Dazai Osamu Award
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (2007) award
Segawa Shin
せがわ しん
Segawa Shin
Pen Names:
Segawa Shin（Pen name used as a novelist; taken from pediatrician and poet Segawa Fukashi.）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1974-01-01 （Morioka, Iwate, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Pediatrician
- Active Years
- 2007-
- Influenced By
- Segawa Fukashi (haiku poet)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tochigi Prefectural Utsunomiya High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Tokyo Medical and Dental University | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medicine | 博士（医学） | — | Japan |
Tochigi Prefectural Utsunomiya High School
Country:
Japan
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Faculty of Medicine
/ Department of Medicine
Degree:
博士（医学）
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine; completed doctoral course and obtained a PhD in Medicine.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dazai Osamu Prize | mit Tuba | — | Chikuma Shobo / Mitaka City | 受賞 |
Dazai Osamu Prize
2007
Work:
mit Tuba
Organization:
Chikuma Shobo / Mitaka City
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tuba Sings — mit Tuba
2008 Fiction / Short storiesA collection of short stories, including the title piece "mit Tuba."
MusicSolitudeEveryday wonder
Misaki Radio
2009 FictionA work published in 2009 with a near-novel structure.
FamilyMemory
Our Grandmother Sings
2010 FictionStories focusing on family relationships.
FamilyIntergenerational relations
Lover in the Land of the Genome
2013 FictionA work that incorporates motifs of genetics and science.
ScienceGeneticsLove
SOY! The Great Story of Beans
2015 Essay / Non-fictionAn essay-like book themed around soybeans.
Food cultureAgriculture
Bibliography
- Tuba Sings — mit Tuba
- Misaki Radio
- Our Grandmother Sings
- Lover in the Land of the Genome
- SOY! The Great Story of Beans
- When the Cat Was Listening to the Radio (uncollected)
- May, the Neighbor and the Neighbors (uncollected)
- Tokyo's Long White Night (uncollected)
- Water in the Eye (uncollected)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyrical and observant proseDelicate depiction of everyday details
- Recurring Motifs
- MusicFamilyTravelScientific elements
Legacy
A contemporary writer who gained attention after winning the Dazai Osamu Prize. Known for works that draw on medical knowledge and incorporate music and everyday life.
Trivia
- "Segawa Shin" is a pen name
- Has a career as a pediatrician
- Hobbies include Aikido and travel
- Active on social media