Bungakukai Newcomer Award
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Kunio Nakamura
なかむら くにお
Nakamura Kunio
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-04-21 （Ogikubo, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Editor, Professor
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Daito Bunka University (Professor Emeritus), 20th Century Literature Research Association (Editorial Board), Member of the 4th 'Kuro no Kai' group
- Memberships
- 20th Century Literature Research Association, 4th 'Kuro no Kai' group
- Nominations
- 1994 Akutagawa Prize nominee — Dog Walker, 1995 Akutagawa Prize nominee — Invitation to the Forest
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Degree:
修士
Country:
Japan
Completed graduate studies at Rikkyo University
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Work:
Memorial of Jokes
Organization:
Bungakukai (literary magazine)
Result:
Winner
Akutagawa Prize
1994
Work:
Dog Walker
Organization:
Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee
Result:
Nominated
Akutagawa Prize
1995
Work:
Invitation to the Forest
Organization:
Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee
Result:
Nominated
Professor Emeritus
2017
Organization:
Daito Bunka University
Result:
Conferred
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Crossing the Moon River
2004 NovelA collection of short and mid-length stories that explore memory and time.
memorytimefamily
Messages of the Wind, Each
2006 NovelA short story collection that quietly depicts human relationships and loss.
losshuman relationshipsnature
Chekhov's Night
2009 Novel / Short story collectionContains works that draw on Chekhovian perspectives and theatricality.
theatricalitycharacter depictionmemory
Tales of Falling
2011 NovelContains stories themed around decline, setbacks, and recovery.
fallrebirthisolation
Yumei-tan (Tales of the Living and Dead)
2022 FictionA collection addressing life, death, and liminal experiences.
life and deathliminalitymemory
Selections from the Black Note
2022 Essays / Short piecesA book collecting fragmentary reflections and records.
fragmentsintrospectionrecords
Tales of Changing Voices
2024 NovelA recent work thematizing transformations of language and voice.
voicelanguageself
Bibliography
- 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
Translations by Author
- 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)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- introspective, quietly rendered prosenarrative built around short and mid-length formsexpression reflecting deep knowledge of English and American literature
- Recurring Motifs
- memory and timeliminality and the uncannynatural motifs such as forests and wind
Legacy
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.
Academic Societies
- Japan Writers' Association
- 20th Century Literature Research Association
Trivia
- 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/