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Tetsuya Nihei

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Nihei Tetsuya

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1968-06-04 (Niigata Prefecture, Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Novelist
活動期間
2012年〜

受賞歴

Bungakkai Newcomer Prize
2012
対象作品: The Last Leap Year
主催: Bungakkai (literary magazine)
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Last Leap Year

2012年 Short story

A short story praised for its mature prose and a distinctive world shaped by the Niigata dialect.

DialectNostalgiaHuman drama

Farewell to This Day

2013年 Short story

A short piece quietly depicting everyday farewells and losses.

FarewellInterior reflection

An Ordinary Dog

2015年 Short story

A story that portrays human relationships through the perspective of a dog in ordinary life.

Everyday lifeAnimal perspectiveHuman relationships

Return Visit

2015年 Short story

Depicts the emotional tremors that arise when revisiting places or people from the past.

ReunionMemory

Between Drunkenness

2016年 Short story

Explores intersecting memories and emotions amid intoxication.

MemoryFluctuations of consciousness

Closing the Grave

2017年 Short story

A short story dealing with conflicts and farewells surrounding generational and familial inheritance.

FamilyInheritanceLoss

Letters Concerning Miyamizu

2018年 Short story

Delicately portrays memories and relationships centered on local waters.

LocalityNatureMemory

Rings of the Himalayan Cedar

2020年 Short story

Contrasts the passage of natural time with human time.

NatureTimeContrast

For That Reason Alone

2023年 Short story

A short story that quietly depicts motivations and feelings that are hard to put into words.

MotivationEmotion

The Twin Theory

2024年 Short story

A work exploring relationships and psychology related to twins.

TwinsPsychology

On Crying

2013年 Essay

An essay published in Subaru reflecting on the meaning of crying and related inner states.

EmotionSelf-reflection

全著作

  • The Last Leap Year
  • Farewell to This Day
  • An Ordinary Dog
  • Return Visit
  • Between Drunkenness
  • Closing the Grave
  • Letters Concerning Miyamizu
  • Rings of the Himalayan Cedar
  • For That Reason Alone
  • The Twin Theory
  • On Crying

作風・主題

文体
Use of Niigata dialectRestrained narrationDetailed description
頻出モチーフ
DialectNostalgiaNature imageryNuances of human relationships

評価・遺産

An author praised for a distinctive worldview rooted in the Niigata dialect and mature prose. Known for short stories with strong expressive and narrative qualities.

豆知識

  • Won the 115th Bungakkai Newcomer Prize in 2012 for 'The Last Leap Year'.
  • Representative work: 'The Last Leap Year'.
  • Born in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
  • Active as a writer since 2012.