Dazai Osamu Award
1回登壇
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第29回（2013年） award
Kei Iwaki
いわき けい
Iwaki Kei
ペンネーム:
KS Iwaki（Pen name used at time of winning the Dazai Osamu Prize (KS reportedly stands for 'cowrie shell')）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1971-01-01 （Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Osaka City (birthplace) → New South Wales, Australia (early period in Australia) → Victoria, Australia (resident as of 2013)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist
- 活動期間
- 2013年〜
- ノミネート
- Akutagawa Prize nominee (150th, Goodbye, Orange), Noma Literary Newcomer Award nominee (37th, Masato)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University in Japan | — | — | 学士 | — | Japan |
| South West Institute of TAFE (SW TAFE) | Visual Arts (Diploma) | — | Diploma | — | Australia |
University in Japan
学位:
学士
国:
Japan
Graduated from a university in Japan (specific institution not provided in source)
South West Institute of TAFE (SW TAFE)
Visual Arts (Diploma)
学位:
Diploma
国:
Australia
Completed a Visual Arts diploma at SW TAFE in New South Wales
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Dazai Osamu Prize | Goodbye, Orange | — | Chikuma Shobo | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Oe Kenzaburo Prize | Goodbye, Orange | — | Oe Kenzaburo Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Tsubota Jouji Literary Prize | Masato | — | Tsubota Jouji Literary Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Mishima Yukio Prize | Goodbye, Orange | — | Mishima Yukio Prize Committee | 候補 |
| 2015 | Noma Literary Newcomer Award (nominee) | Masato | — | Noma Literary Foundation | 候補 |
Dazai Osamu Prize
2013
対象作品:
Goodbye, Orange
主催:
Chikuma Shobo
結果:
受賞
Oe Kenzaburo Prize
2014
対象作品:
Goodbye, Orange
主催:
Oe Kenzaburo Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Tsubota Jouji Literary Prize
2016
対象作品:
Masato
主催:
Tsubota Jouji Literary Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Mishima Yukio Prize
2014
対象作品:
Goodbye, Orange
主催:
Mishima Yukio Prize Committee
結果:
候補
Noma Literary Newcomer Award (nominee)
2015
対象作品:
Masato
主催:
Noma Literary Foundation
結果:
候補
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Goodbye, Orange
2013年 FictionA collection of stories that sensitively depict women and migrants caught between English and Japanese, exploring identity and displacement.
migrationidentitylanguage
Masato
2015年 FictionA novel portraying interpersonal relationships and inner turmoil, engaging with linguistic nuance and generational gaps between Japanese and English.
familygenerationslanguage
Japan Trip
2017年 FictionThrough characters traveling between Japan and abroad, the book explores belonging and the boundaries between tourism and migration.
belongingtravelcultural friction
Matt
2018年 FictionA work that reexamines identity through personal memory and miscommunications with others.
memorymisunderstandingself-exploration
Sanctuary
2020年 FictionA series of stories about places conceived as sanctuaries or refuges.
refugesanctuarysense of place
Sound Post
2022年 FictionA work that uses sound and linguistic dissonance as clues to depict subtle rifts in human relationships.
soundlanguagerelationships
全著作
- Goodbye, Orange (2013)
- Masato (2015)
- Japan Trip (2017)
- Matt (2018)
- Sanctuary (2020)
- Sound Post (2022)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Delicate psychological描写Detailed depiction of everyday lifeWriting that leverages linguistic sensibility
- 頻出モチーフ
- migration and expatriate lifefamily relationslanguage and identity
評価・遺産
Gained attention after winning the Dazai Osamu Prize; praised for works addressing migration, language, and identity, characterized by depictions informed by overseas living experience.
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library of Japan (holds publications)
豆知識
- The 'KS' in the pen name KS Iwaki is reportedly from 'cowrie shell'.
- Debuted as a novelist after winning the 29th Dazai Osamu Prize for 'Goodbye, Orange'.
- Moved to Australia after graduating from university in Japan and lived there for about 20 years.
- Worked various jobs including insurance office work, manual translation, and Japanese language tutoring.