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第41回（1991年） award
Minae Mizumura
みずむら みなえ
Mizumura Minae
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1951 （Tokyo, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese, English
- 居住地歴
- Tokyo, Japan → Boston, United States → New Haven, Connecticut, United States → Princeton, New Jersey, United States → Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States → Stanford, California, United States
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Literary critic, University lecturer
- 活動期間
- 1990年〜
- 所属
- Princeton University, University of Michigan, Stanford University
- 影響を受けた人物
- Paul de Man, Natsume Sōseki, Emily Brontë
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Yale University | French Literature | Department of French | — | 学部・大学院在籍 | United States |
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
国:
United States
Attended/was resident during youth
Yale University
French Literature
/ Department of French
期間:
学部・大学院在籍
国:
United States
Enrolled in doctoral course in French literature; studied under Paul de Man.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Newcomer Prize (Japan Arts Festival) | Zoku Meian (Sequel to Meian) | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan) | Winner |
| 1995 | Noma Literary New Face Prize | Shishosetsu from left to right | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | Winner |
| 2003 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | A True Novel | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | Winner |
| 2009 | Kobayashi Hideo Award | The Fall of Language in the Age of English | — | Kobayashi Hideo Award Committee | Winner |
| 2012 | Osaragi Jirō Prize | Inheritance from Mother | — | Osaragi Jirō Prize Committee | Winner |
Newcomer Prize (Japan Arts Festival)
1990
対象作品:
Zoku Meian (Sequel to Meian)
主催:
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)
結果:
Winner
Noma Literary New Face Prize
1995
対象作品:
Shishosetsu from left to right
主催:
Noma Cultural Foundation
結果:
Winner
Yomiuri Literary Prize
2003
対象作品:
A True Novel
主催:
Yomiuri Shimbun
結果:
Winner
Kobayashi Hideo Award
2009
対象作品:
The Fall of Language in the Age of English
主催:
Kobayashi Hideo Award Committee
結果:
Winner
Osaragi Jirō Prize
2012
対象作品:
Inheritance from Mother
主催:
Osaragi Jirō Prize Committee
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
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第17回（1995年） award
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第54回（2002年） award
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第8回（2009年） award
Osaragi Jiro Award
1回登壇
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第39回（2012年） award
作品
代表作
Zoku Meian (Sequel to Meian)
1990年 NovelA long novel written as a creative sequel to Natsume Sōseki's unfinished Meian. It explores the development of characters' psychology and relationships and provoked debate in literary circles.
Dialogue with modern literatureAdaptation and inheritanceIdentity
Shishosetsu from left to right
1995年 NovelAn experimental work mixing Roman letters and Japanese, written horizontally. It deals with personal memory and language consciousness.
Language and orthographyBoundaries between private and publicSelf-referentiality
A True Novel
2002年 NovelA major novel that reimagines Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights in postwar Japan. Through the characters' passions and social backdrop, it examines postwar Japanese society and literary form.
AdaptationLove and revengePostwar Japan
翻訳
- A True Novel, translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter (2013)
The Fall of Language in the Age of English
2008年 Essay / Critical non-fictionA critical essay discussing the impact of the global rise of English on the Japanese language and culture, raising questions about language education and cultural consciousness.
Language preservationGlobalization and cultureEducation
翻訳
- The Fall of Language in the Age of English, translated by Mari Yoshihara & Juliet Winters Carpenter (2015)
Reading in Japanese
2009年 Essay / Critical non-fictionA collection of essays on reading in Japanese, containing reflections on language and the experience of reading.
Reading theoryLanguage consciousness
Writing in Japanese
2009年 Essay / Critical non-fictionA collection of essays discussing the meaning and techniques of writing in Japanese, addressing the relationship between language and expression.
Theory of writingLanguage and expression
Inheritance from Mother
2012年 Novel (newspaper serial)A novel published as a newspaper serial focusing on family, memory, inheritance, and intergenerational relationships.
Family historyMemoryIntergenerational relationships
翻訳
- Inheritance from Mother, translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter (2017)
The Ambassador and His Wife
2024年 NovelA novel published in 2024 (in two volumes). See publisher information for details.
全著作
- Zoku Meian (Sequel to Meian)
- Shishosetsu from left to right
- A True Novel
- The Fall of Language in the Age of English
- Reading in Japanese
- Writing in Japanese
- Inheritance from Mother
- Letters with Bookmarks (Correspondence with Kunio Tsujii, co-authored)
- The Ambassador and His Wife (volumes I & II)
作品の翻訳
- A True Novel, translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter (2013)
- The Fall of Language in the Age of English, translated by Mari Yoshihara & Juliet Winters Carpenter (2015)
- Inheritance from Mother, translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter (2017)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Language-conscious proseDialogical method with modern literatureMetafictional and self-referential elements
- 頻出モチーフ
- Language and identityAdaptation and intertextualityFamily and memory
評価・遺産
An important contemporary Japanese novelist and critic who stimulated debate about the future of the Japanese language and language consciousness. Her major novels such as A True Novel and critical works like The Fall of Language in the Age of English have been highly regarded both domestically and internationally.
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library (holdings)
- Library of Congress (holdings)
- Bibliothèque nationale de France (holdings)
豆知識
- Moved to the United States at age 12 and lived there for many years.
- Married to Katsuto Iwai, professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo.
- Her mother, Setsuko Mizumura, published an autobiographical novel at age 78.
- Wrote a sequel to Natsume Sōseki's unfinished Meian titled Zoku Meian, which provoked debate.
- By 2009, it was reported that all of her single-author books had received awards.