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Natsuko Kuroda

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Kuroda Natsuko

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1937-03-23 （Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
宗教
Catholicism
居住地歴
Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan → Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan

経歴

職業
Novelist, Proofreader (former), Japanese language teacher (former)
活動期間
1963年〜
影響を受けた人物
Naoshirō Tsuji, Shuji Terayama, Taichi Yamada

学歴

Waseda University, Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education / Department of Japanese Literature
学位: 学士
国: Japan
Founded and edited the literary doujinshi 'Sunashiro' while at university

受賞歴

Yomiuri Short Story Prize (Selected)
1963
対象作品: Mari
主催: Yomiuri Shimbun
結果: 入選
Waseda Bungaku Newcomer Prize
2012
対象作品: ab Sango
主催: Waseda Bungaku (editorial committee)
結果: 受賞
Akutagawa Prize
2013
対象作品: ab Sango
主催: Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee
結果: 受賞
Murasaki Shikibu Literary Prize
2021
対象作品: Suite Wasurekouji
主催: Murasaki Shikibu Literary Prize Selection Committee
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Ruiseitai Meijaku

2010年 Fiction

An experimental collection of short pieces that use fragmentary prose to depict sensitivity, memory and the nuances of language.

memorysensory perceptionlanguageloneliness

ab Sango

2013年 Short fiction

Released in book form in 2013 after appearing in Waseda Bungaku; the collection that won the Waseda Newcomer Prize and the Akutagawa Prize. Includes pieces such as 'ab Sango', 'Mari', 'Tamie no Hana', and 'Rainbow'.

memoryaginglanguage and expressionisolation

The Dance of the Receptors

2013年 Short fiction / Essays

A volume collecting shorter works centered on sensitivity and perception.

sensationinner worldlanguage

ab Sango / The Dance of the Receptors (Collected Edition)

2015年 Short story collection (collected edition)

A paperback collected edition containing 'ab Sango' and 'The Dance of the Receptors'.

memorysensory perceptionlanguage

I Lived This Way: No Herding, No Flattery

2014年 Essay (co-authored)

A co-authored essay with Akiko Shimoge reflecting on life, language and independence.

independenceviews on lifelanguage

Suite Wasurekouji

2020年 Fiction

Published in 2020, this work uses distinctive narration and a fragmentary structure to handle themes of memory and the passage of time.

memorytimeloss

Mari

1963年 Short story

A short piece first published in 1963 that was selected by the Yomiuri Short Story Prize; later included in collections such as 'ab Sango'.

childhoodmemory

全著作

  • Ruiseitai Meijaku (2010)
  • ab Sango (2013)
  • The Dance of the Receptors (2013)
  • ab Sango / The Dance of the Receptors (2015, Bunshun Bunko)
  • I Lived This Way: No Herding, No Flattery (2014, co-authored)
  • Suite Wasurekouji (2020)
  • Mari (1963, short story)

作風・主題

文体
fragmentarypoeticexperimental
頻出モチーフ
memoryfragments of childhoodlanguage and expressionsolitude

評価・遺産

After writing for many years without public recognition, she was re-evaluated from 2012 and achieved a late breakthrough, winning the Akutagawa Prize in 2013 at age 75 years 9 months. Her distinctive fragmentary and experimental prose has earned critical acclaim and a unique place in contemporary Japanese literature.

豆知識

  • Won the Akutagawa Prize in 2013; at the time (75 years and 9 months) she became the oldest recipient in the prize's history.
  • Her legal name has been reported as not publicly disclosed.
  • Reportedly began writing stories at the age of five.
  • While at Waseda University she edited and led the literary doujinshi 'Sunashiro'.
  • Worked in various jobs including as a Japanese language teacher and as a proofreader before later recognition.