Japan Medical Novel Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2014) award
You Kusakabe
くさかべ よう
Kusakabe You
Aliases:
久家 義之
Pen Names:
Yoshiyuki Kuge（Works under real name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955-07-03 （Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Physician, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 2003-
- Influenced By
- Fyodor Dostoevsky, Yukio Mishima, Kaoru Takamura, Natsuo Kirino
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka University Faculty of Medicine | Faculty of Medicine | — | — | — | Japan |
Osaka University Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Japan Medical Novel Award | Aku-i (Evil Doctor) | — | Japan Medical Novel Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Kansai Rakugo Script Contest Excellence Award | Transplanter | — | Kansai Rakugo Association | 優秀賞 |
Japan Medical Novel Award
2014
Work:
Aku-i (Evil Doctor)
Organization:
Japan Medical Novel Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Kansai Rakugo Script Contest Excellence Award
2015
Work:
Transplanter
Organization:
Kansai Rakugo Association
Result:
優秀賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Haijomii
2003 NovelDebut novel themed around medical issues.
Medical careViews on life and death
Haretsu
2004 NovelMedical novel known for the tagline "A doctor becomes competent after killing three patients."
Medical careViews on life and death
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Haretsu (2015)
Aku-i (Evil Doctor)
2013 NovelRepresentative work which won the Medical Novel Award.
Medical care
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Shift from pure literature to popular fictionRealistic medical descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- Medical careViews on life and deathEthics
Legacy
Known for incorporating medical reality into literature, pioneering medical novels. Many works adapted into TV dramas.
Quotes
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Labor standards law is not suitable for doctors. Claims that doctors' work violates labor laws are nonsense to practicing doctors.
Source: Sankei Shimbun, March 27, 2008 (2008)
Trivia
- Blood type is AB.
- His father was also a physician.
- Debuted with the novel 'Haijomii' from doujinshi roots.