Akutagawa Prize
1回登壇
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第13回（1941年） award
Yuukei Tada
ただ ゆうけい
Tada Yuukei
ペンネーム:
Yuu Tabata（Used for short stories）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1978-05-12 （Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan → Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, short story writer, essayist
- 活動期間
- 2003年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Haruki Murakami, Hiromi Kawakami, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
- 影響を与えた人物
- Naoki Wakabayashi, Tamami Ishii
- ノミネート
- Akutagawa Prize nominee (2020)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 | 1997-2001 | Japan |
Kyoto University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
学位:
学士
期間:
1997-2001
卒業年:
2001
国:
Japan
Graduation thesis on intersections between modern poetry and prose
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Shincho New Writers' Prize | The Night the Pen Rang | — | Shinchosha | Winner |
| 2017 | Kimura Literary Prize | The Blue Staircase | — | Kimura Literary Association | Winner |
| 2020 | Akutagawa Prize | Spring Ashes | — | Bungeishunjū | Nominee |
Shincho New Writers' Prize
2005
対象作品:
The Night the Pen Rang
主催:
Shinchosha
結果:
Winner
Kimura Literary Prize
2017
対象作品:
The Blue Staircase
主催:
Kimura Literary Association
結果:
Winner
Akutagawa Prize
2020
対象作品:
Spring Ashes
主催:
Bungeishunjū
結果:
Nominee
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Night the Pen Rang
2005年 Short story collection 224ページA collection of short stories portraying fragments of people living on the margins of the city. Themes of memory, loss, and the solitude of the creative act dominate; the book is noted for its detailed description and quiet narrative voice.
memorycreationloneliness
翻訳
- English translation: The Night the Pen Rang (2008)
The Blue Staircase
2017年 Novel 312ページThe protagonist returns to his hometown apartment after his father's death and, tracing traces left on the staircase, reexamines family and the past. The novel was praised for its layered time structure and the fracturing of memory.
familymemoryrecovery
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] The Blue Staircase / 佐藤健司 (2019)
翻訳
- English translation: The Blue Staircase (2020)
- Spanish translation: La escalera azul (2021)
Spring Ashes
2020年 Novel 256ページA multi-voiced novel about loss and renewal in urban life. It quietly portrays alienation among young people and small sparks of hope, illuminating aspects of contemporary society.
lossrenewalurban life
翻訳
- English translation: Spring Ashes (2022)
全著作
- The Night the Pen Rang (2005)
- Letters of the Night (2008)
- Small Windows (2011)
- Scent of the Sea (2014)
- The Blue Staircase (2017)
- Spring Ashes (2020)
- Fragments: Short Stories (2023)
翻案
- The Blue Staircase — film (2019)
作品の翻訳
- The Blue Staircase — English translation: The Blue Staircase (2020)
- The Blue Staircase — Spanish translation: La escalera azul (2021)
- Spring Ashes — English translation: Spring Ashes (2022)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Quiet, restrained proseDelicate imagery and frequent metaphorsNarration using displacements of time
- 頻出モチーフ
- stairswindowsold lettersnight
評価・遺産
Recognized for portrayals of urban memory and private loss, he established a distinct place in contemporary Japanese literature through his calm prose and metaphorical expression. The film adaptation broadened public recognition and his work has influenced younger writers.
記念館・博物館
- Yuukei Tada Literary Memorial Room Chuo Ward, Osaka, Japan 2024年開館
関連学会
- Contemporary Japanese Literature Society
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library — Modern Japanese Literature Collection
- Kyoto University Library — Yuukei Tada Collection
大衆文化への影響
- Became widely known after the film adaptation of 'The Blue Staircase'
引用
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Memory loses a little of its sound every time you climb the stairs.
出典: The Blue Staircase (2017) (2017年)
豆知識
- Broke into publishing after a short story was praised in a university literary magazine
- Known as a fountain-pen collector
- Does much of his writing in cafés in Osaka