Tamura Toshiko Award
1回登壇
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第3回（1963年） award
Yumiko Kurahashi
くらはし ゆみこ
Kurahashi Yumiko
ペンネーム:
Yumiko Kurahashi（Used as pen name/maiden name for publications）,
Yumiko Kumagai（Married name (private life). Published primarily under Kurahashi.）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1935-10-10 （Tosayamada, Kami District, Kochi Prefecture, Japan (now Kami)）
- 死没
- 2005-06-10 （Tokyo, Japan） 69歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Tosayamada (now Kami), Kochi Prefecture, Japan → Tokyo, Japan → United States (Iowa) - studied at Iowa State University
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Translator, Essayist, Dental hygienist
- 活動期間
- 1960年〜2005年
- 影響を受けた人物
- Franz Kafka, Albert Camus, Ango Sakaguchi, Yukio Mishima, Ken'ichi Yoshida, Jean-Paul Sartre, Yasunari Kawabata, Junzaburo Nishiwaki, Michel Butor
- ノミネート
- Akutagawa Prize nominee ('Partai', 1960), Akutagawa Prize nominee ('Natsu no Owari' / 'Summer's End')
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tosa Middle School & High School (private) | — | — | — | 1950s | Japan |
| Kyoto Women's University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | — | 1950s（在籍） | Japan |
| Japan Women's Hygiene Junior College, Dental Hygiene course | — | Dental Hygiene course | — | 1950s-1960s | Japan |
| Meiji University, Faculty of Letters and Graduate School of Letters (withdrew) | Faculty of Letters / Graduate School of Letters | Department of French Literature | — | 1960年頃 - 1962年（大学院中退） | Japan |
Tosa Middle School & High School (private)
期間:
1950s
国:
Japan
Kyoto Women's University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
期間:
1950s（在籍）
国:
Japan
Attended while also preparing for medical school entrance exams (kamen-rojin)
Japan Women's Hygiene Junior College, Dental Hygiene course
Dental Hygiene course
期間:
1950s-1960s
国:
Japan
Passed the national dental hygienist examination
Meiji University, Faculty of Letters and Graduate School of Letters (withdrew)
Faculty of Letters / Graduate School of Letters
/ Department of French Literature
期間:
1960年頃 - 1962年（大学院中退）
国:
Japan
Published 'Partai' while a student (received Meiji University President's Award); withdrew from graduate school after her father's death
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Meiji University President's Award | Partai | — | Meiji University | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Women's Literary Award | Partai | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1962 | Tamura Toshiko Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Izumi Kyoka Literary Prize | Amanon: A Travelogue | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Manbou Prize | Amanon: A Travelogue | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Meiji University Special Contribution Award | — | — | Meiji University | 受賞（追贈） |
Meiji University President's Award
1960
対象作品:
Partai
主催:
Meiji University
結果:
受賞
Women's Literary Award
1961
対象作品:
Partai
結果:
受賞
Tamura Toshiko Award
1962
結果:
受賞
Izumi Kyoka Literary Prize
1987
対象作品:
Amanon: A Travelogue
結果:
受賞
Manbou Prize
1987
対象作品:
Amanon: A Travelogue
結果:
受賞
Meiji University Special Contribution Award
2006
主催:
Meiji University
結果:
受賞（追贈）
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Partai
1960年 Short story (collection)A collection of short pieces published while Kurahashi was a student. Noted for its experimental, abstract style and regarded as her breakthrough.
studentsselfexperimental proseabstraction
翻訳
- Partial English translations appear in anthologies and collections
Holy Girl
1965年 NovelA novel treating incest between father and daughter; the work provoked controversy at the time of publication.
incestfamilytaboopsychology
The Adventures of Sumiyakist Q
1969年 Novel (fantastical / Kafkaesque)A fantastical novel with Kafkaesque absurdity and allegorical elements; notable for blending imagination with fable.
fantasyallegoryabsurdityidentity
翻訳
- English translation 'The Adventures of Sumiyakist Q' (tr. Dennis Keene), University of Queensland Press, 1979
The Floating Bridge of Dreams
1971年 NovelThe starting point of the 'Keiko' series; established a cycle of linked stories in which dream and reality intersect.
dreamsfemale protagonistlinked storiesGenji-like motifs
Amanon: A Travelogue
1986年 NovelAn allegorical, rhetorically rich novel that won the Izumi Kyoka Literary Prize in 1987.
mythallegoryjourneysociety
翻訳
- German translation 'Die Reise nach Amanon' (tr. Monika Wernitz-Sugimoto & Hiroshi Yamane), be.bra Verlag, 2006
Cruel Fairy Tales for Adults
1984年 Short story collectionA best-selling collection of allegorical, often dark fairy tales aimed at adults.
children's-tale motifscrueltyallegoryadult perspective
全著作
- Partai (1960)
- Dark Journey (1961)
- Holy Girl (1965)
- The Adventures of Sumiyakist Q (1969)
- The Floating Bridge of Dreams (1971)
- Castle Within a Castle (1980)
- Cruel Fairy Tales for Adults (1984)
- Symposium (1985)
- Amanon: A Travelogue (1986)
- Popoi (1987)
- Kōkan / Exchange (1989)
- A Dream's Path (1989)
- Gallery of Fantastic Paintings (1991)
- Return via Yomotsu-hirasaka (2002)
作家による翻訳
- Translations of children's books such as works by Shel Silverstein (from the 1970s)
- New Japanese translation of 'The Little Prince' (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) (2005, posthumous publication)
作品の翻訳
- 'The Adventures of Sumiyakist Q' (tr. Dennis Keene), University of Queensland Press, 1979
- 'The Woman with the Flying Head and Other Stories' (tr. Atsuko Sakaki), M. E. Sharpe, 1998
- 'Die Reise nach Amanon' (German translation), be.bra Verlag, 2006
作風・主題
- 文体
- Abstract, allegorical styleExperimental, avant-garde proseOccasional use of historical kana orthographyLearned/erudite tendencies (sometimes perceived as showy scholarship)
- 頻出モチーフ
- interplay of dream and realityfamily and incestuous relationshipsfemale protagonists (Keiko-series)motifs from myth, The Tale of Genji, Noh and Greek tragedydepiction of bourgeois lifeabsurdity and allegory
健康
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Gastrointestinal problems and low blood pressure1960年代（断続的）Led to declining the Fulbright study opportunity and intermittent restrictions on writing activity
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Dilated cardiomyopathy2005年（死没）Cause of death on 2005-06-10
評価・遺産
Yumiko Kurahashi gained recognition from the 1960s for a distinctive abstract and allegorical voice, showing experimentalism rare among Japanese women writers. Her work spans short fiction, novels and translations; she has continued to be the subject of retrospectives and posthumous honors.
記念館・博物館
- Meiji University Retrospective Exhibition for Yumiko Kurahashi Meiji University Library (Tokyo, Japan) 2006年開館
資料所蔵先
- Meiji University Library (Kurahashi Yumiko archival materials)
大衆文化への影響
- The 'Keiko' series is known as a cycle of linked works and has been a subject of literary study and reader interest
豆知識
- Originally trained and certified as a dental hygienist and worked part-time in Tokyo after moving there.
- One of the early adopters among Japanese writers to use word processors for composition in the 1980s.
- Her final published work was a new Japanese translation of 'The Little Prince' (2005), released posthumously.
- Works such as 'Holy Girl' provoked controversy on publication due to sensational subject matter.
- Became prominent while at Meiji University after publishing 'Partai', receiving the university president's award and an Akutagawa Prize nomination.