Akutagawa Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (1959) award
Shirou Shiba
しばしろう
Shirou Shiba
Pen Names:
S. Shiba（Abbreviated byline used for short stories and literary columns.）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1982-05-03 （Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Essayist, Translator
- Active Years
- 2006-
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Mieko Kawakami
- Influenced
- Ayumi Yamamoto (emerging novelist)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士(文学) | 2000-2004 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士(文学)
Period:
2000-2004
Year of Graduation:
2004
Country:
Japan
Began publishing in doujinshi while enrolled.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | New Generation Literary Prize | Corridor of Winds | 小説部門 | New Generation Literary Foundation | Winner |
| 2014 | Tokyo New Writers' Prize | Map of the Night | — | Tokyo Literary Society | Finalist |
New Generation Literary Prize
2019
Work:
Corridor of Winds
Category:
小説部門
Organization:
New Generation Literary Foundation
Result:
Winner
Tokyo New Writers' Prize
2014
Work:
Map of the Night
Organization:
Tokyo Literary Society
Result:
Finalist
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Corridor of Winds
2018 Contemporary Fiction 312 pagesA novel that links urban bustle with fragments of memory through a calm perspective. Through the protagonist's confrontation with past memories, it explores loss and renewal.
memorylonelinessthe city
Adaptations
- [Film] Corridor of Winds / 中村健太 (2021)
Translations
- English translation: Corridor of Winds (2020, trans. Emily Carter)
Garden of Clocks
2015 Short Story Collection 196 pagesA short story collection themed around time and memory. Through quiet descriptions and symbolic motifs, the stories probe the fissures of everyday life.
timehealingfamily
Adaptations
- [Theatre] Garden of Clocks (stage adaptation) / 角田舞 (2017)
Translations
- French translation: Le jardin des horloges (2019, trans. Claire Dubois)
Bibliography
- Map of the Night (Short Stories, 2013)
- Garden of Clocks (Short Stories, 2015)
- Corridor of Winds (Novel, 2018)
- Remaining Landscapes (Essays, 2020)
- Voices of Fragments (Short Stories, 2022)
Adaptations
- Film 'Corridor of Winds' (2021)
- Stage 'Garden of Clocks' (2017)
Translations by Author
- Selected Poems (English→Japanese, 2011)
Translations of Works
- Corridor of Winds (English translation, 2020)
- Garden of Clocks (French translation, 2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- restrained prosepoetic metaphorsserene narration
- Recurring Motifs
- clockscorridorsfragmented memory
Legacy
A writer who has carved out a unique place in contemporary Japanese literature with delicate psychological portrayals and symbolic motifs. Supported by younger readers and increasingly adapted and translated.
In Popular Culture
- Reportedly influenced the characterization of a protagonist in a TV drama.
- One short story was screened as a short road-movie style film.
Quotes
-
Memory always carries a reversed light. Each time you try to see it, another shadow follows.
Source: Corridor of Winds (2018) -
A clock does more than mark time. It collects fragments of time and makes a garden.
Source: Garden of Clocks (2015)
Trivia
- Has a habit of writing while holding coffee.
- Hobbies include urban walks and visiting secondhand bookstores.
- Debuted with short stories published in doujinshi.