Nihon SF Grand Prize
1回登壇
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第45回（2024年） achievement award
Sumitani Haruya
すみや はるや
Sumiya Haruya
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1931-02-05 （Gunma Prefecture, Japan）
- 死没
- 2024-06-09 （Maebashi, Gunma, Japan (home)） 93歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese, Romanian, French
- 居住地歴
- Gunma Prefecture (birthplace) → Resided in Romania (Bucharest) 1986-1990 → Maebashi (later life)
経歴
- 職業
- Translator, Scholar of Romanian literature
- 活動期間
- 1953年〜2024年
- 影響を受けた人物
- Mircea Eliade, Mircea Cărtărescu, Liviu Rebreanu
- 影響を与えた人物
- Japanese scholars and translators of Romanian literature
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters (French Literature) | Faculty of Letters | Department of French Literature | 卒業 | 〜1953 | Japan |
| University of Bucharest, Faculty of Letters (doctoral program) | Faculty of Letters | Doctoral Program in Letters | 博士課程修了（博士相当） | 1986-1990 | Romania |
University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters (French Literature)
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of French Literature
学位:
卒業
期間:
〜1953
卒業年:
1953
国:
Japan
Studied French while enrolled
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Letters (doctoral program)
Faculty of Letters
/ Doctoral Program in Letters
学位:
博士課程修了（博士相当）
期間:
1986-1990
卒業年:
1990
国:
Romania
Completed doctoral studies while resident in Romania
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Japanese Association of Translators — Best Translation (Literature) | Prayers to the Earth (translation of Liviu Rebreanu) | 翻訳（文学） | Japanese Association of Translators | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Order of Cultural Merit (Commander), Romania | — | — | Romanian Government | 受章 |
| 2007 | Honorary Citizen of Năsăud | — | — | City of Năsăud | 受誉 |
| 2025 | Japan SF Award — Achievement Prize (45th) | — | 功績賞 | Japan Science Fiction Writers Club / Japan SF Award Committee | 受賞 |
Japanese Association of Translators — Best Translation (Literature)
1985
対象作品:
Prayers to the Earth (translation of Liviu Rebreanu)
部門:
翻訳（文学）
主催:
Japanese Association of Translators
結果:
受賞
Order of Cultural Merit (Commander), Romania
2004
主催:
Romanian Government
結果:
受章
Honorary Citizen of Năsăud
2007
主催:
City of Năsăud
結果:
受誉
Japan SF Award — Achievement Prize (45th)
2025
部門:
功績賞
主催:
Japan Science Fiction Writers Club / Japan SF Award Committee
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Prayers to the Earth
1985年 Romanian literature (translation)A Japanese translation of Liviu Rebreanu's work. An epic novel set against Romanian society.
societyland and belonging
The Forest of Executions
1997年 Romanian literature (translation)Translation of a work by Liviu Rebreanu, depicting historical and social contexts.
historyjustice and violence
Collected Fantastic Stories of Eliade (3 vols., co-translated)
2003年 Fantastic fiction, short stories (translation)A three-volume Japanese translation of Mircea Eliade's fantastic fiction (co-translated with Atsushi Naono).
mythfantasyreligious motifs
Why We Love Women
2015年 Contemporary Romanian literature (translation)Translation of short stories/essays by Mircea Cărtărescu.
memorydesirenostalgia
全著作
- Anthology of Eastern European Folktales: Romanian Folk Tales (co-edited/translated, Koubunsha, 1978)
- Liviu Rebreanu — Prayers to the Earth (Koubunsha, 1985)
- Mircea Eliade — The Secret of Dr. Honigberger (co-translated, Futabu Bunko, 1990)
- Ion Mihai Pacepa — Red Regime: Inside the Dictatorship (Koubunsha, 1993)
- Numerous translations of Eliade and contemporary Romanian authors (1990s–2020s)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Scholarly and precise translation styleA literal-leaning approach that respects the original tone
- 頻出モチーフ
- Eastern European folklore and mythmemory and nostalgiareligious and mythic motifs
健康
-
Cancer〜2024年6月（逝去）Likely affected late-life activities; nevertheless, he continued translation work for many years.
評価・遺産
Highly regarded as a leading introducer of Romanian literature to Japan; his meticulous, scholarly translations helped establish Romanian authors in Japan and earned him international honors.
関連学会
- Japanese Association of Translators
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library (related materials and publications)
豆知識
- Witnessed the 1989 Romanian revolution in Bucharest and published an eyewitness account.
- Received the 45th Japan SF Award Achievement Prize despite not being a SF specialist — a rare recognition for a translator.
- Born into the Sumiya family, which includes relatives in academia and connections to Kanzo Uchimura.