Mu Legendary Novel Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2003) excellence award
Makiko Nagashima
ながしま まきこ
Nagashima Makiko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1953-01-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1997-
- Influenced By
- Tatsuhiko Shibusawa, Hiroko Minagawa, Mimei Ogawa
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Mu Dengeki Novel Award (3rd) — Excellence Prize | Tabi-Shibai Kaidan Sugoroku | 優秀賞 | Gakken (Gakken Holdings) | won |
| 2007 | 'Yū' Ghost Story Literary Prize (2nd) — Special Prize (Long Form) | Yūkaku no Kaidan (reissued as Yūkaku no Hanashi) | 長編部門特別賞 | Media Factory ('Yū') | won |
Mu Dengeki Novel Award (3rd) — Excellence Prize
2002
Work:
Tabi-Shibai Kaidan Sugoroku
Category:
優秀賞
Organization:
Gakken (Gakken Holdings)
Result:
won
'Yū' Ghost Story Literary Prize (2nd) — Special Prize (Long Form)
2007
Work:
Yūkaku no Kaidan (reissued as Yūkaku no Hanashi)
Category:
長編部門特別賞
Organization:
Media Factory ('Yū')
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Yu Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2007) special award
Works
Major Works
Tabi-Shibai Kaidan Sugoroku
2002 ghost-story novelA linked collection of ghostly tales centered on traveling theatrical troupes and itinerant performers; the work that earned recognition in the Mu Dengeki Novel Award.
red-light districtghost storieswandering performers
Stories of the Yūkaku
2007 ghost-story novelA long-form ghost story set in the yūkaku (red-light district). Blending eros and fantasy, it portrays courtesans' lives as well as the poverty beyond the district's glamour.
red-light districterosfantasypoverty
Tanabata no Kyaku: Shin-Yoshiwara Kuruwabanashi
novel (yūkaku-themed)A story set in Shin-Yoshiwara, focusing on passions and local customs within the red-light district.
red-light districtlocal customs
Iromachi no Hanashi: Ryōgoku Yōren Zōshi
ghost-story novelA collection of tales of supernatural romance set in Ryōgoku's pleasure quarters in Edo.
red-light districtsupernatural romance
Yoshiwara Junjō Arinsu-kuni
mystery / ghost storyA work set in Yoshiwara exploring the district's glamour and the misery hidden behind it.
Yoshiwaracourtesanstragedy
Bibliography
- Tabi-Shibai Kaidan Sugoroku
- Tanabata no Kyaku: Shin-Yoshiwara Kuruwabanashi
- Stories of the Yūkaku
- Iromachi no Hanashi: Ryōgoku Yōren Zōshi
- Yoshiwara Junjō Arinsu-kuni
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ghostly prose blending eros and fantasyfusion of classical period custom depiction with modern sensibilities
- Recurring Motifs
- red-light districtswandering performerscourtesanspoverty and decline
Legacy
Recognized as a writer of contemporary ghost stories focused on the yūkaku; known for blending eros and fantasy to portray the rise and fall of courtesans and performers.
Trivia
- Born in Tokyo.
- Worked with the theatre troupe 'Inca Teikoku' before debuting as a scriptwriter.
- Began literary career after winning the Mu Dengeki Novel Award (Excellence Prize) in 2002.
- Works frequently center on yūkaku (red-light districts) and take a ghost-story tone.