-
第9回（2007年） award
Yuka Nakazato
なかざと ゆか
Nakazato Yuka
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Los Angeles, United States (study abroad) → Japan
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Mystery writer, Translator
- 活動期間
- 2004年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Edgar Allan Poe
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azusa Pacific University | Philosophy | Department of Philosophy | Bachelor | — | United States |
| California State University, Long Beach | Philosophy (graduate) | Graduate Program in Philosophy | — | — | United States |
Azusa Pacific University
Philosophy
/ Department of Philosophy
学位:
Bachelor
国:
United States
Studied philosophy in the Los Angeles area; graduated
California State University, Long Beach
Philosophy (graduate)
/ Graduate Program in Philosophy
国:
United States
Left master's program before completion
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Japan SF Newcomer Award | Black Cross Sanatorium | — | Japan SF Newcomer Award Committee | Winner |
| 2012 | Agatha Christie Award | The Silver Wings of the Campanula | — | Agatha Christie Award Committee | Winner |
Japan SF Newcomer Award
2007
対象作品:
Black Cross Sanatorium
主催:
Japan SF Newcomer Award Committee
結果:
Winner
Agatha Christie Award
2012
対象作品:
The Silver Wings of the Campanula
主催:
Agatha Christie Award Committee
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
-
第2回（2012年） grand prize
作品
代表作
Black Cross Sanatorium
2008年 Fantasy / GothicA novel with fantastical and gothic elements. Winner of the 9th Japan SF Newcomer Award; includes the short story "Introduction to the Reverse Cross."
GothicSanatorium / hospitalMemory
Black Cat Gymnasium
2011年 Fantastical fictionA linked collection serialized in Kodansha BOX; features fantastical and allegorical stories.
CatsAllegoryFantasy
The Silver Wings of the Campanula
2012年 MysteryA mystery novel that won the 2nd Agatha Christie Award.
Puzzle-solvingHuman relationshipsPast entanglements
Concerto Dust
2013年 SF / FantasyA mid-length work combining SF elements with fantastical imagery.
Science and fantasyMusicalityDestruction and rebirth
Migaka Nu Kagami
2015年 Literary fictionA literary novel published by Kodansha, noted for its experimental style and narrative voice.
SelfNarrationMirror imagery
全著作
- Black Cross Sanatorium
- Black Cat Gymnasium
- The Silver Wings of the Campanula
- Concerto Dust
- Migaka Nu Kagami
作家による翻訳
- The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe)
- The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Gothic imageryFantastical and allegorical proseMystery-driven structure
- 頻出モチーフ
- Sanatoriums / hospitalsMirrors and reflectionBirds (crows)Fragments of memory
評価・遺産
Active since the late 2000s, Nakazato is known for work that crosses fantasy and mystery. She is a recipient of the Japan SF Newcomer Award and the Agatha Christie Award, and is regarded as a contemporary Japanese writer in the gothic/fantastical tradition.
豆知識
- Studied philosophy at Azusa Pacific University and left the master's program at California State University, Long Beach.
- Won the 9th Japan SF Newcomer Award in 2007 for Black Cross Sanatorium (co-winner).
- Won the 2nd Agatha Christie Award in 2012 for The Silver Wings of the Campanula.
- Has translated short works by Edgar Allan Poe into Japanese.