴

Waseda University
Faculty of Letters / Department of Japanese Literature
学位: 学士(文学)
期間: 2010–2014
卒業年: 2014
国: Japan
Member of a fiction writing circle.

受賞歴

Wakaba Literary Prize
2024
対象作品: Night of the Sea
主催: Wakaba Literary Foundation
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Night of the Sea

2024年 Contemporary fiction 176ページ

A mid-length novel that connects fragments of encounters in the city to depict loss and renewal. Through images of water and the sea, it quietly illuminates the instability of memory.

lossmemoryfamilyrecovery
翻訳
  • English translation: Night of the Sea

全著作

  • Garden of Tides (short stories, 2018)
  • Fragments Accumulated (essays, 2022)
  • Night of the Sea (novella, 2024)

作品の翻訳

  • Night of the Sea (English translation)

作風・主題

文体
Calm, detailed psychological descriptionRestrained narrative voiceAttentive depiction of mundane details
頻出モチーフ
seanightmemorywater

評価・遺産

Since her debut as a young writer, she has attracted attention for delicate psychological depictions, primarily in short and mid-length fiction. Her metaphor-rich use of sea and water imagery has influenced contemporaries.

引用

  • Words flow only quietly. Yet by repeating, they shape a landscape.
    出典: Interview for the publication of Night of the Sea (2024年)

豆知識

  • Prefers writing in a small local café
  • Frequently includes depictions related to the sea and the smell of tides