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Daisuke Takada

たかだ だいすけ

Takada Daisuke

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1968-01-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Tokyo, Japan → France (resident in Limoges)

経歴

職業
linguist, novelist
活動期間
2010年〜
所属
Waseda University (lecturer), Tokyo University of the Arts (lecturer), University of Limoges, EDSHS EHIC (affiliation)
影響を受けた人物
Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Tove Jansson, Charles Dickens, Alexandre Dumas, père, Fyodor Dostoevsky

学歴

Waseda University
Faculty of Letters / Linguistics
学位: 学士
国: Japan
Waseda University, Graduate School of Letters
Graduate School of Letters / Doctoral program (comparative grammar & contrastive linguistics)
国: Japan
Withdrew from doctoral program after earning credits (working on doctoral thesis)

受賞歴

Mephisto Prize (45th)
2010
対象作品: The Library Witch
主催: Kodansha / Mephisto Editorial Committee
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Library Witch

2013年 Fantasy / Mystery

A long-form fantasy-mystery set around a library. It intertwines mysteries surrounding witches and books with folkloric elements, carefully exploring characters' memories and relationships.

librarieswitchesmemoryfolklorelong-form narration

The Library Witch: Message of the Crow

2015年 Fantasy / Mystery

A continuation of 'The Library Witch' series. The story centers on a symbolic crow and its messages, expanding the series' world in a mid-to-long length work.

symbolsmessagesseries continuityfolkloric elements

The Library Witch: The Childlike Heart of the High Tower

2025年 Fantasy / Mystery

Published as another installment in the series. Through motifs of towers and childlike hearts, it depicts memory and growth in long-form narrative.

towerschildlike heartgrowthmemory

Mahori

2019年 Folklore Mystery

A mystery incorporating folkloric perspectives. It carefully depicts incidents connected to local traditions and rituals in a two-volume long-form work.

folkloretraditionrituallocality

Counterpoint of Memory

2025年 Literary / Fantasy

A long-form work themed on memory and time. It uses a contrapuntal structure where multiple perspectives intersect.

memorytimecontrapuntal structureintersecting perspectives

全著作

  • The Library Witch (vol. 1-2, Kodansha, 2013)
  • The Library Witch: Message of the Crow (Kodansha, 2015)
  • The Library Witch: The Childlike Heart of the High Tower (Kodansha, 2025)
  • Mahori (KADOKAWA, 2019)
  • Counterpoint of Memory (Tokyo Sogensha, 2025)
  • Short story 'Kagi' ('Key') (tree, 2020)
  • Short story 'Miso o Tsukeru' (Shousetsu Yasei Jidai, 2015)
  • Anthology contribution 'Mahouzai' (Mephisto Readers Club, 2024)

作家による翻訳

  • Jacqueline Dangel, 'A History of Latin' (co-translated with Ichiro Toyama, Hakusuisha, 2001)

作風・主題

文体
a style blending folkloric elements with fantasyaccumulative narration in long-form worksprecise descriptions reflecting linguistic knowledge
頻出モチーフ
librarieswitchesmemorytowersfolklore and tradition

評価・遺産

A linguist by training who is known for long-form fantasy-mystery works incorporating folkloric elements. Debuted with the Mephisto Prize-winning 'The Library Witch' (45th Mephisto Prize) and has established a distinctive voice as an expatriate writer.

豆知識

  • Won the 45th Mephisto Prize (2010). The winning work 'The Library Witch' was published in 2013.
  • Publication was delayed reportedly due to the author's residence abroad and the substantial length of the manuscript (reported around 3500 pages/manuscript sheets).
  • Resides in France and is affiliated with the University of Limoges, said to be working on a doctoral thesis.
  • Withdrew from Waseda University's doctoral program after earning credits (did not complete the PhD).
  • Has cited Nisio Isin's 'Zaregoto' series (Kodansha Novels) as a favorite.
  • Maintains a weblog and posts about activities on X (formerly Twitter).