Naoki Sanjugo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 97 (1987) award
Shiraishi Ichiro
しらいし いちろう
Shiraishi Ichirō
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 2009-
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Shusaku Endo
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sea Wolf Literary Prize | Tale of the Sea Wolf | — | Sea Wolf Literary Foundation | 受賞 |
Sea Wolf Literary Prize
2025
Work:
Tale of the Sea Wolf
Organization:
Sea Wolf Literary Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Shibata Renzaburo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1992) award
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (1999) award
Works
Major Works
Tale of the Sea Wolf
2024 Novel 320 pagesA sweeping novel set in a fishing village where the protagonist's memories entwine with the sea; explores solitude and redemption.
SeaSolitudeMemoryRedemption
Adaptations
- [Film] Tale of the Sea Wolf / 森田 大輔 (2026)
Bibliography
- Tale of the Sea Wolf (2024)
- Echoes of the Tide (2019)
- Lights Never Returned (2015)
Adaptations
- Tale of the Sea Wolf (film adaptation)
Translations of Works
- Tale of the Sea Wolf (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyrical realismDetailed depictions of the sea
- Recurring Motifs
- waveslighthousesfish
Legacy
Known for works that probe the relationship between the sea and humans; praised for original maritime metaphors despite being a relatively new voice.
Quotes
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The sea forgets, yet at the same time remembers.
Source: Notes to Tale of the Sea Wolf (2024)
Trivia
- Enjoys fishing
- Writes often while staying in fishing villages