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第6回（1984年） award
Masahiko Shimada
しまだ まさひこ
Shimada Masahiko
ペンネーム:
（Pen name used before debut (derived from a character in a work by Yutaka Haniya)）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1961-03-13 （Tokyo, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Tokyo (birthplace) → Kawasaki, Kanagawa (raised)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Playwright, Essayist, Translator, University professor
- 活動期間
- 1983年〜
- 所属
- Kinki University, Faculty of Letters (Associate Professor; appointed 1998), Hosei University, Faculty of Global and Intercultural Studies (Professor; 2003– ), Mishima Yukio Prize Selection Committee (2000–2007)
- 所属団体
- Mishima Yukio Prize Selection Committee (2000–2007), Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee (from late 2010)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Yutaka Haniya, Western classical music and opera
- ノミネート
- Akutagawa Prize nominee (multiple nominations, 1980s)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | Faculty of Foreign Studies | Department of Russian | 学士 | — | Japan |
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Faculty of Foreign Studies
/ Department of Russian
学位:
学士
卒業年:
1984
国:
Japan
Debuted as a writer while at university. Majored in Russian.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Noma Literary New Face Award | Music for the Sleepwalking Kingdom | — | Noma Literary New Face Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Izumi Kyoka Literary Prize | Higan Sensei | — | Izumi Kyoka Literary Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Ito Sei Literary Prize | The Decadent Sisters | — | Ito Sei Literary Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of MEXT) | Daughter of Chaos | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award | The Star of the Hollow Man | — | Mainichi Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | When You Were Heretical | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Cabinet Office | 受章 |
Noma Literary New Face Award
1984
対象作品:
Music for the Sleepwalking Kingdom
主催:
Noma Literary New Face Award Committee
結果:
受賞
Izumi Kyoka Literary Prize
1992
対象作品:
Higan Sensei
主催:
Izumi Kyoka Literary Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Ito Sei Literary Prize
2006
対象作品:
The Decadent Sisters
主催:
Ito Sei Literary Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of MEXT)
2008
対象作品:
Daughter of Chaos
主催:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
結果:
受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
2016
対象作品:
The Star of the Hollow Man
主催:
Mainichi Shimbun
結果:
受賞
Yomiuri Literary Prize
2020
対象作品:
When You Were Heretical
主催:
Yomiuri Shimbun
結果:
受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2022
主催:
Cabinet Office
結果:
受章
受賞・候補エディション
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第20回（1992年） award
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第17回（2006年） award
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第58回（2008年） award
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第70回（2016年） award
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第71回（2019年） award
作品
代表作
A Merrymaking for Gentle Leftists
1983年 Short story collectionA short story collection that marked Shimada's debut while at university; notable for the use of the term 'Sayoku' to denote the left.
politicsyouthpostmodernism
Music for the Sleepwalking Kingdom
1984年 Collection of short and mid-length storiesA collection portraying the lives of young people in suburban developments; won the Noma Literary New Face Award in 1984.
suburbsyouthmusicpostmodernism
Higan Sensei
1992年 NovelA novel awarded the Izumi Kyoka Literary Prize in 1992; explores relationships, loss, and identity.
lossidentitysociety
The Forgotten Empire
1995年 NovelA mid-1990s novel dealing with memory and historical perception.
memoryhistorypower
Inhabitants of the Comet
2000年 Novel (part of the Infinite Canon trilogy)The first volume of the Infinite Canon trilogy; part of a major work the author intended as a signature project.
symbolslayered narrativesmusic
映像化・舞台化
- [Opera] Jr. Butterfly / 島田雅彦（台本・演出） (2004)
- [Opera (revival)] Jr. Butterfly (Torre del Lago performance) / 島田雅彦（演出） (2006)
Beautiful Soul
2003年 Novel (part of the Infinite Canon trilogy)The second core volume of the Infinite Canon trilogy, continuing formal and thematic experimentation.
identitynarrativityfantasy
Love of Etorofu
2003年 Novel (part of the Infinite Canon trilogy)The third part of the Infinite Canon trilogy; intertwines war, memory, and personal histories.
warmemorypersonal history
The Star of the Hollow Man
2015年 NovelPublished in 2015; one of his representative works that won the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award in 2016.
contemporary societyemptinessidentity
When You Were Heretical
2019年 Collection / Novel (published work)Published in 2019; awarded the Yomiuri Literary Prize in 2020.
deviationsocial critiquecharacter study
Free Death Penalty
1999年 NovelPublished in 1999. Served as a basis/original concept for a television drama.
punishmentsocietyethics
映像化・舞台化
- [TV drama (original concept)] Ashita no, Kita Yoshio (original concept)
Bad Currency
2010年 NovelPublished in 2010; later adapted into a TV drama series by WOWOW.
crimesocietymorality
映像化・舞台化
- [TV drama] TV series 'Akka' (Bad Currency) (2014)
全著作
- A Merrymaking for Gentle Leftists (short stories, 1983)
- Music for the Sleepwalking Kingdom (1984)
- I Am a Manufactured Human (1986)
- Donna Anna (1986)
- Unidentified Tailgating Object (1987)
- Dream User: The New Two-City Tale of Rental Children (1989)
- Rococo Town (1990)
- The Prophet's Name (1992)
- Higan Sensei (1992)
- The Forgotten Empire (1995)
- Infinite Canon trilogy (Inhabitants of the Comet / Beautiful Soul / Love of Etorofu, 2000–2003)
- The Decadent Sisters (2005)
- Daughter of Chaos (2007)
- The Star of the Hollow Man (2015)
- When You Were Heretical (2019)
翻案
- Opera 'Jr. Butterfly' (libretto/director: Masahiko Shimada; music: Akira Saegusa; premiered 2004; revived at Torre del Lago 2006)
- TV drama series 'Akka' (WOWOW, 2014)
- Drama derived from 'Free Death Penalty' (Kansai TV original concept)
作家による翻訳
- Rubicon Beach (by Steve Erickson; translated into Japanese, Chikuma Shobo, 1992)
- Modern-language translation of 'Otsugomori' by Higuchi Ichiyo (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 1997)
- Modern translations/editions of Ihara Saikaku's works (various editions, listed 2015/2023)
作風・主題
- 文体
- postmodern techniquesexperimental and fragmentary narrationmusical metaphors and structure
- 頻出モチーフ
- music and operasuburbia and youth lifetravel and wanderingmemory and loss
評価・遺産
One of the leading Japanese postmodern writers since the 1980s. Active across novels, plays, essays, translations and opera libretti, and engaged in teaching at the university level. Known widely in contemporary literary circles through numerous awards and media adaptations.
大衆文化への影響
- Known widely through TV/drama adaptations, film appearances, and regular television/web program appearances
引用
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I wrote it intending it to be my magnum opus.
出典: Wikipedia (Masahiko Shimada) (2003年)
豆知識
- Debuted in 1983 while still at university.
- Has been a world lightweight champion in 'poetry boxing'.
- Inhabitants of the Comet was adapted into an opera; Shimada wrote the libretto and directed performances.