Yomiuri Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 73 (2021) award
Nozomi Kubota
くぼた のぞみ
Kubota Nozomi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1950-01-04 （Shintotsukawa, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, English, French
- Residence History
- Shintotsukawa, Hokkaido, Japan → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- translator, poet, editor
- Active Years
- 1981-
- Influenced By
- Charles Baudelaire, J. M. Coetzee
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido Takikawa High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | Department of French | French | — | — | Japan |
Hokkaido Takikawa High School
Country:
Japan
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Department of French
/ French
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Yomiuri Literature Prize | J. M. Coetzee and Truth | 研究・翻訳部門 | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
Yomiuri Literature Prize
2022
Work:
J. M. Coetzee and Truth
Category:
研究・翻訳部門
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Memories in the Wind
1981 poetry collectionAn early privately published poetry collection focusing on memory and nature.
memorynatureintrospection
Drawn by the Goat
1984 poetry collectionA 1984 poetry collection using symbolic imagery and bodily sensation.
symbolismthe bodynature
Scrapbook of Love
1992 poetry / essaysA blend of poems and short pieces on love, memory and everyday fragments.
lovememoryeveryday life
Stepping on the Path of Memory
2014 poetry collectionA mature collection of poems exploring the interplay of past memories and the present.
memorytemporal returnself
Baudelaire in the Mirror
2016 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 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 poetry collectionA recent poetry collection exploring body, ritual, and the memory of places.
the bodyritualplace
Wiping Foggy Glasses (co-authored with Mariko Saitō)
2023 co-authored essaysA co-authored book with Mariko Saitō addressing contemporary perspectives and cultural issues through dialogue.
dialoguecontemporary culturecritique
Bibliography
- 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)
Translations by Author
- 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)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- places emphasis on contemporaneous context in translationpoetry characterized by symbolic, tranquil expressioncriticism combines reception history with gender and race perspectives
- Recurring Motifs
- memoryland and the bodygazes between Africa and Europetranslation and truth
Legacy
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.
Trivia
- 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'.