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第13回（2002年） award
Suzumo Sakurai
さくらい すずも
Sakurai Suzumo
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1968-04-23 （Tobetsu, Hokkaido, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japanese
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Writer
- 活動期間
- 2002年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Alternative rock, Anglo-American pop music, Yasushi Machida
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiji Gakuin University | Faculty of Sociology | Department of Sociology | 学士 | — | Japan |
| Doshisha University Graduate School | Graduate School of Commerce | — | — | 1999-2002（中退） | Japan |
Meiji Gakuin University
Faculty of Sociology
/ Department of Sociology
学位:
学士
国:
Japan
Exact years of attendance/graduation not specified.
Doshisha University Graduate School
Graduate School of Commerce
期間:
1999-2002（中退）
国:
Japan
Entered in 1999; left graduate program to focus on writing (dropped thesis).
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Asahi New Writers' Award | Alleluia | — | The Asahi Shimbun Company | Winner |
Asahi New Writers' Award
2002
対象作品:
Alleluia
主催:
The Asahi Shimbun Company
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Alleluia
2002年 NovelDebut novel depicting the struggles and partial redemption of young people; features musical motifs and scenes of urban loneliness.
youth and failurework and insecuritymusicurban life
How Much Time Left Until the End?
2005年 NovelA novel exploring inner life and unstable interpersonal relationships.
lonelinessrelationshipsrecovery
Women
2009年 Short story collectionA linked short story collection originally serialized on FOIL web, collecting diverse stories centered on women.
female figurescracks in daily lifehuman relationships
翻訳
- Includes English translation "Sandra" (story 'サンドラ')
Winter Journey
2011年 Short stories / NovellaCollection including new work; stories employ motifs of cold and journeys.
journeylosssense of season
Why Are We in Such a Place?
2014年 Novel/Serialized novelPublished after web-serialisation; depicts everyday unease and human ties.
modern lifealienationfamily
From This Strange Place
2015年 Short story collectionShort story collection gathering magazine pieces; includes an English translation of a story about the 2011 earthquake.
disaster and daily lifememorymarriage
翻訳
- Includes English translation "My Wife and Me in March 2011"
In a Broken World We Are
2018年 NovelNovel retitled from a serialization in 'Shosetsu Subaru'; includes ensemble-like elements reflecting contemporary society.
ensemble dramamargins of societystruggle
全著作
- Alleluia
- How Much Time Left Until the End?
- Women
- Winter Journey
- Why Are We in Such a Place?
- From This Strange Place
- In a Broken World We Are
作品の翻訳
- English translation of 'Sandra'
- English translation "My Wife and Me in March 2011" (published on Words without Borders)
作風・主題
- 文体
- rhythmic, fragmentary prose influenced by pop musicrealist depiction that picks out details of everyday life
- 頻出モチーフ
- musicunemployment and precarious laborurban lonelinessfamily relationships
評価・遺産
An author who emerged with the 2002 Asahi New Writers' Award; noted for incorporating pop music and youth culture into a distinctive contemporary voice.
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library holdings / authority data available
引用
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After Yasushi Machida's 'Shame about Winning' comes the story of Sakurai Suzumo's 'The Cheerful Vanquished'.
出典: Masashi Miura (review) (2002年)
豆知識
- Born in Tōbetsu, Hokkaido; graduated from Sapporo Kaisei High School.
- After Meiji Gakuin University, he worked in a variety of jobs (band member, bike courier, university clerk, snack bar boy, small restaurant manager, water meter inspector) before becoming a novelist.
- Entered Doshisha University graduate school but dropped out to focus on writing; won the 13th Asahi New Writers' Award for 'Alleluia'.