Akutagawa Prize
1 appearances
Yu Nagashima
ながしま ゆう
Nagashima Yu
Pen Names:
Bourbon Kobayashi（Pen name used for manga and video-game criticism and columns）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1972-09-30 （Soka, Saitama, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Soka, Saitama (birthplace) → Noboribetsu and Muroran, Hokkaido (childhood)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Manga artist, Haiku poet, Columnist, Doujinshi writer
- Active Years
- 2001-
- Memberships
- Gunzō New Writers' Prize selection committee (2009–2011), Bungeikai Newcomer Award selection committee (2017–), Shogakukan Manga Award selection committee (2010–), Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize selection committee (2012–)
- Influenced By
- Genichiro Takahashi, Takeo Irokawa
- Nominations
- Kawabata Yasunari Literary Prize nominee - Tannoy no Edinburgh (2003), Kawabata Yasunari Literary Prize nominee - Yuko-chan's Shortcut (2004)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyo University | Faculty of Letters, Second Division | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 | 在学期間不明 | Japan |
Toyo University
Faculty of Letters, Second Division
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
在学期間不明
Country:
Japan
Completed studies in the Second Division (evening division)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Bungeikai Newcomer Award | A Dog in the Sidecar | — | Bungeikai (Bungei-kai) | Winner |
| 2002 | Akutagawa Prize | Mother at Full Speed | — | Akutagawa Prize Committee | Winner |
| 2007 | Oe Kenzaburo Prize | Yuko-chan's Shortcut | — | Oe Kenzaburo Prize Committee | Winner |
| 2016 | Tanizaki Jun'ichiro Prize | Room No.5 Next to No.3 | — | Tanizaki Jun'ichiro Prize Committee | Winner |
Bungeikai Newcomer Award
2001
Work:
A Dog in the Sidecar
Organization:
Bungeikai (Bungei-kai)
Result:
Winner
Akutagawa Prize
2002
Work:
Mother at Full Speed
Organization:
Akutagawa Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Oe Kenzaburo Prize
2007
Work:
Yuko-chan's Shortcut
Organization:
Oe Kenzaburo Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Tanizaki Jun'ichiro Prize
2016
Work:
Room No.5 Next to No.3
Organization:
Tanizaki Jun'ichiro Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Bungakukai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 92 (2001) award
Oe Kenzaburo Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 1 (2007) award
Tanizaki Junichiro Award
1 appearances
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Edition 52 (2016) award
Works
Major Works
A Dog in the Sidecar
2001 Short storyA short story portraying young characters and familial relationships, focusing on subtle ruptures in everyday life. It served as Nagashima's debut.
familyeveryday lifeemotional distance
Adaptations
- [Film] A Dog in the Sidecar / 根岸吉太郎 (2007)
Mother at Full Speed
2002 Short story collection (linked stories)A linked short-story collection centered on perspectives about the mother figure, mixing humor and rawness. Includes the Akutagawa Prize–winning piece.
mother-child relationshiphumorfamilial discord
Two in Tracksuits
2003 NovelA novel about friendship and alienation. It later received attention through a film adaptation.
friendshipalienationyouth
Adaptations
- [Film] Two in Tracksuits / 中村義洋 (2008)
Yuko-chan's Shortcut
2006 NovelA delicate story revolving around a girl and family, which won the Oe Kenzaburo Prize.
coming of agelossfamily
Room No.5 Next to No.3
2016 NovelA work depicting urban solitude and small intersections of people's lives. Winner of the Tanizaki Prize.
lonelinessurban lifehuman connection
Bibliography
- Mother at Full Speed (2002)
- Tannoy no Edinburgh (2002)
- Two in Tracksuits (2003)
- Parallel (2004)
- Yuko-chan's Shortcut (2006)
- Three on Ero-Manga Island (2007)
- I Can't Keep Still (2008)
- After the Bed (2009)
- Blessing (2010)
- Three People of Sado (2012)
- Answers Without Questions (2013)
- Like Love (2015)
- Room No.5 Next to No.3 (2016)
- I Don't Want to Be Born Again (2017)
- Things Added to Me (2018)
- Now and the Future Remain the Same (2020)
- Routines (2021)
- Todays (2023)
- Our Preservation (2024)
Adaptations
- A Dog in the Sidecar (film: Kiyotaro Negishi, 2007)
- Two in Tracksuits (film: Yoshihiro Nakamura, 2008)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Literary-fiction style that weaves in subcultural/pop-culture knowledgeA narrative voice combining humor and candidness
- Recurring Motifs
- mother and familysuburban/urban landscapesloneliness and connectionmemory and restitution
Legacy
An author evaluated within the literary-fiction context while bringing subcultural knowledge into his work. Winner of major literary prizes including the Akutagawa Prize; his work has been adapted for film and he has influenced a broad readership through criticism and columns.
In Popular Culture
- Film adaptations of major works ('A Dog in the Sidecar', 'Two in Tracksuits')
- Manga criticism under the pen name Bourbon Kobayashi and appearances on radio/media
Quotes
-
Literature is about writing things that cannot be summarized.
Source: Interview (Long interview with Yu Nagashima, 2002) (2002)
Trivia
- Writes manga and game criticism under the pen name Bourbon Kobayashi.
- The pen name reportedly originated from a discussion about commercials (Bourbon / Kobayashi Pharmaceutical).
- Recipient of major literary prizes including the Akutagawa Prize (2002).
- Also active as a haiku poet; published the collection 'Haru no Ojigi'.
- Several works have been adapted into films.