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第20回（2017年 第2回開催） special award
Shunichiro Sakuraba
さくらば しゅんいちろう
Sakuraba Shun'ichirō
ペンネーム:
Sakuraba Haru（Pen name used for poetry and short pieces）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1978-04-12 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Yokohama, Kanagawa → Chuo, Tokyo
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Screenwriter
- 活動期間
- 2003年〜
- 所属団体
- Japan Writer's Association
- 影響を受けた人物
- Haruki Murakami, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
- 影響を与えた人物
- Natsumi Satou
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | BA | 1997-2001 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
学位:
BA
期間:
1997-2001
卒業年:
2001
国:
Japan
Published short stories in doujinshi while enrolled
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Akutagawa Prize | Mist City | — | Japan Literary Promotion Association | Winner |
| 2005 | Shincho Newcomer Award | Morning Cage | — | Shinchosha Publishing | Winner |
Akutagawa Prize
2010
対象作品:
Mist City
主催:
Japan Literary Promotion Association
結果:
Winner
Shincho Newcomer Award
2005
対象作品:
Morning Cage
主催:
Shinchosha Publishing
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Mist City
2010年 Contemporary fiction 320ページA novel about intersecting memories and loss at the margins of a city. The protagonist pieces together fragments of the past while searching for a place to belong.
citymemoryloneliness
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Mist City / 中村亮 (2013)
翻訳
- Mist City (English translation)
Morning Cage
2005年 Short story collection 180ページA collection of short stories depicting fragments of lives in the city. The pieces reveal quiet madness and the gaps within everyday life.
alienation of everyday lifeisolationfragments of memory
翻訳
- Morning Cage (selected stories translated)
全著作
- Morning Cage
- Mist City
- Sound by the Window
- The Way Back
翻案
- Mist City (film, 2013)
作品の翻訳
- Mist City (English translation)
- Morning Cage (selected translations)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Contemporary introspective proseOccasional surreal imagery
- 頻出モチーフ
- citymemoryloneliness
評価・遺産
Known for carefully extracting the memories of the city, he has been highly regarded among younger writers and gained popular attention through film adaptations. Considered a representative author of introspective realism in contemporary Japanese literature.
関連学会
- Japan Society for Literary Studies
資料所蔵先
- Sakuraba Archive (deposited at Yokohama City Library)
大衆文化への影響
- The film adaptation of 'Mist City' increased recognition among general audiences
引用
-
Words always begin at the corner of a city.
出典: Mist City (Afterword) (2010年)
豆知識
- Before becoming a novelist he wrote scripts for short indie games.
- He has a habit of writing drafts at the same cafe in Yokohama.