Dazai Osamu Award
1回登壇
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第26回（2010年） award
Natsuko Imamura
いまむら なつこ
Imamura Natsuko
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1980-02-20 （Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan → Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist
- 活動期間
- 2010年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Yoko Ogawa
- ノミネート
- 155th Akutagawa Prize nominee (Ahiru), 157th Akutagawa Prize nominee (Hoshi no Ko / Star Child), 39th Oda Sakunosuke Prize nominee (Tonkotsu Q&A)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University in Osaka City | — | — | 学士 | — | Japan |
University in Osaka City
学位:
学士
国:
Japan
Graduated from a university in Osaka City. Faculty/department details not publicly disclosed.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dazai Osamu Prize | Atarashii Musume (later retitled "Kochira Amiko") | — | Chikuma Shobo | Winner |
| 2011 | Mishima Yukio Prize | Kochira Amiko | — | — | Winner |
| 2017 | Kawai Hayao Monogatari Prize (Story Prize) | Ahiru | 物語賞 | — | Winner |
| 2017 | Noma Literary Newcomer Award | Hoshi no Ko (Star Child) | — | — | Winner |
| 2019 | Akutagawa Prize | The Woman in the Purple Skirt | — | — | Winner |
| 2019 | Sakuya Konohana Prize | — | — | Osaka City | Winner |
| 2020 | Hiroshima Citizens' Award | — | — | Hiroshima City | Winner |
Dazai Osamu Prize
2010
対象作品:
Atarashii Musume (later retitled "Kochira Amiko")
主催:
Chikuma Shobo
結果:
Winner
Mishima Yukio Prize
2011
対象作品:
Kochira Amiko
結果:
Winner
Kawai Hayao Monogatari Prize (Story Prize)
2017
対象作品:
Ahiru
部門:
物語賞
結果:
Winner
Noma Literary Newcomer Award
2017
対象作品:
Hoshi no Ko (Star Child)
結果:
Winner
Akutagawa Prize
2019
対象作品:
The Woman in the Purple Skirt
結果:
Winner
Sakuya Konohana Prize
2019
主催:
Osaka City
結果:
Winner
Hiroshima Citizens' Award
2020
主催:
Hiroshima City
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
Mishima Yukio Award
1回登壇
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第24回（2011年） award
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第39回（2017年） award
Akutagawa Prize
1回登壇
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第161回（2019年） award
作品
代表作
Kochira Amiko
2011年 Fiction (novella / short story collection)A collection containing the retitled debut novella "Kochira Amiko" and new mid-length pieces. It delicately depicts children's perspectives and the unsettling elements hidden in everyday life.
memories of hometownchildhood perspectivethe uncanny in everyday life
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Kochira Amiko (2022)
Ahiru
2016年 Short story collectionA short story collection including the title story "Ahiru". The stories examine family, memory, and the instability of relationships.
familymemorytransformation
Hoshi no Ko (Star Child)
2017年 NovelA novel that delves into human interiority through parent-child relationships, loneliness, and uncanny events. It was shortlisted for the Akutagawa Prize and won the Noma Literary Newcomer Award.
lonelinessfamilythe uncanny
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Hoshi no Ko / 大森立嗣 (Tatsushi Omori) (2020)
Father and Me on Sakurao Street Shopping District
2019年 Short story collectionA short story collection set in a shopping district that sensitively portrays family and communal memories.
communityfamilymemory
The Woman in the Purple Skirt
2019年 Novel/Long short storyThrough the perspectives of an observer and the observed, the work depicts loneliness and distance between people. Winner of the 161st Akutagawa Prize.
lonelinessobservationsocial distance
Asa Who Became a Tree
2020年 FictionA collection of short and mid-length pieces centered on change, loss, and memory.
losstransformationmemory
Tonkotsu Q&A
2022年 Short story collectionA collection of stories including pieces published in Gunzo; it gathers several of Imamura's recent short works.
human relationshipsdetails of everyday life
全著作
- Kochira Amiko (2011)
- Ahiru (2016)
- Hoshi no Ko / Star Child (2017)
- Father and Me on Sakurao Street Shopping District (2019)
- The Woman in the Purple Skirt (2019)
- Asa Who Became a Tree (2020)
- Tonkotsu Q&A (2022)
翻案
- Hoshi no Ko (film adaptation: directed by Tatsushi Omori, 2020)
- Kochira Amiko (live-action film adaptation, 2022)
作風・主題
- 文体
- quiet, concise prosedelicate depiction of children's perspectives and subtle dissonances in everyday life
- 頻出モチーフ
- hometown and memoryloneliness and distance from othersthe uncanny within everyday life
評価・遺産
Natsuko Imamura debuted with the Dazai Osamu Prize in 2010 and subsequently won major literary awards including the Mishima Yukio Prize, Noma Literary Newcomer Award, and the Akutagawa Prize. She is a prominent contemporary Japanese writer whose distinctive style portrays children and the uncanny in everyday life; several works have been adapted to film.
大衆文化への影響
- Hoshi no Ko (film adaptation, starring Mana Ashida, directed by Tatsushi Omori, 2020)
- Kochira Amiko (live-action film adaptation, 2022)
引用
-
Yoko Ogawa is like a god. I would love to be able to keep writing like that.
出典: Interview (Chugoku Shimbun) (2016年)
豆知識
- At age 29 she decided to write a novel during the walk home after being told to take the next day off at work; this led to her debut.
- She has won major awards including the Dazai Osamu Prize, Mishima Yukio Prize, Noma Literary Newcomer Award, and the Akutagawa Prize, and is among those who achieved the 'three-crown' (Akutagawa, Mishima, Noma newcomer).
- Before debuting she worked a variety of jobs including cleaning work.
- Married in 2013, lives in Osaka City, and has one child.