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第102回（2006年） award
Kumi Kimura
きむら くみ
Kimura Kumi
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1976-01-05 （Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan → Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan → Suginami, Tokyo, Japan → Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan → Chiba City, Chiba, Japan → Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, writer
- 活動期間
- 2006年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Inuhiko Yomota
- ノミネート
- Candidate, 139th Akutagawa Prize (2008) — 'The Day of the Lunar Eclipse', Candidate, 35th Noma Literary Newcomer Prize (2013) — 'The Atelier at the Edge of Night', Candidate, 158th Akutagawa Prize (2017) — 'Yukiko-san's Footsteps', Candidate, 40th Noma Literary Newcomer Prize (2018) — 'Yukiko-san's Footsteps', Candidate, 40th Oda Sakunosuke Prize (2023) — 'Someone's Shore at Night'
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miyagi Prefectural Sendai Mukaiyama High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Meiji Gakuin University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Arts | — | — | Japan |
Miyagi Prefectural Sendai Mukaiyama High School
国:
Japan
Meiji Gakuin University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Arts
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Bungakukai Newcomer Award | The Weathering Woman | — | Bungakukai (literary magazine) | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Akutagawa Prize | The Day of the Lunar Eclipse | — | Akutagawa Prize | 候補 |
| 2013 | Noma Literary Newcomer Prize | The Atelier at the Edge of Night | — | Noma Literary Newcomer Prize | 候補 |
| 2017 | Akutagawa Prize | Yukiko-san's Footsteps | — | Akutagawa Prize | 候補 |
| 2018 | Noma Literary Newcomer Prize | Yukiko-san's Footsteps | — | Noma Literary Newcomer Prize | 候補 |
| 2022 | Bunkamura Dumago Literary Prize | A Safe Person for You | — | Bunkamura Dumago | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Oda Sakunosuke Prize | Someone's Shore at Night | — | Oda Sakunosuke Prize | 候補 |
Bungakukai Newcomer Award
2006
対象作品:
The Weathering Woman
主催:
Bungakukai (literary magazine)
結果:
受賞
Akutagawa Prize
2008
対象作品:
The Day of the Lunar Eclipse
主催:
Akutagawa Prize
結果:
候補
Noma Literary Newcomer Prize
2013
対象作品:
The Atelier at the Edge of Night
主催:
Noma Literary Newcomer Prize
結果:
候補
Akutagawa Prize
2017
対象作品:
Yukiko-san's Footsteps
主催:
Akutagawa Prize
結果:
候補
Noma Literary Newcomer Prize
2018
対象作品:
Yukiko-san's Footsteps
主催:
Noma Literary Newcomer Prize
結果:
候補
Bunkamura Dumago Literary Prize
2022
対象作品:
A Safe Person for You
主催:
Bunkamura Dumago
結果:
受賞
Oda Sakunosuke Prize
2023
対象作品:
Someone's Shore at Night
主催:
Oda Sakunosuke Prize
結果:
候補
受賞・候補エディション
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第32回（2022年） award
作品
代表作
The Weathering Woman
2007年 short story collectionA short story collection including the title piece 'The Weathering Woman.' It delicately portrays women's emotional wounds, memories, and subtle shifts in everyday life.
womenmemoryemotional woundseveryday life
Island Night
2007年 novelA collection featuring pieces set on an island. Themes of solitude and seaside time are central.
islandsolitudesea
The English Shore: Ihatov Short Stories
2008年 short story collectionA collection of short stories mixing nostalgia, travel, and fragments of everyday life.
nostalgiatraveleveryday life
Bouquet
2008年 novelA work compiled after serialization. A novel-leaning piece that quietly depicts human relationships and the passage of time.
relationshipstimepersonal growth
The Day of the Lunar Eclipse
2009年 short story collectionA collection including the titular story. The pieces often center on dusk and moments of change.
duskchangerelationships
Congratulations to a Stranger
2010年 short story collectionA short story collection including the title piece. It treats the gaze toward strangers and chance encounters.
othersencountersloneliness
The Souls of the Black Rabbits
2011年 short story collectionA short story collection that, through varied characters, suggests themes of identity and borders.
identityoriginmovement
Spring-Waiting Coast Carnival
2011年 novelA novel depicting people's interactions against the backdrop of coastal scenery and seasonal change.
coastseasonscommunity
The Atelier at the Edge of Night
2012年 novelA work that depicts solitude and the struggles of creation through the night and artistic spaces. It was a candidate for the Noma Literary Newcomer Prize.
creationsolitudenight
The Split Teacher
2016年 novelA linked series-like story centered on a teacher, depicting fractures in relationships and memory.
teachermemoryrelationships
Yukiko-san's Footsteps
2018年 novelA story where protagonists' everyday lives and pasts intersect. It was an Akutagawa Prize candidate in 2017 and adapted into a film released in 2019.
pastmemoryeveryday lifefootsteps
映像化・舞台化
- [film] Yukiko-san's Footsteps (2019)
A Safe Person for You
2021年 novelA novel that questions intimacy and safety. It won the 32nd Bunkamura Dumago Literary Prize.
safetyintimacytrust
Someone's Shore at Night
2023年 novelA story set against night and the shore. It was a candidate for the Oda Sakunosuke Prize in 2023.
nightshoreothers
Where Is the Bear?
2025年 novelPublished in 2025. A new work that unfolds layered questions about whereabouts and loss (based on publication information).
losssearchfamily
全著作
- The Weathering Woman (2007)
- Island Night (2007)
- The English Shore: Ihatov Short Stories (2008)
- Bouquet (2008)
- The Day of the Lunar Eclipse (2009)
- Congratulations to a Stranger (2010)
- The Souls of the Black Rabbits (2011)
- Spring-Waiting Coast Carnival (2011)
- The Atelier at the Edge of Night (2012)
- The Split Teacher (2016)
- Yukiko-san's Footsteps (2018)
- A Safe Person for You (2021)
- Someone's Shore at Night (2023)
- Where Is the Bear? (2025)
翻案
- Yukiko-san's Footsteps — film (released 2019)
作風・主題
- 文体
- quiet, delicate proseclose psychological depiction of women's inner livesmeticulous structure often in short stories
- 頻出モチーフ
- nightseamemorymovementfootstepswomen
評価・遺産
A contemporary Japanese writer known for centering women's voices. She has won the Bungakukai Newcomer Award and the Bunkamura Dumago Literary Prize, received nominations for the Akutagawa and Noma prizes, and had a major work adapted into film, earning broad recognition.
大衆文化への影響
- Yukiko-san's Footsteps (film, released 2019)
引用
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Novels where women's voices resonate; each bears wounds within the heart.
出典: Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Evening edition) (2025年)
豆知識
- Not the same person as the actress Kumi Kimura (木村久美).
- Worked at the Village Vanguard store in Shimokitazawa.
- Studied under Inuhiko Yomota at university.
- Operates the X (formerly Twitter) account @waremokouko1.
- 'Yukiko-san's Footsteps' was adapted into a film released in 2019.