Shincho Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (1996) award
Koyama Yujin
こやま ゆうじん
Koyama Yujin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-05-13 （Niigata Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Painter, Physician, Psychiatrist
- Active Years
- 1973-
- Influenced By
- Takasugi Isao, French structuralism
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Medical and Dental University | Faculty of Medicine | Urology / later psychiatry | 医学士 (M.D.) | 1969–1975 | Japan |
| Takasugi Isao's painting school (private) | — | Oil painting | — | 1970–1972 | Japan |
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Faculty of Medicine
/ Urology / later psychiatry
Degree:
医学士 (M.D.)
Period:
1969–1975
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
Japan
Entered in 1969, graduated 1975. Joined urology after graduation and later retrained in psychiatry.
Takasugi Isao's painting school (private)
Oil painting
Period:
1970–1972
Country:
Japan
Studied painting privately while at university; apprenticed under Takasugi Isao.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Shincho Newcomer Award | Mammoth's Tusk | — | Shinchosha | Winner |
| 1973 | All Japan Student Oil Painting Competition (Prize) | — | — | Mainichi Shimbun | Honorable mention |
| 1984 | Nice Festival exhibition award | — | — | Nice Festival (Jules Chéret Museum) | 受賞 |
Shincho Newcomer Award
1996
Work:
Mammoth's Tusk
Organization:
Shinchosha
Result:
Winner
All Japan Student Oil Painting Competition (Prize)
1973
Organization:
Mainichi Shimbun
Result:
Honorable mention
Nice Festival exhibition award
1984
Organization:
Nice Festival (Jules Chéret Museum)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mammoth's Tusk
1996 Short storyThe award-winning short story blends fantasy and reality, depicting dreamlike images and bodily memory.
dreamsmemorythe body
Nepenthes
1997 Short storyA fantastical short story published in Shincho (December 1997).
fantasydesireloss
Incubation
2009 Short story (self-published)A self-published short work exploring inner worlds concerned with life and emergence.
emergencefeardreams
Translations
- Incubation (English translation by Stan Anderson, 2013)
Perle
2017 Short story collectionA collection of fantastical short stories; has been published in French translation.
lovelossoneiric
Translations
- Perle, Tourment et amour ardent (French translation by Marie Parra Aledo, 2016)
Research Lab
2019 Novel/Long short workA work that uses medical motifs to probe the boundaries between mind and body.
medicinepsycheethics
Translations
- Le laboratoire (French translation by Marie Parra Aledo, 2019)
Curve of the Tusk
2021 Screenplay-style novelA novel written in a screenplay-like style; notable for its cinematic descriptions and narrative.
cinematic imagerymemorydreams
Bibliography
- Mammoth's Tusk (1996)
- Nepenthes (1997)
- Incubation (2009)
- Incubation (English translation by Stan Anderson, 2013)
- Perle (2017)
- Perle, Tourment et amour ardent (French translation by Marie Parra Aledo, 2016)
- Le jardin tropical, Un amour très rare (French translation, 2016)
- Voix, L’amoureux éconduit qui perdit sa voix (French translation, 2017-2018)
- Research Lab (2019)
- Tropical Plant Pavilion (2019)
- Curve of the Tusk (2021)
Translations of Works
- 孵化 → Incubation (English translation by Stan Anderson, 2013)
- 珠 → Perle, Tourment et amour ardent (French translation by Marie Parra Aledo, 2016)
- Le jardin tropical, Un amour très rare (French translation, 2016)
- Voix, L’amoureux éconduit qui perdit sa voix (French translation, 2017-2018)
- Le laboratoire (French translation, 2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Poetic, oneiric proseCalm expressions evoking Noh and mythDescriptions shaped by medical and psychopathological perspectives
- Recurring Motifs
- dreamsillness and deathethereal landscapesfragments of memory
Legacy
Known for a distinctive style that fuses medical background with fantastical painting; published and exhibited in Japan and France, receiving international attention.
Museums
- Jules Chéret Museum Nice, France
- Maison des arts (Vézon‑la‑Romaine) Vézon‑la‑Romaine, France
- International Glass Museum (Abano Terme) Abano Terme, Italy
Archives
- Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)
- CiNii (Japan)
- VIAF
- ISNI
Quotes
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His poetic, often gently humorous elegant style evokes connections with traditional Japanese culture such as Noh and myth.
Source: Wikipedia (Koyama Yujin entry) (2023)
Trivia
- Although trained as a physician and psychiatrist, he has worked actively as both painter and writer.
- Made his literary debut by winning the Shincho Newcomer Award in 1996.
- His works have been translated and published in France, and he has exhibited in Europe.