Hayakawa SF Contest
1回登壇
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第11回（1985年） reference work
Norio Nakai
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Norio Nakai
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1952-11-20
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Iidabashi, Tokyo, Japan (runs bar 'decoya')
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, SF critic, Pianist, Bar owner
- 活動期間
- 1985年〜
- 所属
- Japan SF Writers Club
- 所属団体
- Japan SF Writers Club
- 影響を受けた人物
- Jorge Luis Borges, Italo Calvino, Magic realism (Latin American)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musashi University | Faculty of Humanities | — | 学士 | — | Japan |
Musashi University
Faculty of Humanities
学位:
学士
国:
Japan
Graduated from Musashi University, Faculty of Humanities
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Seiun Award (Japanese Short Story) | Symphony on the Mountain | 日本短編部門 | Seiun Awards Committee | 受賞 |
Seiun Award (Japanese Short Story)
1988
対象作品:
Symphony on the Mountain
部門:
日本短編部門
主催:
Seiun Awards Committee
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Symphony on the Mountain
1989年 Short story collection (SF)A collection of short stories combining SF elements and a peculiar tone. One of Nakai's notable works; won the 1988 Seiun Award (Japanese short story).
peculiar/strange tonemagic realismhuman solitude
The Gunman Who Came from the South
1987年 Novel (western-style SF / 'Nohnashi Wani' series)A volume in the 'Nohnashi Wani' series. Set on the colony planet Naingack, it combines western motifs with a world where most inhabitants have subtle or overt psychic powers.
western motifspsychic powersoutlaw protagonists
Legend of the Unborn
1990年 Novel (otherworld fantasy / 'Tarkas' series)The first volume of the 'Tarkas' series. An otherworldly epic depicting the tumultuous nation of Guyu, the rebellion of Amnesia, and the birth of the ultimate destroyer 'Tarkas'.
otherworldepic narrativeviolence and power
The Town Where I Walk with Dolphins
2001年 NovelA novel published in 2001. After this publication, Nakai produced fewer long-form works and concentrated more on short fiction.
city and naturehuman relationships
全著作
- The Gunman Who Came from the South
- Gunman of the Betrayed Fort
- Love and the Wandering Gunman
- Wani, Take Up the Gun
- Wani, Take Up the Gun (continued)
- Wilderness Lizard Riders
- The Distant Grand Canyon
- Legend of the Unborn
- Born from the Sea of Flame
- Take Up the Sword and Call the Flame
- Awaken, Mountain of Fire
- Beyond the Mountain of Fire
- Robogod City
- Maze of Darkness
- Mutant Planet
- Annabel Crescent Moon
- Gate of Residual Echoes - Silent Gate -
- Mosaic -The Trembling Wilderness of Boys-
- The Town Where I Walk with Dolphins
- Symphony on the Mountain
- Briefs, Shirts, Fukujinzuke
- Yamanote Line's Cat's Cradle Girl
- Street Corner Where the Grim Reaper Stands
翻案
- Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari (TV tie-in / original author & novelizations)
作風・主題
- 文体
- peculiar/strange tonal narrationSF with elements of magic realismallegorical and fantastical descriptions
- 頻出モチーフ
- psychic/psi powers (including subtle abilities)western-style settingsshamanistic elementsloneliness and journey
評価・遺産
Norio Nakai is a writer known for SF works with a distinctive 'peculiar' tone, active mainly in the 1980s–90s; he won a Seiun Award and is respected in Japanese SF circles for his short stories and series. He is also known for novelizations related to the TV series Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari.
関連学会
- Japan SF Writers Club
大衆文化への影響
- Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari (involvement as source author / novelist)
豆知識
- Since November 2010 he has been running the bar 'decoya' in Iidabashi, Tokyo.
- Graduated from Musashi University Faculty of Humanities and has been active as a piano performer.
- Won the 1988 Seiun Award (Japanese Short Story) for 'Symphony on the Mountain'.