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Yuya Sato

さとう ゆうや

Sato Yuya

別名: ユヤタン

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1980-12-07 （Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan → Tokyo, Japan

経歴

職業
Novelist
活動期間
2001年〜
影響を受けた人物
J. D. Salinger, Kenji Nakagami, Genichiro Takahashi, Kohei Kadono, Kazuhiro Uraga
影響を与えた人物
Kisetsu Morita, Tsubuo Koyanagi, Seiji Kagami, Yuki Shasendō
ノミネート
Shortlisted for the 27th Noma Literary New Face Award (Children Are Angry Angry Angry) 2005, Shortlisted for the 29th Noma Literary New Face Award (Gray-Colored Diet Coke) 2007

学歴

Hokkaido Chitose Hokuyo High School
国: Japan
Graduated from high school. No public information on university attendance.

受賞歴

Mephisto Prize
2001
対象作品: Flicker-style: A Perfect Murder for Kagami Kimihiko
主催: Kodansha / Mephisto editorial department
結果: Winner
Mishima Yukio Prize
2007
対象作品: 1000 Novels and Backbeard
主催: Mishima Yukio Prize Selection Committee
結果: Winner
Noma Literary New Face Award
2005
対象作品: Children Are Angry Angry Angry (short story collection)
主催: Noma Literary Award Committee
結果: Nominee
Noma Literary New Face Award
2007
対象作品: Gray-Colored Diet Coke
主催: Noma Literary Award Committee
結果: Nominee

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Flicker-style: A Perfect Murder for Kagami Kimihiko

2001年 Mystery

Debut novel that won the Mephisto Prize. The first entry in the Kagami family saga, noted for its young narrator, unconventional plotting, and subcultural references.

Kagami familyprovincial townsmysterysubculture
翻訳
  • Taiwanese edition (Floating Text / Sharp Point Publishing)

The Weight of an Enamelled Soul: Kagami Ryoko and the Dress-up Locked Room

2001年 Mystery

Part of the Kagami family saga; features locked-room elements and satirical flourishes.

locked-roomfamilysatire
翻訳
  • Taiwanese edition (Floating Text / Sharp Point Publishing)
  • Korean edition

Sunken Piano: The Crime Kagami Soji Restores

2002年 Mystery / Autobiographical elements

A Kagami saga novel that reflects the author's Hokkaido roots, depicting a bleak provincial town and inward-facing narration.

provincial townsautofictionalienation
翻訳
  • Taiwanese edition (Floating Text / Sharp Point Publishing)
  • Korean edition

Christmas Terror: invisible × inventor

2002年 Horror / Mystery

A spin-off related to the Kagami saga; notable for metafictional elements in which the author appears within the narrative.

metafictionhomagehorror
翻訳
  • Taiwanese edition (Floating Text / Sharp Point Publishing)
  • Korean edition

1000 Novels and Backbeard

2006年 Literary fiction / Metafiction

A long-form work containing homages (notably to Genichiro Takahashi) that won the 20th Mishima Yukio Prize.

response to Japanese literary historymetafictiongenerational discourse
翻訳
  • English translation / excerpts (selected)

DENDERA

2009年 Literary fiction with horror elements

A piece originally published in Shincho; adapted into a film in 2011, marking the author's first cinematic adaptation.

folkloric elementsritual and deathregionalism
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] DENDERA (film) / 天願大介 (2011)
翻訳
  • English edition (Haikasoru / VIZ Media, 2015)

Reincarnation! Dazai Osamu — I'm Sorry for Being Reborn.

2018年 Humor / Metafiction

First in a series imagining Dazai Osamu reincarnated in the present day; combines literary parody with social satire.

author parodyreinterpretation of modern literaturesatire
映像化・舞台化
  • [Manga adaptation] Reincarnation! Dazai Osamu (manga) / 須賀今日助（作画） (2021)

全著作

  • Flicker-style: A Perfect Murder for Kagami Kimihiko (2001)
  • The Weight of an Enamelled Soul (2001)
  • Sunken Piano (2002)
  • Christmas Terror (2002)
  • Children Are Angry Angry Angry (2005)
  • 1000 Novels and Backbeard (2006/2007)
  • DENDERA (2009)
  • 333 Tops (2010)
  • Nine Stories (2013)
  • Reincarnation! Dazai Osamu (series) (2018–2021)

翻案

  • DENDERA (film adaptation, 2011, dir. Daisuke Tenggan)
  • Reincarnation! Dazai Osamu (manga adaptation, art by Kyosuke Suga, 2021–2022)

作品の翻訳

  • DENDERA — English edition (Haikasoru / VIZ, 2015)
  • Major Kagami saga works — Taiwanese editions (Sharp Point Publishing / Floating Text, 2006–)
  • Multiple works — Korean editions (2006–2008)
  • Gray-Colored Diet Coke — English excerpt/translation (selected pieces published in English-language outlets)

作風・主題

文体
Cynical, acerbic narrationAutofictional voiceHeavy use of subcultural referencesMetafictional techniques using homage and parody
頻出モチーフ
Bleak landscapes of provincial (Hokkaido) townsAnger, resentment, and inner frustrationYouthful angst and rebellionAuthor insertion and self-referential storytelling

評価・遺産

Considered a representative writer of a younger generation since the 2000s, he attracted attention with his Mephisto Prize debut and Mishima Yukio Prize win. His cross-genre work spanning literary and popular fiction influenced subsequent authors; reprints on his 20th debut anniversary, translations, and screen adaptations have contributed to renewed recognition.

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library authority file (Yuya Sato)
  • VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)
  • ISNI (International Standard Name Identifier)
  • WorldCat / OCLC

大衆文化への影響

  • Appeared in the film 'Tachigui-shi Retsuden' (dir. Mamoru Oshii)
  • Active as a member of the rock band 'ELITES'
  • Participated in Nico Nico Channel GTV and various web projects

引用

  • I can no longer publish the Kagami family saga.
    出典: Christmas Terror (final chapter; an in-text aside) (2002年)

豆知識

  • Nickname: 'Yuyatan'.
  • Married fellow novelist Rio Shimamoto in 2006; after a divorce they remarried in 2010.
  • Referred to as the 'terrifying nineteen' because he submitted and won the Mephisto Prize at 19.
  • In 2012 he sold a commissioned novella via Gumroad for $1,000 (limited to 12 copies; each purchaser received a different ending).
  • DENDERA was adapted into a film in 2011, starring Ruriko Asaoka.
  • Enjoys rock music and guitar; has participated in band activities with publishing peers.