Bungei Award
1回登壇
-
第51回（2014年） award
Lee Ryong-deok
い よんどく
Ri Ryūtoku
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1976 （Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan）
- 国籍
- South Korea
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan (birthplace) → Osaka, Japan (residence)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist
- 活動期間
- 2014年〜
- ノミネート
- Nominated for the 38th Noma Literary Newcomer Prize (2016) for 'People Who Are Not Rewarded Will Never Be Rewarded'
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | First Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
First Faculty of Letters
国:
Japan
Graduated
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bungei Prize | Call Me When You Want to Die | — | Kawade Shobo Shinsha (Bungei) | Winner |
| 2020 | Noma Literary Newcomer Prize | Before You Kill Me with a Bamboo Spear | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | Winner |
Bungei Prize
2014
対象作品:
Call Me When You Want to Die
主催:
Kawade Shobo Shinsha (Bungei)
結果:
Winner
Noma Literary Newcomer Prize
2020
対象作品:
Before You Kill Me with a Bamboo Spear
主催:
Noma Cultural Foundation
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
-
第42回（2020年） award
作品
代表作
Call Me When You Want to Die
2014年 FictionA collection of short stories including the debut piece. The stories depict death, loneliness and family relationships with a calm tone.
lonelinessdeathfamilyalienation
People Who Are Not Rewarded Will Never Be Rewarded
2016年 FictionA collection of stories (short and mid-length) that examines absurdity and the lack of redemption in everyday life, focusing on characters who are unrewarded by society.
absurditymarginalizationisolation
To Love, To Understand, To Be Loved
2018年 FictionA collection of short stories about love and understanding that delves into the complexities of human relationships.
loveunderstandinghuman relationships
Before You Kill Me with a Bamboo Spear
2020年 FictionWinner of the 42nd Noma Literary Newcomer Prize. A work with novel-length and interconnected story elements that portrays violence and the collapse of relationships.
violencebreakdown of relationshipsrevenge and forgiveness
Silencing the Stone
2022年 FictionA work published in book form after appearing in Gunzo magazine. Includes short stories that explore silence, memory and the limits of language.
memorysilencelimits of language
全著作
- Call Me When You Want to Die (2014, Kawade Shobo Shinsha)
- People Who Are Not Rewarded Will Never Be Rewarded (2016, Kawade Shobo Shinsha)
- To Love, To Understand, To Be Loved (2018, Kawade Shobo Shinsha)
- Before You Kill Me with a Bamboo Spear (2020, Kawade Shobo Shinsha)
- Silencing the Stone (2022, Kodansha)
- Included in anthology 'Anti-Male' (Bungaku 2025, Kodansha, 2025)
作風・主題
- 文体
- calm, observational descriptionrealist approachconcise and restrained narration
- 頻出モチーフ
- lonelinessdeathfamily rupturesocial alienationtraces of violence
評価・遺産
After debuting with the Bungei Prize in 2014, he won the Noma Literary Newcomer Prize in 2020 and has become an acclaimed contemporary writer in Japan. He is praised for sharp character portrayals and choosing subjects that focus on society's margins.
資料所蔵先
- ISNI: 0000000444992021
- VIAF: 313300708
- German National Library (GND): 123571425X
- Library of Congress authority ID: no2017131952
- National Diet Library authority ID: 001187788
豆知識
- Third-generation Zainichi Korean.
- Born in 1976. From Kawaguchi, Saitama; reported residence in Osaka Prefecture.
- Graduate of Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters.
- Debuted by winning the 51st Bungei Prize in 2014 for 'Call Me When You Want to Die'.
- Won the 42nd Noma Literary Newcomer Prize in 2020 for 'Before You Kill Me with a Bamboo Spear'.