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第37回（1993年） award
Miri Yu
ゆう みり
Yu Miri
別名:
유미리
ペンネーム:
Akutagawa Ryu（Used as a pseudonymous byline for the serial "On Air" as presented by the magazine editorial staff）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1968-06-22 （Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan）
- 国籍
- South Korea
- 言語
- Japanese
- 宗教
- Catholicism 2020年受洗 （洗礼名: Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)）
- 居住地歴
- Yokohama (childhood and upbringing) → Kamakura (resident for a period) → Odaka, Minamisoma, Fukushima (resident since 2015)
経歴
- 職業
- Playwright, Novelist, Essayist, Lyricist, Editor (former)
- 活動期間
- 1988年〜
- 所属
- Seishun Gogatsu-to (theatre troupe; founder/leader), Full House (bookstore/bookcafe owner)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Yutaka Higashi (Tokyo Kid Brothers; mentor)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokohama Kyoritsu Gakuen High School | — | — | — | 1983-1984 | Japan |
Yokohama Kyoritsu Gakuen High School
期間:
1983-1984
国:
Japan
Left school after one year (did not complete high school)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Kishida Kunio Drama Award | Fish Festival | — | Kishida Kunio Drama Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Izumi Kyoka Literary Award | Full House | — | Izumi Kyoka Literary Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Noma Literary New Face Award | Full House | — | Noma Literary New Face Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Akutagawa Prize | Family Cinema | — | Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Kiyama Johei Literary Award | Gold Rush | — | Kiyama Johei Literary Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Galaxy Award (Encouragement Prize) | Miri Yu's All Night Nippon (radio) | — | Galaxy Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2020 | National Book Award (Translated Literature) | Tokyo Ueno Station (English translation, tr. Morgan Giles) | 翻訳/Translation | National Book Foundation | Winner |
| 2022 | Berkeley Japan Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Kishida Kunio Drama Award
1993
対象作品:
Fish Festival
主催:
Kishida Kunio Drama Award Committee
結果:
受賞
Izumi Kyoka Literary Award
1996
対象作品:
Full House
主催:
Izumi Kyoka Literary Award Committee
結果:
受賞
Noma Literary New Face Award
1996
対象作品:
Full House
主催:
Noma Literary New Face Award Committee
結果:
受賞
Akutagawa Prize
1997
対象作品:
Family Cinema
主催:
Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee
結果:
受賞
Kiyama Johei Literary Award
1999
対象作品:
Gold Rush
主催:
Kiyama Johei Literary Award Committee
結果:
受賞
Galaxy Award (Encouragement Prize)
1999
対象作品:
Miri Yu's All Night Nippon (radio)
主催:
Galaxy Award Committee
結果:
受賞
National Book Award (Translated Literature)
2020
対象作品:
Tokyo Ueno Station (English translation, tr. Morgan Giles)
部門:
翻訳/Translation
主催:
National Book Foundation
結果:
Winner
Berkeley Japan Prize
2022
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
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第24回（1996年） award
Akutagawa Prize
1回登壇
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第116回（1996年 第2回開催） award
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第18回（1996年） award
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第3回（1999年） award
作品
代表作
Full House
1996年 Novel / FictionA work exploring the dark side of family life and social isolation; one of her representative books published in 1996.
familylonelinesssocial exclusion
Family Cinema
1997年 Novel / Short fictionA work focused on family secrets and revelations; winner of the Akutagawa Prize.
familysecretsviolence
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Family Cinema (film adaptation) / パク・チョルス (Park Chul-soo)
Gold Rush
1998年 NovelA provocative novel that engaged with contemporary social issues, including youth violence and related topics.
juvenile crimeviolencesocial critique
Life (first in the 'Life' tetralogy)
2000年 Autobiographical novel / literary nonfictionA candid autobiographical work drawing on personal and family history; later continued in the tetralogy 'Sei / Tamashii / Koe'.
familyabuserecoverymotherhood
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Life (film adaptation) / 篠原哲雄
Tokyo Ueno Station
2014年 NovelA novel that delicately portrays postwar history, memory, and social marginalization through the viewpoint of an elderly homeless man.
postwar historyhomelessnessmemorymarginalization
翻訳
- Tokyo Ueno Station — English translation by Morgan Giles (Tilted Axis Press 2019; Riverhead Books 2020)
- Korean edition (2015)
- French edition (Actes Sud, 2015)
- Polish edition (2020)
Fish Swimming in Stone
1994年 Novel (debut short novel)A debut novel based on a real person that led to litigation over privacy and was later subject to publication restrictions.
individual vs. fictionalizationethicsprivacy
To a Friend in the Water (play)
1988年 Play / DramaHer debut as a playwright; premiered in 1988 with the theatre unit Seishun Gogatsu-to.
youththeatrical expression
全著作
- Full House (1996)
- Family Cinema (1997)
- Gold Rush (1998)
- Life (2000)
- Tokyo Ueno Station (2014)
翻案
- Family Cinema (film)
- Life (film)
- After Rain and Dreams (TV drama)
- Rouge (NHK drama adaptation)
作品の翻訳
- JR Ueno Station (Tokyo Ueno Station) — English translation by Morgan Giles
- Tokyo Ueno Station — translated into French, Korean, Polish and other languages
作風・主題
- 文体
- Poetic, lyrical proseDirect and accusatory social depictionContemporary narration with dramatic structures
- 頻出モチーフ
- darkness of familydiscrimination / Zainichi Korean perspectivememory and postwar historyviolence and healinglocality and reconstruction
評価・遺産
As a Zainichi Korean writer she won major Japanese literary awards and attracted attention domestically and internationally for her candid treatment of social issues. Her community work in Minamisoma — including opening a bookstore — has also had notable local impact.
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library (access restrictions to passages of 'Ishi ni Oyogu Sakana'/'Fish Swimming in Stone')
大衆文化への影響
- The English translation of 'Tokyo Ueno Station' was listed in TIME's 100 best books of 2020
- Opened the bookstore 'Full House' in Odaka, Minamisoma, contributing to local revitalization
引用
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Sharpened, refined prose
出典: Comment by Ryotaro Shiba
豆知識
- Her legal name is Miri Yu; it is not a pen name according to the author
- Moved from Kamakura to Minamisoma in 2015 and became active in local community work
- Baptised into the Catholic Church in 2020; baptismal name Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
- Opened the bookstore 'Full House' in 2018 by renovating her home