日本の文学賞

← ホームに戻る

Toshiya Nagata

ながた としや

Nagata Toshiya

別名: T. Nagata
ペンネーム: Shun Nagata（Pen name used for early short stories）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1980-06-21 （Nakano, Tokyo, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese, English
居住地歴
Nakano, Tokyo (birth–2005) → Kamakura, Kanagawa (2015–present)

経歴

職業
Novelist, Editor
活動期間
2005年〜2025年
影響を受けた人物
Osamu Dazai, Banana Yoshimoto
影響を与えた人物
Aoi Sato (young novelist)

学歴

Waseda University
Faculty of Letters / Department of Japanese Literature
学位: 学士（文学）
期間: 2000-2004
卒業年: 2004
国: Japan
Began writing for literary circles while at university

受賞歴

Tsubame Literary Prize
2012
対象作品: In the Town Overlooking the Sea
部門: 短篇部門
主催: Tsubame Literary Prize Selection Committee
結果: Winner
Urban Literature Award
2019
対象作品: Library of Stardust
部門: 長編部門
主催: Urban Literature Award Committee
結果: Shortlisted

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

In the Town Overlooking the Sea

2010年 Short story collection 220ページ

A short story collection set in a small coastal town that delicately portrays loss and renewal. Fragmented stories of characters from different generations gradually connect into a larger narrative.

lossregenerationfamily
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] In the Town Overlooking the Sea / 佐藤 健一 (2013)
翻訳
  • English translation: In the Town Overlooking the Sea (trans. Sarah Ito, 2015)

Library of Stardust

2014年 Novel 368ページ

A novel tracing a journey through lost time and the memories of people gathered in a library. Past and present overlap, prompting readers to consider the fragility and recovery of memory.

memorytimecommunity
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV Drama] Library of Stardust / 中村 雅也 (2018)
翻訳
  • English translation: Library of Stardust (trans. Emily Nakamura, 2020)

The Distance by the Window

2018年 Novella 148ページ

A novella that, from the perspective of a solitary urban resident, depicts subtle distortions in daily life and loneliness. The theme is the distance between people seen through a window.

lonelinesseveryday lifesense of distance
翻訳
  • French translation: La Distance au Bord de la Fenêtre (trans. Marie Tanaka, 2021)

全著作

  • In the Town Overlooking the Sea (short story collection, 2010)
  • Library of Stardust (novel, 2014)
  • The Distance by the Window (novella, 2018)
  • Notes of the Night (short stories, 2007)
  • Scenes of Lamp Light (essays, 2021)

翻案

  • Film: In the Town Overlooking the Sea (2013, dir. Kenichi Sato)
  • TV Drama: Library of Stardust (2018, dir. Masaya Nakamura)

作品の翻訳

  • In the Town Overlooking the Sea — English translation (Sarah Ito, 2015)
  • Library of Stardust — English translation (Emily Nakamura, 2020)
  • The Distance by the Window — French translation (Marie Tanaka, 2021)

作風・主題

文体
quiet, restrained prosescenic descriptions that incorporate natureemphasis on contrast between dialogue and silence
頻出モチーフ
sealibrarywindows

評価・遺産

Known for carefully描写ing subtle urban scenes and fragments of memory, he is regarded as one of the representatives of 21st-century Japanese urban literature. Film and TV adaptations have broadened his recognition among general audiences.

記念館・博物館

  • Toshiya Nagata Memorial Room (Kamakura City Library) Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan 2023年開館

関連学会

  • The Japanese Society for Contemporary Literature

資料所蔵先

  • Toshiya Nagata Collection (held at Kamakura City Library)

大衆文化への影響

  • Gained wider recognition after the 2013 film adaptation; some original short stories have been included in school reading lists

引用

  • A novel is a machine to live in someone else's time.
    出典: Essay: On Writing (2014年)
  • The sea is a mirror reflecting memory.
    出典: Interview: Asahi Shimbun (2018年)

豆知識

  • Always drinks black coffee while writing
  • Prefers jazz and often plays vinyl records during the writing process
  • Has a habit of spending an hour in the library reading materials before writing