Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (1982) award
Shinroku Komatsu
こまつ しんろく
Komatsu Shinroku
Pen Names:
Shinroku（Pen name used for early short stories）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1968-05-12 （Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1992-
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Mieko Kawakami
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 | 1986-1990 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1986-1990
Year of Graduation:
1990
Country:
Japan
Published short stories in magazines while enrolled
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Noma Literary Prize | Voices from the Deep | — | Kodansha | won |
Noma Literary Prize
2010
Work:
Voices from the Deep
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Voices from the Deep
2009 Contemporary literary fiction 312 pagesSet in a coastal provincial town, the novel interweaves multiple narratives about loss and memory. Past events cast subtle shadows over present relationships, depicted with delicate psychological insight.
memorylosshometownthe sea
Adaptations
- [Film] Voices from the Deep / 田中洋 (2012)
Translations
- English translation: Voices from the Deep
Memories of the Tide
2015 Short story collection 208 pagesA collection of short stories set against seas and port towns. Notable for its attention to small dissonances in daily life and minor moments of wonder.
nostalgiahuman relationshipssmall miracles
Bibliography
- Voices from the Deep (2009)
- Memories of the Tide (2015)
- Town of Shadows (2018)
Adaptations
- Voices from the Deep (film, 2012)
Translations of Works
- Voices from the Deep — English translation (2011, translator: John Smith)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyrical prose rich in metaphorCalm, contemplative narration
- Recurring Motifs
- the seashorelinesfragments of memoryhometown landscapes
Legacy
Recognized for delicately depicting regional landscapes and memory, he deepened expressions of nostalgia and introspection in contemporary Japanese literature.
Academic Societies
- Japanese Literature Society
Quotes
-
Human memory is like the sea. Between the tides, scenes you thought forgotten quietly resurface.
Source: Voices from the Deep (2009)
Trivia
- Does much of his writing in a cafe with a view of the sea.
- Was a sprinter in his student days.