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第73回（2021年） award
Nozomi Kubota
くぼた のぞみ
Kubota Nozomi
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1950-01-04 （Shintotsukawa, Hokkaido, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese, English, French
- 居住地歴
- Shintotsukawa, Hokkaido, Japan → Tokyo, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- translator, poet, editor
- 活動期間
- 1981年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Charles Baudelaire, J. M. Coetzee
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido Takikawa High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | Department of French | French | — | — | Japan |
Hokkaido Takikawa High School
国:
Japan
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Department of French
/ French
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Yomiuri Literature Prize | J. M. Coetzee and Truth | 研究・翻訳部門 | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
Yomiuri Literature Prize
2022
対象作品:
J. M. Coetzee and Truth
部門:
研究・翻訳部門
主催:
Yomiuri Shimbun
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Memories in the Wind
1981年 poetry collectionAn early privately published poetry collection focusing on memory and nature.
memorynatureintrospection
Drawn by the Goat
1984年 poetry collectionA 1984 poetry collection using symbolic imagery and bodily sensation.
symbolismthe bodynature
Scrapbook of Love
1992年 poetry / essaysA blend of poems and short pieces on love, memory and everyday fragments.
lovememoryeveryday life
Stepping on the Path of Memory
2014年 poetry collectionA mature collection of poems exploring the interplay of past memories and the present.
memorytemporal returnself
Baudelaire in the Mirror
2016年 literary criticism / researchA re-examination of Baudelaire from the perspective of Jeanne Duval, discussing cross-cultural gazes between Europe and Africa and Baudelaire's reception in modern Japan.
Baudelaire studiesgender and racereception history
J. M. Coetzee and Truth
2021年 research / criticismAn examination of the theme of 'truth' in J. M. Coetzee's works. A research text based on long engagement with Coetzee as a translator; it won the Yomiuri Literature Prize (research/translation).
truthtranslation studiesCoetzee studies
Goats and Water Burials
2021年 poetry collectionA recent poetry collection exploring body, ritual, and the memory of places.
the bodyritualplace
Wiping Foggy Glasses (co-authored with Mariko Saitō)
2023年 co-authored essaysA co-authored book with Mariko Saitō addressing contemporary perspectives and cultural issues through dialogue.
dialoguecontemporary culturecritique
全著作
- Memories in the Wind (privately published)
- Drawn by the Goat
- Scrapbook of Love
- Stepping on the Path of Memory
- Baudelaire in the Mirror
- J. M. Coetzee and Truth
- Goats and Water Burials
- Wiping Foggy Glasses (co-authored)
- Life & Times of Michael K (J. M. Coetzee, trans.)
- Boyhood (J. M. Coetzee, trans.)
- Age of Iron (J. M. Coetzee, trans.)
- Dusklands (J. M. Coetzee, new translation)
- Tales of Tenderness and Strength (Bessie Head, trans.)
- You in America (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, edited & trans.)
- Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, trans.)
- David's Story (Zoë Wicomb, trans.)
- Moral Tales (J. M. Coetzee, trans.; English edition unpublished at time of translation)
作家による翻訳
- Life & Times of Michael K (J. M. Coetzee)
- Dusklands (J. M. Coetzee)
- Boyhood / Youth / Summertime (autobiographical trilogy, J. M. Coetzee)
- Age of Iron (J. M. Coetzee)
- Tales of Tenderness and Strength (Bessie Head)
- Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
- David's Story (Zoë Wicomb)
作風・主題
- 文体
- places emphasis on contemporaneous context in translationpoetry characterized by symbolic, tranquil expressioncriticism combines reception history with gender and race perspectives
- 頻出モチーフ
- memoryland and the bodygazes between Africa and Europetranslation and truth
評価・遺産
She introduced African writers and J. M. Coetzee to Japanese readers, reshaping Japanese perceptions of Africa through translation. Her emphasis on contextualizing source texts and her critical writings (e.g., on Baudelaire) have influenced both scholarly and general audiences. Recognition includes the Yomiuri Literature Prize.
豆知識
- Introduced many of J. M. Coetzee's major works to Japanese readers and contributed to Coetzee's reception in Japan.
- Published a new translation of Coetzee's debut novel Dusklands in 2017.
- Won the 73rd Yomiuri Literature Prize (research/translation) for 'J. M. Coetzee and Truth'.