Subaru Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 14 (1990) award
Arika Shimizu
しみず ありか
Shimizu Arika
Aliases:
清水 俊貴
Pen Names:
Arika Shimizu（Literary pen name (real name: Shimizu Toshiki)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1963-02-01 （Kobe, Hyogo, Japan）
- Died
- 2010-09-04 （Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan） age 47
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kobe, Hyogo, Japan → Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Copywriter
- Active Years
- 1990-2010
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doshisha University | Faculty of Letters | Department of English | 学士 (Bachelor) | — | Japan |
Doshisha University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of English
Degree:
学士 (Bachelor)
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Subaru Literary Prize | Soundtrack for the Revolution | — | Shueisha | Winner |
Subaru Literary Prize
1990
Work:
Soundtrack for the Revolution
Organization:
Shueisha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Soundtrack for the Revolution
1990 NovelShimizu Arika's debut work; winner of the 14th Subaru Literary Prize.
revolutionmusic
Heaven
1993 NovelA work published in 1993.
Dead City Radio
1993 NovelPublished in 1993.
Charlie and the Underwater Goggles
1999 NovelA novel published in 1999.
The Complete Works of Arika Shimizu
2011 Collected worksA posthumous collected works edition published by Kawade Shobo Shinsha.
Retinal Storage Shelter by the Memory of Insects, and Antenna
2012 Essays/Short piecesA posthumous collection of short pieces/essays.
Bibliography
- Soundtrack for the Revolution
- Heaven
- Dead City Radio
- Charlie and the Underwater Goggles
- The Complete Works of Arika Shimizu
- Retinal Storage Shelter by the Memory of Insects, and Antenna
Translations by Author
- Tornado Alley (translation of William S. Burroughs; Shichosha, 1992)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ExperimentalAvant-garde
- Recurring Motifs
- urban settingsloneliness
Health
-
Metastatic lung cancer2010年（診断時期は公表されていない）Had a major impact on his ability to work; he died in 2010.
Legacy
Posthumous collected works were published; he is regarded as an experimental voice in contemporary Japanese literature.
Archives
- VIAF identifier: 256526057
- NDL Authority ID: 00204527
Trivia
- Real name: Shimizu Toshiki.
- Won the 14th Subaru Literary Prize in 1990 for 'Soundtrack for the Revolution'.
- Died of metastatic lung cancer in 2010 at age 47.
- A posthumous complete works edition was published by Kawade Shobo Shinsha with commentary by Noe Sawanoki.