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Toko Sawada

さわだ とうこ

Sawada Toko

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1977-09-14 (Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Novelist
活動期間
2010年〜
所属
Visiting Professor, Doshisha University
所属団体
Japan PEN Club
ノミネート
Candidate, 3rd Historical Fiction Writers Club Prize (Work Prize) for 'Nichi Rin no Fu' (2014), Candidate, 153rd Naoki Prize for 'Jakuchu' (2015), Candidate, 8th Yamada Futaro Award for 'Kusare Ume' (2017), Candidate, 158th Naoki Prize (for 'Kajou'), 39th Yoshikawa Eiji New Author Prize candidate, 5th High School Naoki Prize candidate (2018), Candidate, 32nd Yamamoto Shugoro Prize (for 'Rakka'); Candidate, 161st Naoki Prize (2019), Candidate, 163rd Naoki Prize for 'Nogaku Monogatari: Chigo Zakura' (2020), Candidate, 9th High School Naoki Prize for 'Hoshi Ochite, Nao' (2022)

学歴

Doshisha Women's Junior & Senior High School
国: Japan
Doshisha University
Faculty of Letters / Major in Cultural History
学位: 学士(文学)
国: Japan
Doshisha University Graduate School, Graduate School of Letters
Graduate School of Letters / Master's program (first half of doctoral program)
学位: 修士(文学)
国: Japan
Completed master's-level program (first half of doctoral program)

受賞歴

Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Award
2011
主催: Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Award Selection Committee
結果: Winner
Bookstore-selected Historical Novel Award
2012
主催: Organizing Committee for the Bookstore-selected Historical Novel Award
結果: Winner
Jiro Nitta Literary Prize
2013
主催: Jiro Nitta Literary Prize Selection Committee
結果: Winner
Historical Fiction Writers Club Prize
2016
部門: 作品賞
主催: Historical Fiction Writers Club
結果: Winner
Shinran Prize
2016
主催: Shinran Prize Selection Committee
結果: Winner
Seiichi Funahashi Literary Award
2020
主催: Seiichi Funahashi Literary Award Selection Committee
結果: Winner
Naoki Prize (Naoki Sanjugo Prize)
2021
主催: Japan Literature Promotion Society (Naoki Prize Committee)
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

2010年 Historical fiction

Debut historical novel; her first published work as a novelist.

historical fictioncharacter study

2012年 Historical fiction

A historical novel portraying the Buddhist sculptor Jōchō (Tei-chō) and related art-historical themes.

Buddhist historysculptureart history

2013年 Historical fiction

A historical long-form novel noted for its use of documentary sources and detailed depiction.

archival researchreligion and temples

Jakuchu

2015年 Historical fiction

A historical novel focused on the Edo-period painter Itō Jakuchū, combining biographical imagination with art-historical themes.

artEdo periodartist's life

2017年 Historical fiction

A historical novel that engages with Buddhist and temple-related themes.

Buddhismtemplesspirituality

2019年 Historical fiction

A historical novel exploring characters' fates against the currents of history.

human dramahistorical change

2020年 Historical fiction

A temple-centered historical novel exploring people's lives; winner of the Seiichi Funahashi Literary Award.

templessanctuarywomen's perspectives

2021年 Historical fiction

Winner of the Naoki Prize; a long-form historical novel weaving a large-scale narrative.

historyfatereligion

2019年 Historical fiction / Noh-themed

A work themed on Noh theatre, portraying its world through characters such as chigo (child actors).

Noh theatreperforming artstraditional culture

2022年 Historical fiction

A recent work presenting a historical theme for contemporary readers.

arttraditionpersonal history

全著作

  • Jakuchu

作風・主題

文体
meticulous, research-based descriptionsrestrained, composed proseblend of historical narration and character-driven depiction
頻出モチーフ
Buddhism and temple historyNoh theatre and performing artsart (painters and sculptors)historical portrayals of women

評価・遺産

A novelist recognized for meticulous, source-based historical fiction. She has earned multiple literary awards and gained wide attention after winning the Naoki Prize.

大衆文化への影響

  • Stage appearance ('After School' / 'Houkago', 2024)

豆知識

  • Her mother is the writer Fujiko Sawada.
  • She belonged to a Noh (Nogaku) club during university.
  • She completed the master's-level program at Doshisha University Graduate School of Letters.
  • She has served as a visiting professor at Doshisha University.