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Tomohiko Kusumi

くすみ ともひこ

Kusumi Tomohiko

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1972-10-10 （Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Tanka poet
Active Years
1999-
Influenced By
Kunio Tsukamoto
Nominations
122nd Akutagawa Prize nominee (2000, Reisai no Shijin), 123rd Akutagawa Prize nominee (2000, Marco Polo and I), 133rd Akutagawa Prize nominee (2005, Kotori no Haha)

Education

Ritsumeikan University
Faculty of Letters / Department of Philosophy
Degree: 学士
Period: 1990-1994
Year of Graduation: 1994
Country: Japan

Awards

Subaru Literary Prize
1999
Work: Reisai no Shijin
Organization: Shueisha
Result: 受賞
Akutagawa Prize
2000
Work: Reisai no Shijin
Organization: Bungeishunju
Result: 候補
Akutagawa Prize
2000
Work: Marco Polo and I
Organization: Bungeishunju
Result: 候補
Sakuya Konohana Prize
2000
Work: Marco Polo and I
Organization: Sakuya Konohana Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Akutagawa Prize
2005
Work: Kotori no Haha
Organization: Bungeishunju
Result: 候補
Maekawa Samio Prize
2010
Work: Tsukamoto Kunio no Seishun
Organization: Maekawa Samio Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Handon-no-Kai Culture Prize
2010
Organization: Handon Association
Result: 受賞
Contemporary Art Award
2010
Organization: Handon Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Reisai no Shijin

2000 Novel

Debut work; winner of the 23rd Subaru Literary Prize. First published in the magazine Subaru (Nov 1999).

Marco Polo and I

2000 Novel

Akutagawa Prize nominee; winner of the Sakuya Konohana Prize.

Shaka ga Negoto

2001 Novel

A novel published by Kodansha (2001).

Jeanne, Saikaruru

2003 Novel

Work published by Kodansha (2003).

Tsukamoto Kunio no Seishun

2009 Biography / Non-fiction

A study/biography of Kunio Tsukamoto. Winner of the 8th Maekawa Samio Prize (2010).

Kanba no Taki

2010 Tanka collection

A tanka collection published by Nagarami Shobo (2010).

Okurete Kita Messenger

2011 Novel

Work published by Tiao (2011).

The Gray Era: From 3/11 to 1/17

2014 Essays / Criticism

Essays addressing events such as 3/11 and 1/17 (2014).

Maekawa Samio: A Major Tanka Poet Who Lived Strongly Through the 20th Century

2018 Biography / Study

A biographical study of Maekawa Samio (2018, Kasama Shoin).

Bibliography

  • Reisai no Shijin (2000, Shueisha)
  • Marco Polo and I (2000, Shueisha)
  • Shaka ga Negoto (2001, Kodansha)
  • Jeanne, Saikaruru (2003, Kodansha)
  • Tsukamoto Kunio no Seishun (2009, Wedge)
  • Kanba no Taki (2010, Nagarami Shobo)
  • Okurete Kita Messenger (2011, Tiao)
  • The Gray Era: From 3/11 to 1/17 (2014, Tanka Kenkyusha)
  • Maekawa Samio: A Major Tanka Poet Who Lived Strongly Through the 20th Century (2018, Kasama Shoin)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Poetic languageDelicate narrative depiction
Recurring Motifs
memorylonelinessyouth

Legacy

Known for works spanning tanka and novels; debuted with a prize-winning work and has been an Akutagawa Prize nominee, earning recognition as a contemporary Japanese writer.

Archives

  • National Diet Library authority ID: 00812734
  • VIAF: 160140982 / ISNI: 0000000107527196

Trivia

  • Maintains a personal blog titled "qfwfq no Mizu ni Nagashite" (external link present).
  • Has authority control identifiers such as ISNI and VIAF (source: Wikipedia authority control data).