Shogakukan Nonfiction Grand Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1998) excellence award
Natsu Shimamura
しまむら なつ
Shimamura Natsu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1963-05-05 （Nagasaki Prefecture）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Nagasaki Prefecture → Fukuoka Prefecture → Italy → Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- Non-fiction writer, Food culture researcher
- Active Years
- 1994-
- Affiliations
- Member, Slow Food Tochigi Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Tokyo University of the Arts | Faculty of Fine Arts | Department of Art Studies (Italian Art History) | — | — | Japan |
Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka High School
Country:
Japan
Tokyo University of the Arts
Faculty of Fine Arts
/ Department of Art Studies (Italian Art History)
Country:
Japan
Majored in Italian art history; studied and conducted fieldwork in Italy after graduation.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 21st Century International Non-Fiction Prize (now Shogakukan Non-Fiction Award) | Dialogue with an Exorcist | — | (information not available) | 優秀賞 / Excellence Prize |
21st Century International Non-Fiction Prize (now Shogakukan Non-Fiction Award)
Work:
Dialogue with an Exorcist
Organization:
(information not available)
Result:
優秀賞 / Excellence Prize
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Dialogue with an Exorcist
1999 Non-fictionA nonfiction investigation into the contemporary demand for exorcism and related practices.
religion and modern societyfolk beliefspirituality
A Slow Food Life: Beginning at Italian Tables
2000 Reportage / Food cultureBased on reporting from stays in Italy, introduces the Slow Food movement and Italian food culture.
Slow Foodlocal culturefood safety
Slow Food Japan!
2006 Non-fiction / Food cultureExplores the practice and potential of Slow Food in Japan.
community buildingfood educationsustainability
The Miracle of Sicily
2022 Travelogue / ReportagePortrays regional revival and remarkable cases through Sicily's society, culture, and cuisine.
regional revitalizationtourism and societyfood culture
Small Villages Overrun: The Philosophy of New-Age Tourism
2023 Non-fiction / Tourism studiesExamines the relationship between surging tourists and local communities and considers sustainable tourism.
tourism and local communitiessustainable developmentcultural preservation
Bibliography
- Dialogue with an Exorcist
- A Slow Food Life: Beginning at Italian Tables
- The Magic of Italy: Strange and Fantastic Italian Travelogues
- Slow Food Japan!
- Bars, Coffee, and Italians: Globalization or Not
- Slow Food Tables! Safe Seasonal Flavors for Children
- Toward a Slow Future: How Small Town Planning Changes Lives
- Exorcists Wanted: Why Modern People Seek Exorcism
- How to Create Places to Live: The Shintoku Cooperative Farm's Challenge
- Slow City: Small Italian Towns Battling Global Homogenization
- The Miracle of Sicily
- Small Villages Overrun: The Philosophy of New-Age Tourism
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- reportage-style, research-driven prosedescriptive writing based on field observationnarrative connecting food culture and community
- Recurring Motifs
- foodItalyregional revitalizationlife in small towns
Legacy
Through reporting in Italy she introduced Slow Food to Japan and has influenced discussions on food culture and community building as a nonfiction writer.
Trivia
- Considered one of the pioneers who introduced Slow Food to Japan based on her reporting in Italy.
- Born in Nagasaki Prefecture and raised in Fukuoka Prefecture.
- Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, where she majored in Italian art history.