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第77回（1993年 第2回開催） award
Kunio Nakamura
なかむら くにお
Nakamura Kunio
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1946-04-21 （Ogikubo, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Editor, Professor
- 活動期間
- 1980年〜
- 所属
- Daito Bunka University (Professor Emeritus), 20th Century Literature Research Association (Editorial Board), Member of the 4th 'Kuro no Kai' group
- 所属団体
- 20th Century Literature Research Association, 4th 'Kuro no Kai' group
- ノミネート
- 1994 Akutagawa Prize nominee — Dog Walker, 1995 Akutagawa Prize nominee — Invitation to the Forest
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rikkyo University, Graduate School of Humanities / Faculty of Arts | Graduate School of Humanities / Faculty of Arts | Department of English and American Literature | 修士 | — | Japan |
Rikkyo University, Graduate School of Humanities / Faculty of Arts
Graduate School of Humanities / Faculty of Arts
/ Department of English and American Literature
学位:
修士
国:
Japan
Completed graduate studies at Rikkyo University
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Bungakukai Newcomer Award | Memorial of Jokes | — | Bungakukai (literary magazine) | Winner |
| 1994 | Akutagawa Prize | Dog Walker | — | Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee | Nominated |
| 1995 | Akutagawa Prize | Invitation to the Forest | — | Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee | Nominated |
| 2017 | Professor Emeritus | — | — | Daito Bunka University | Conferred |
Bungakukai Newcomer Award
1993
対象作品:
Memorial of Jokes
主催:
Bungakukai (literary magazine)
結果:
Winner
Akutagawa Prize
1994
対象作品:
Dog Walker
主催:
Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee
結果:
Nominated
Akutagawa Prize
1995
対象作品:
Invitation to the Forest
主催:
Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee
結果:
Nominated
Professor Emeritus
2017
主催:
Daito Bunka University
結果:
Conferred
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Crossing the Moon River
2004年 NovelA collection of short and mid-length stories that explore memory and time.
memorytimefamily
Messages of the Wind, Each
2006年 NovelA short story collection that quietly depicts human relationships and loss.
losshuman relationshipsnature
Chekhov's Night
2009年 Novel / Short story collectionContains works that draw on Chekhovian perspectives and theatricality.
theatricalitycharacter depictionmemory
Tales of Falling
2011年 NovelContains stories themed around decline, setbacks, and recovery.
fallrebirthisolation
Yumei-tan (Tales of the Living and Dead)
2022年 FictionA collection addressing life, death, and liminal experiences.
life and deathliminalitymemory
Selections from the Black Note
2022年 Essays / Short piecesA book collecting fragmentary reflections and records.
fragmentsintrospectionrecords
Tales of Changing Voices
2024年 NovelA recent work thematizing transformations of language and voice.
voicelanguageself
全著作
- Crossing the Moon River
- The Realm of 'Falsehood' — Literature as an Anti-Life Prescription
- Messages of the Wind, Each
- Words to Encourage You Now — Lessons on Emotion
- Chekhov's Night
- Tales of Falling
- Where the Wind Rises
- Yumei-tan (Tales of the Living and Dead)
- Selections from the Black Note
- Tales of Changing Voices
作家による翻訳
- Surprised by Joy: The Autobiography of C.S. Lewis (co-translation)
- Winning by Fleeing (Lawrence Durrell, co-translation)
- The Dangerous Pleasure (Donald Barthelme, co-translation)
- The Wave Came to My House (co-translation)
作風・主題
- 文体
- introspective, quietly rendered prosenarrative built around short and mid-length formsexpression reflecting deep knowledge of English and American literature
- 頻出モチーフ
- memory and timeliminality and the uncannynatural motifs such as forests and wind
評価・遺産
As a novelist, editor, and scholar he contributed to English and American literary studies and the editing and dissemination of contemporary Japanese literature. He taught and mentored many students and gained recognition as a writer, including the Bungakukai Newcomer Award.
関連学会
- Japan Writers' Association
- 20th Century Literature Research Association
豆知識
- Born 1946 in Ogikubo, Suginami, Tokyo.
- Completed graduate studies at Rikkyo University, worked as an editor, then became a university teacher.
- Won the 77th Bungakukai Newcomer Award in 1993 for '冗談関係のメモリアル'.
- Was an Akutagawa Prize nominee in 1994 ('Dog Walker') and 1995 ('Invitation to the Forest').
- Served as a professor at Daito Bunka University and was named Professor Emeritus in 2017.
- Official website: http://nakamurakunio.com/