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第21回（1978年） award
Akemi Itsuji
いつじ あけみ
Itsuji Akemi
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1955-12-12 （Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Translator, Poet (tanka), Critic, Novelist, University professor
- 活動期間
- 1978年〜
- 所属
- Shirayuri Women's University, Faculty of Letters (Professor), Japan PEN Club
- 所属団体
- Japan PEN Club
- 影響を受けた人物
- J. R. R. Tolkien, Toru Maeda, Lord Dunsany
- 影響を与えた人物
- Yumio Sato
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Science | Department of Biology | Bachelor of Science | 1974-1978 | Japan |
| Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, University of Tokyo | — | Department of Comparative Literature and Culture | Master of Arts | 1978-1980 | Japan |
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Science
/ Department of Biology
学位:
Bachelor of Science
期間:
1974-1978
卒業年:
1978
国:
Japan
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, University of Tokyo
Department of Comparative Literature and Culture
学位:
Master of Arts
期間:
1978-1980
卒業年:
1980
国:
Japan
Master's thesis on structures of fantasy (C.S. Lewis and George MacDonald)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Tanka Kenkyu Newcomer Prize | Flute in the Water | — | Tanka Kenkyu (Tanka Research) | Winner |
| 1980 | Foreladies Prize (Shinshokan) | The Tale of the Starlit City | — | Shinshokan | Winner |
| 1986 | Seiun Award (Best Translated Long Work) | Elric Saga (translation) | 翻訳 | Science Fiction Fan Groups of Japan | Winner |
| 1996 | Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award | The Singing Stone (translation) | — | Sankei Shimbun | Winner |
| 2003 | Japan Children's Literature Association Award | Magic Spaces of Fantasy | — | Japan Children's Literature Association | Winner |
| 2003 | BABEL International Translation Prize (Children's Literature) | The Dark Is Rising (translation) | — | BABEL International Translation Prize | Winner |
Tanka Kenkyu Newcomer Prize
1978
対象作品:
Flute in the Water
主催:
Tanka Kenkyu (Tanka Research)
結果:
Winner
Foreladies Prize (Shinshokan)
1980
対象作品:
The Tale of the Starlit City
主催:
Shinshokan
結果:
Winner
Seiun Award (Best Translated Long Work)
1986
対象作品:
Elric Saga (translation)
部門:
翻訳
主催:
Science Fiction Fan Groups of Japan
結果:
Winner
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award
1996
対象作品:
The Singing Stone (translation)
主催:
Sankei Shimbun
結果:
Winner
Japan Children's Literature Association Award
2003
対象作品:
Magic Spaces of Fantasy
主催:
Japan Children's Literature Association
結果:
Winner
BABEL International Translation Prize (Children's Literature)
2003
対象作品:
The Dark Is Rising (translation)
主催:
BABEL International Translation Prize
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Kazemachi Monogatari
1988年 FantasyA fantasy novel characterized by a light, imaginative world; representative of the author's whimsical style.
imaginary worldsmagicthe everyday and the extraordinary
The Song of Elgarno
1990年 FantasyA mid-length fantasy work emphasizing the author's attention to language and imagination.
myth and loreadventurepoetic expression
Exile from Earth
1982年 Poetry (tanka collection)A tanka collection weaving SF imagery and grand vistas into short poems.
cosmossolitudeimagination
Elric Saga (translation)
1984年 Translation (Fantasy)Translation into Japanese of Michael Moorcock's Elric Saga. The series received critical acclaim.
heroic sagafateenchanted swords
全著作
- The Mechanisms of Dreams (essays) 1994
- Magic Spaces of Fantasy (criticism) 2002
- Kazemachi Monogatari (novel) 1988
- Exile from Earth (tanka collection) 1982
- The Horn of Elfland (poetry) 1980
作品の翻訳
- Elric Saga (Michael Moorcock) — translation
- The Singing Stone (O.R. Melling) — translation
- The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper) — translation
作風・主題
- 文体
- light, bright fantasy prosemeticulous attention to languagepoetic descriptive style
- 頻出モチーフ
- imaginary realmsmagic and mythnature and the cosmos
評価・遺産
As translator, writer, and tanka poet, she has significantly contributed to the reception of fantasy and children's literature in Japan, notable for introducing Anglo-American fantasy and for a distinctive fantastical approach to tanka.
関連学会
- Japan Children's Literature Association
引用
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She is a writer with a deep commitment to language who consistently depicts thoroughly imaginative worlds.
出典: Ai Ishido, "Challenging Fantasy" (2000年)
豆知識
- Proficient in German and has worked on NHK-BS subtitle production.
- Served as a tea ceremony instructor (Urasenke tradition) and holds a dancing certification in the Fujima school.
- Her husband is philosopher Masao Kurosaki.