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Yasutomo Sato

さとう やすとも

Sato Yasutomo

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1978 （Iwate Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Literary critic
Active Years
2003-

Education

Nagoya University
Year of Graduation: 2003
Country: Japan

Awards

Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize
2003
Work: A Corner of 'Kiseki'
Category: 評論部門
Organization: Gunzo (magazine)
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A Corner of 'Kiseki'

2003 Literary criticism

An essay published in Gunzo (June 2003). Winner of the 46th Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize (criticism category).

literary criticismtextual analysis

Rokudō no Tsujimatsu

2004 Literary criticism

An essay published in Gunzo (March 2004).

literary theory

Jersey Number 76

2004 Literary criticism

An essay published in Waseda Bungaku (Vol.29 No.5, Sept. 2004).

work analysis

On 'Suishōnai Seido' — A Study of Ryoko Shono

2005 Literary criticism

A critical essay on the works of Ryoko Shono, published in Gunzo (Oct. 2005).

author study

The Thinking Man: Yuzo Tsubouchi — On 'Kangaeru Hito'

2006 Literary criticism

An essay discussing Yuzo Tsubouchi's work, published in Gunzo (Nov. 2006).

critical historyindividual study

Short Essay on 'The Development of Mother' — Does the Daughter Dominate the Mother's Illusion?

2008 Literary criticism

A critical essay on mother-daughter relations, published in Eureka (Dec. 2008).

family studiesfeminism

A Hometown That Prays From Afar

2011 Essay / Literary criticism

An essay and critique on the theme of hometown, published in Bosei (May 2011).

loss of hometownregional studies

Reading and Writing — On Genichiro Takahashi's 'Beyond the Galaxy Railroad'

2013 Literary criticism

An essay on reading and writing using Genichiro Takahashi's work as a touchstone, published in Gunzo (Sept. 2013).

theory of readingtheory of creation

Subaru Critique: Kenji Miyazawa and the Great Conspiracy Incident

2014 Literary criticism

A critique concerning Kenji Miyazawa, published in Subaru (Mar. 2014).

modern literatureconnections with history

Convenience Store as an Aquarium — On 'Convenience Store Woman'

2016 Literary criticism

An essay discussing Sayaka Murata's 'Convenience Store Woman', published in Gunzo (Dec. 2016).

sociology of contemporary societyotherness

Plants and Literature

2018 Essay / Criticism

An essay and critique discussing literature through the motif of plants, published in Bosei (June 2018).

nature and literaturemotif studies

Bibliography

  • A Corner of 'Kiseki'
  • Rokudō no Tsujimatsu
  • Jersey Number 76
  • On 'Suishōnai Seido' — A Study of Ryoko Shono
  • The Thinking Man: Yuzo Tsubouchi — On 'Kangaeru Hito'
  • Short Essay on 'The Development of Mother' — Does the Daughter Dominate the Mother's Illusion?
  • A Hometown That Prays From Afar
  • Reading and Writing — On Genichiro Takahashi's 'Beyond the Galaxy Railroad'
  • Subaru Critique: Kenji Miyazawa and the Great Conspiracy Incident
  • Convenience Store as an Aquarium — On 'Convenience Store Woman'
  • Plants and Literature

Style & Themes

Literary Style
clear argumentationanalysis grounded in referencesconnecting works to society
Recurring Motifs
loss of hometowndisaster areas and tourismreading and memoryfamily and mother-daughter relations

Legacy

Recognized as a younger-generation literary critic, contributing to discussions of contemporary literature through detailed reviews and essays published in magazines. Gained early attention after winning the Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize.

Trivia

  • Born in Iwate Prefecture
  • Graduate of Nagoya University
  • Born in 1978
  • Winner of the 46th Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize (criticism category) (2003)
  • Reviewer for Bungeikai's new-fiction monthly review (2004)