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Masayuki Murai

むらい まさゆき

Murai Masayuki

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1975-05-08 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
2000-
Influenced By
Haruki Murakami, Kobo Abe

Education

Waseda University
Faculty of Letters / Department of Japanese Literature
Degree: 学士
Period: 1994-1998
Year of Graduation: 1998
Country: Japan

Awards

Akutagawa Prize
2018
Work: Poem of Shadows
Organization: Japan Literature Promotion Society
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Poem of Shadows

2017 Short Story 120 pages

A collection of short stories poetically depicting the shadows within the human heart.

LonelinessMemory

Traveler of Time

2020 Novel 350 pages

An epic novel exploring the theme of time.

TimeExistence
Adaptations
  • [Film] Traveler of Time (Film) / Suzuki Ichiro (2022)
Translations
  • Le Voyageur du Temps

Bibliography

  • Poem of Shadows
  • Traveler of Time
  • Voice of the Wind

Adaptations

  • Film adaptation of Poem of Shadows
  • Traveler of Time (Film)

Translations of Works

  • Poem of Shadows (English Translation)
  • Traveler of Time (English Translation)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Poetic prosePsychological introspection
Recurring Motifs
ShadowsTime

Legacy

Considered one of the representative writers of contemporary Japanese literature.

Academic Societies

  • Society for Contemporary Japanese Literature

Archives

  • Waseda University Library

In Popular Culture

  • Adapted into a musical

Quotes

  • Words are mirrors that reflect the shadows of the heart.
    Source: Poem of Shadows (2017)

Trivia

  • He enjoys mountain climbing.