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Shigeto Kita

きた しげと

Kita Shigeto

別名: 渡辺 重人
ペンネーム: Shigehito Watanabe（birth name）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1948-01-03 （Sakata, Yamagata, Japan）
死没
2009-08-26 61歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Novelist, Architect, Landscape architect, Landscape consultant
活動期間
1999年〜2009年
所属
LAU Urban Facilities Research Institute (now LAU Public Facilities Research Institute)
ノミネート
77th All Yomimono New Author Prize ("Hizakari no Natsume") candidate (1997), 5th Matsumoto Seicho Prize ("Nishi-Shinjuku: Bones and Moon") candidate (1998), 8th Matsumoto Seicho Prize candidate ("Soka", 2001), 11th Matsumoto Seicho Prize finalist ("Tenmei, Hikojyu Shop Affair", 2004), 21st Yamamoto Shugoro Prize candidate ("Tsukishibai", 2008), 140th Naoki Prize candidate ("Shio no Nagori", 2009)

学歴

Chiba University
Faculty of Engineering / Department of Architecture
期間: 〜1971
卒業年: 1971
国: Japan

受賞歴

All Yomimono Mystery New Author Prize (38th)
1999
対象作品: A Moon over the Skyscraper, and Bones
主催: Bungeishunju (All Yomimono)
結果: 受賞
Oyabu Haruhiko Award (9th)
2007
対象作品: Blue Fire
主催: Oyabu Award Selection Committee
結果: 受賞
Matsumoto Seicho Prize (candidate)
2004
対象作品: Tenmei: The Hikojyu Shop Affair
主催: Matsumoto Seicho Prize Committee
結果: 候補

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Summer Camellia

2004年 Period novel

A period novel published with the recommendation of Ijuin Shizuka; includes a prequel and interweaves urban settings with human drama.

period lifehuman dramarevenge

Blue Fire

2005年 Period novel

A long period novel set in the Edo era. Considered one of his representative works and winner of the Oyabu Haruhiko Award.

historical settingduty and human feelingviolence and redemption

White Gale

2007年 Period novel

A relatively shorter long-form work written in the style of period fiction.

chivalryjourneyfate

Moon Theater

2007年 Period novel

Contains theatrical elements in its depiction and was a candidate for the Yamamoto Shugoro Prize.

theaterhuman feelingsnight

Remnants of the Tide

2008年 Period novel

A work including short and medium-length stories; was a candidate for the Naoki Prize.

seanostalgiahuman relationships

Song of the Birdcage

2009年 Period novel

Published in 2009; contains works from the late period of the author's career.

confinementfreedomredemption

Darkness of Fire: The Candy-Seller Sanza Casebook

2009年 Period novel

A period novel with mystery/case elements.

casesinvestigationtown life

Bridge of Dawn

2009年 Period novel

A work compiling several short stories into a longer collection-like structure.

rebirthmemorydeparture

Hanasarashi (Posthumous Works of Shigeto Kita)

2012年 Period fiction / Short story collection

A posthumous collection of unpublished and scattered works compiled after the author's death.

remembrancelegacynostalgia

全著作

  • Summer Camellia (2004)
  • Blue Fire (2005)
  • White Gale (2007)
  • Moon Theater (2007)
  • Remnants of the Tide (2008)
  • Song of the Birdcage (2009)
  • Darkness of Fire: The Candy-Seller Sanza Casebook (2009)
  • Bridge of Dawn (2009)
  • Hanasarashi: Posthumous Works of Shigeto Kita (2012)

作風・主題

文体
lyrical and detailed descriptive styleweighty narration grounded in historical research
頻出モチーフ
Edo and urban commoner culturecontrast of nature and cityduty and human sentiment

健康

  • stomach cancer
    2009年
    Died of stomach cancer in 2009; ended literary activity.

評価・遺産

Although he had a background in architecture and landscape design, he debuted later as a novelist and gained recognition in period fiction. He left a notable legacy including the Oyabu Haruhiko Award and a posthumous collection of his works.

豆知識

  • His real name was Shigehito Watanabe.
  • Graduated from Chiba University Faculty of Engineering, Department of Architecture, and held a first-class architect license.
  • Before debuting as a novelist, he worked as a landscape consultant.