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Takeji Iwamiya

いわみや たけじ

Iwamiya Takeji

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Essayist

Awards

Japan Literary Grand Prize
2014
Work: Night of Mirrors
Organization: Japan Literary Promotion Foundation
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Night of Mirrors

2013 Literary fiction 320 pages

A novel that explores memories and fragmented relationships of city dwellers through the motif of mirrors. Past and present intersect, weaving delicate portraits of characters' inner lives.

memorythe cityfamilyidentity
Adaptations
  • [Film] Night of Mirrors (2016)
Translations
  • English edition: Night of Mirrors

Bibliography

  • Night of Mirrors (2013)
  • City of Water (2008)
  • Quiet Hours (2005)

Adaptations

  • Film adaptation of 'Night of Mirrors' (2016)

Translations of Works

  • Night of Mirrors (English translation)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
lyrical prosefocus on psychological descriptionquiet narrative voice
Recurring Motifs
mirrorswaterurban landscapeswindows

Legacy

Known for works centered on the city and memory, he is regarded as having contributed to the deepening of interior depiction in contemporary Japanese literature.

In Popular Culture

  • The film adaptation of 'Night of Mirrors' drew attention and broadened readership among younger audiences.

Quotes

  • The city is a garden of forgetfulness.
    Source: Night of Mirrors (2013)

Trivia

  • He tends to do much of his writing in cafés.
  • Known for a style that emphasizes close observation of everyday details.