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第4回(2018年) grand prize
Yukiko Kogure
こぐれ ゆきこ
Kogure Yukiko
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1960-01-01 (Okayama Prefecture, Japan)
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Writer, Children's book author
- 活動期間
- 1996年〜
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okayama University | Faculty of Law and Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13th Grimm Fairy Tale Award — Grand Prize | Tsukemono Daimyōjin | — | Grimm Fairy Tale Award | 大賞(Grand Prize) |
| 2018 | 4th Hayashi Fumiko Literary Prize — Grand Prize (First Place) | Kureru (retitled as 'タイガー理髪店心中' for publication) | — | Hayashi Fumiko Literary Prize | 大賞(第1席) |
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Tiger Barbershop Shinjū
2020年 Fiction (short/medium-length)A book-length publication retitled from the Hayashi Fumiko Prize-winning piece 'Kureru'. Centered on a barbershop, it collects short/medium-length stories that sensitively portray human relationships, loss, and renewal.
Tsukemono Daimyōjin
2020年 Children's literature / Picture bookThe picture-book publication of the piece that won the 2013 13th Grimm Fairy Tale Award. A tale with folkloric touches and humorous elements.
The Silkworm's Gift
1996年 Picture bookA picture book published in 1996 by Kibijin Publishing, illustrated by Sadao Satō (佐藤定).
Dotera no Naka — Sadao Satō Exhibition Invitation Collection 1967–2016
2018年 Compilation / Edited volumeAn edited volume compiling exhibition invitation cards of Sadao Satō, published by Fukurou Publishing; the author served as editor/compiler.
The Dollmaker
2018年 Short storyA short story published in Shousetsu Tripper (Sep 2018). A psychologically oriented tale concerning humans and dolls.
Nude
2020年 Short storyPublished in Bungakukai (Sep 2020). A short story themed around the body and relationships.
全著作
- Tiger Barbershop Shinjū (Asahi Shimbun Publishing, Jan 2020)
- Tsukemono Daimyōjin (Fukurou Publishing, Dec 2020)
- The Silkworm's Gift (Kibijin Publishing, Nov 1996)
- Dotera no Naka — Sadao Satō Exhibition Invitation Collection 1967–2016 (Fukurou Publishing, May 2018)
- 'Tiger Barbershop Shinjū' — Shousetsu Tripper, Mar 2018 (magazine publication)
- 'The Dollmaker' — Shousetsu Tripper, Sep 2018 (magazine publication)
- 'Where Late Summer Goes' — Shousetsu Tripper, Sep 2019 (magazine publication)
- 'Nude' — Bungakukai, Sep 2020 (magazine publication)
- 'Jakō-ageha' — Shousetsu Tripper, Dec 2020 (magazine publication)
- 'Jikakushi' — included in 12th Okayama Uchida Hyakken Literary Prize Winners Collection (Sakuhinsha, Mar 2015)
- 'Shimofurigetsu no Niwa' — included in Yukinomachi Fantasy Literature Prize Mini-Collection 25 (Oct 2015)
- 'A Summer Garden I Can't Tell K-san About' — Bungakukai, Jul 2018 (included in Best Essays 2019)
作風・主題
- 文体
- lyrical and delicate prosecareful psychological depiction of charactersuse of regional landscapes as setting
- 頻出モチーフ
- barber shopsdollssummer/twilightfemale perspectiveeveryday small allegories
評価・遺産
With awards such as the Hayashi Fumiko Literary Prize and the Grimm Fairy Tale Award, she is a contemporary Japanese woman writer noted for delicate portrayals of regional life and subtle everyday nuances. Her work has appeared in literary magazines and has been collected in book form.
資料所蔵先
- VIAF: 34158124910414930574
- NDL Authority ID: 001340105
豆知識
- There are variations in name usage; she has published under pen names including Yukiko Oda and a variant Yukiko Kogure.
- In 2013 she won the 13th Grimm Fairy Tale Award Grand Prize for 'Tsukemono Daimyōjin' (as Yukiko Oda).
- In 2018 her submission 'Kureru' won the 4th Hayashi Fumiko Literary Prize Grand Prize (first place); the work was later retitled and published as 'Tiger Barbershop Shinjū', marking her major debut.
- She published the picture book 'The Silkworm's Gift' in 1996.
- Her essays have been anthologized in 'Best Essays' collections, indicating recognition for nonfiction pieces as well.
- Authority records exist for her in VIAF and the National Diet Library (NDL).