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Kiwamu Sato

さとう きわむ

Sato Kiwamu

別名: 佐藤 憲胤
ペンネーム: Norikazu Sato(Early pen name used on two early book publications.), Kenin Kiwamu(Pen name used when submitting 'QJKJQ' to awards.)

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1977-09-13 (Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Fukuoka City (birthplace)

経歴

職業
Novelist
活動期間
2004年〜
影響を受けた人物
Cormac McCarthy, Satoru Kawamura
ノミネート
71st Mystery Writers of Japan Award — Best Long Work (nominee), 72nd Mystery Writers of Japan Award — Best Short Story (nominee)

学歴

Fukuoka University Ohori High School
国: Japan

受賞歴

Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize
2004
対象作品: The Death God of Sargius
部門: 優秀作
主催: Gunzo Editorial Department (Kodansha)
結果: 受賞
Edogawa Rampo Prize
2016
対象作品: QJKJQ
主催: Edogawa Rampo Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Haruhiko Oyabu Prize
2018
対象作品: Ank: a mirroring ape
主催: Haruhiko Oyabu Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award
2018
対象作品: Ank: a mirroring ape
主催: Yoshikawa Eiji Award Committee
結果: 受賞
Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize
2021
対象作品: Tezcatlipoca
主催: Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Naoki Prize
2021
対象作品: Tezcatlipoca
主催: Naoki Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Shibata Renzaburo Prize
2024
対象作品: Yugen F
主催: Shibata Renzaburo Prize Committee
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Death God of Sargius

2005年 Literary fiction

Debut work collecting short and medium-length pieces first appearing in Gunzo; an early collection focusing on death and violence.

DeathViolenceIsolation

Sword Licker

2009年 Literary fiction

An early longer work, published as a volume containing stories originally in Gunzo and related pieces.

ViolenceVisionsIdentity

QJKJQ

2016年 Mystery

Winner of the Edogawa Rampo Prize; an unconventional mystery incorporating zombie-like elements.

MysterySupernaturalViolence

Ank: a mirroring ape

2017年 Literary fiction / Mystery

A long-form work that blends violence and allegory; winner of the 2018 Haruhiko Oyabu Prize and the Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award.

ViolenceAllegoryInterplay of story and reality

Tsonpantli

2020年 Science fiction

A short story published in a Kawade anthology; a SF piece engaging with Chinese and revolutionary motifs.

Science fictionHistorical turnsPower

Tezcatlipoca

2021年 Literary fiction / Historical allegory

A novel drawing on Aztec mythology to intertwine ancient sacrifice with modern capitalism and violence; winner of the 34th Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize and the 165th Naoki Prize.

Ancient civilizationsSacrificeViolenceCapitalism

The Spin Encountered by the Bomb Disposal Unit

2022年 Short story collection / Mystery

A collection of short stories that depict crime, horror, and fragments of contemporary society.

Short storiesCrimeHorror

Yugen F

2023年 Literary fiction with historical elements

A long-form novel first published in Bungei; engages with themes around Yukio Mishima and received the 37th Shibata Renzaburo Prize in 2024.

Beauty and deathHistoryWritings about writers

Tri-Lobullet

2024年 Short fiction / Collection

A paperback collection published by Kodansha Bunko, centering on short fiction.

Short fictionViolenceAllegory

全著作

  • The Death God of Sargius
  • Sword Licker
  • QJKJQ
  • Ank: a mirroring ape
  • Tsonpantli
  • Tezcatlipoca
  • The Spin Encountered by the Bomb Disposal Unit
  • Yugen F
  • Tri-Lobullet

作風・主題

文体
Terse, hard-edged proseAllegorical and metaphorical descriptionsPrecise depictions of violence
頻出モチーフ
Death and violenceDoubles / dualitySacrifice and mythBlurring of dream and reality

評価・遺産

Recognized for bridging literary fiction and mystery in 21st-century Japanese literature. Through depictions of ancient myth and violence, he exposes the darker sides of modern society and has been awarded multiple major literary prizes.

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library (catalogue and holdings)

引用

  • Stories exist for those who have been defeated.
    出典: Sports Hochi (award interview) (2021年)
  • Humans tend to choose 'sacrifices'. Even at the Olympics.
    出典: Bungei / press coverage (related remarks) (2021年)

豆知識

  • Former pen name: Sato Norikazu.
  • Born 1977-09-13 in Fukuoka City.
  • Debut 'The Death God of Sargius' was selected as an Excellence Prize for the 47th Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize.
  • Hobbies include assembling figures and plastic models, and watching professional wrestling.