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Edition 26 (2020, held 2 times in year) newcomer award
Shikura Yo
しくら よう
Shikura Yō
Pen Names:
Yosuke（Abbreviated pen name used for short stories and essays）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1978-04-12 （Taitō, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Taitō, Tokyo (1978–2005) → Kamakura, Kanagawa (2005–present)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Essayist
- Active Years
- 2001-
- Influenced By
- Yasunari Kawabata, Haruki Murakami
- Influenced
- Younger coastal-literature writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tokyo | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 文学士 | 1996–2000 | Japan |
The University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
文学士
Period:
1996–2000
Year of Graduation:
2000
Country:
Japan
Undergraduate thesis on modern maritime literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Genkai Literary Prize | Margins of the Sea | 小説部門 | Genkai Foundation | Winner |
Genkai Literary Prize
2018
Work:
Margins of the Sea
Category:
小説部門
Organization:
Genkai Foundation
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Margins of the Sea
2018 Novel 320 pagesAn ensemble novel set in a small coastal town that explores loss and renewal. Memories of the sea and people intersect throughout the narrative.
LossMemoryThe sea
Adaptations
- [Film] Margins of the Sea / 川崎春 (2021)
Translations
- English translation 'Margins of the Sea'
Letters of the Noctiluca
2012 Short story collection 210 pagesA collection of short stories chronicling fragments of life by the sea. Noted for its quiet prose.
SolitudeEveryday lifeNature
Bibliography
- Letters of the Noctiluca (2012)
- Margins of the Sea (2018)
- Tide Fragments (2022)
Adaptations
- Film 'Margins of the Sea' (2021)
Translations by Author
- None recorded
Translations of Works
- Margins of the Sea — English translation (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyrical, understated narrationEmphasis on landscape description
- Recurring Motifs
- The sea and memoryLighthouses and sea routesFragments of everyday life
Legacy
Recognized as a contemporary Japanese writer focusing on 'the sea', praised for delicately portraying local landscapes and human psychology.
In Popular Culture
- Settings from his works are occasionally featured in local tourism promotions
Quotes
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The sea is a place that both makes you forget and makes you remember at the same time.
Source: Margins of the Sea (2018) (2018)
Trivia
- He enjoyed diving as a student
- He often writes from a café with a view of the sea