Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1965) award
Keisuke Kinoshita
きのした けいすけ
Kinoshita Keisuke
Pen Names:
Kei Kinoshita（Pen name used for short stories and poetry）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1985-07-14 （Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan → Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 2009-
- Affiliations
- Waseda University Institute for Literary Education (Visiting Researcher)
- Memberships
- Japan PEN Club
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Banana Yoshimoto
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 文学士 | 2004-2008 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
文学士
Period:
2004-2008
Year of Graduation:
2008
Country:
Japan
Began writing short fiction while enrolled
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hokuto Literary Prize | Transparent City | — | Hokuto Literary Foundation | winner |
| 2012 | Emerging Writers Award | Short Story Collection 'Contours of the Night' | 短編集 | Shinchosha | winner |
Hokuto Literary Prize
2016
Work:
Transparent City
Organization:
Hokuto Literary Foundation
Result:
winner
Emerging Writers Award
2012
Work:
Short Story Collection 'Contours of the Night'
Category:
短編集
Organization:
Shinchosha
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Transparent City
2015 Novel 320 pagesSet in a contemporary city, the novel follows intersecting lives and fragmented memories of residents. As everyday details connect to the past, the protagonist's inner world emerges.
citylonelinessmemorytime
Adaptations
- [Film] Transparent City / 佐藤 健一 (2017)
Translations
- English translation 'Transparent City' (trans. Anna Smith, 2017)
Night Train
2018 Short story collection 240 pagesA collection of short stories themed around nocturnal trains; each tale travels through time and place, blurring boundaries between outside and inside.
journeymemoryfamily
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Night Train / 中村 梓 (2019)
Translations
- French translation 'Train de Nuit' (trans. Marie Dubois, 2020)
Bibliography
- Short Story Collection 'Contours of the Night' (2012)
- Short Story Collection 'Memories by the Window' (2014)
- Transparent City (2015)
- Night Train (2018)
- The Unfading Map (2021)
Adaptations
- Transparent City — film adaptation (2017)
- Night Train — TV drama adaptation (2019)
Translations of Works
- Transparent City — English translation 'Transparent City' (Anna Smith, 2017)
- Night Train — French translation 'Train de Nuit' (Marie Dubois, 2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- quiet, detail-rich descriptionprose that carefully explores interior psychologylyrical and indirect narration
- Recurring Motifs
- nightthe citywindowsmemory
Legacy
Praised for works that overlay urban landscapes with personal memory, he is regarded as a significant contemporary Japanese writer. Film and TV adaptations have broadened his influence on younger authors.
Academic Societies
- Japan Society for Contemporary Literature
Archives
- Waseda University Library, Modern Literature Archives
In Popular Culture
- The film adaptation of 'Transparent City' gained social media attention for its depiction of urban landscapes
Quotes
-
Words are a flashlight that illuminates the shadows of the city.
Source: Short Story Collection 'Contours of the Night' (2012) -
Memories lie in the corners of the city.
Source: Transparent City (2015)
Trivia
- Was a member of the drama club in university.
- Occasionally works on screenplays between literary projects.
- Has a habit of writing drafts in the same cafe.