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第1回（2001年） award
Randy Taguchi
たぐち らんでぃ
Taguchi Randi
ペンネーム:
Randy Taguchi（Pen name (real name Keiko Taguchi)）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1959-10-03 （Tokyo, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Tokyo, Japan → Chikusei, Ibaraki, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Essayist, Writer, Freelance writer
- 活動期間
- 1996年〜
- 所属
- Red Circle Authors
- 所属団体
- Red Circle Authors
- ノミネート
- Naoki Prize candidate, 2nd half 2000 (Concent), Naoki Prize candidate, 1st half 2001 (Mosaic), Naoki Prize candidate, 2004 (Fuji)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Fujin Koron Literary Award | I Want to Live Without Getting Angry, If Possible | — | Fujin Koron (magazine) | winner |
Fujin Koron Literary Award
2001
対象作品:
I Want to Live Without Getting Angry, If Possible
主催:
Fujin Koron (magazine)
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Concent
2000年 NovelPublished in 2000. A novel incorporating sexual-occult elements that established Taguchi as a novelist; depicts urban life and dark human relationships.
sexual occultismhuman relationshipspsychological suspense
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Concent
Antenna
2000年 NovelOne of her early novels alongside Concent. Contains sexual-occult motifs. After publication it faced plagiarism allegations and was temporarily out of print; a revised edition was later released.
occultsexual themeshuman desire
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Antenna
Mosaic
2001年 NovelPublished in 2001. Part of her early representative works (with Concent and Antenna); was a Naoki Prize candidate.
sexual occultismidentityurban loneliness
I Won't Forget! Vietnam
1996年 Essay / Travel writingAn essay published in 1996 based on stays and reports in Vietnam; a mix of personal essay and reportage.
travelmemorycross-cultural understanding
To Have Roots, To Have Wings
2001年 EssayAn essay collection about views on life and ways of living; written in an accessible voice and popular with a wide readership.
ways of livingself-reflectionrelationships
Fuji
2004年 NovelPublished in 2004. A story revolving around Mount Fuji as nature and symbol; was a Naoki Prize candidate.
naturesymbolismrenewal
全著作
- I Won't Forget! Vietnam
- Healing Forest: Yakushima
- To Her for Whom Consumption Is No Longer Pleasure
- Secret Life Under the Skirt
- Foolish Men Are the Most Adorable
- Midnight Call
- Concent
- Antenna
- I Want to Live Without Getting Angry, If Possible
- To Have Roots, To Have Wings
- Mosaic
- Fuji
- Maria of the Atomic Bomb
- Cure
- Papillon
翻案
- Concent (film adaptation)
- Antenna (film adaptation)
作風・主題
- 文体
- sensational prose incorporating sexual-occult elementssometimes blends essayistic narration with fictionmodern voice depicting contemporary urban life
- 頻出モチーフ
- occultismsexualitydeath and rebirthurban loneliness
評価・遺産
Randy Taguchi is a Japanese female writer who gained attention in the late 1990s and early 2000s, known for works featuring sexual-occult elements as well as essays. Her trilogy (Concent, Antenna, Mosaic) was widely read and parts were adapted to film. Her career has also been marked by controversies over plagiarism that affected the publication status of some works.
大衆文化への影響
- Concent and Antenna were adapted into theatrical films
豆知識
- Real name: Keiko Taguchi.
- Debuted as an essayist in 1996 with 'I Won't Forget! Vietnam', and as a novelist in 2000 with 'Concent'.
- 'Concent', 'Mosaic' and 'Fuji' were nominated for the Naoki Prize.
- Several works were accused of plagiarism; 'Antenna' and 'Mosaic' were temporarily out of print but later released in revised paperback editions.