Gunzo Newcomer Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (1974) award
Michitsuna Takahashi
たかはし みちつな
Takahashi Michitsuna
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1982-04-07 （Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2021-08-17 （Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kyoto, Japan → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer
- Active Years
- 2008-
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Banana Yoshimoto
- Influenced
- Contemporary young writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 文学士 | 2001-2005 | Japan |
Kyoto University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
文学士
Period:
2001-2005
Year of Graduation:
2005
Country:
Japan
Undergraduate thesis on comparative studies of modern Japanese literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New Voices Literary Prize | Night of the Tides | — | New Voices Literary Association | 受賞 |
New Voices Literary Prize
2023
Work:
Night of the Tides
Organization:
New Voices Literary Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Akutagawa Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 79 (1978) award
Nakayama Gishu Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2005) nominee
Works
Major Works
Night of the Tides
2022 Fiction 312 pagesSet in a coastal town, this novel depicts loss and renewal through multiple perspectives; the sound of the tide serves as a central motif that intertwines past and present.
lossrenewalfamilysea
Adaptations
- [Film] Night of the Tides / 山本亮 (2024)
Translations
- Night of the Tides (English translation)
Bibliography
- Night of the Tides
- Song of the Harbor
- Distant Lights
Adaptations
- Night of the Tides (film adaptation)
Translations of Works
- Night of the Tides
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and restrained prosemulti-perspective narrative structure
- Recurring Motifs
- seasound of tidesmemoryfamily estrangement
Legacy
Regarded in contemporary Japanese literature for lyrical treatment of sea and memory; his award-winning work was adapted into a film and reached a wide readership.
Quotes
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Every time the tide goes out, the town's memories quietly surface.
Source: Night of the Tides (2022)
Trivia
- Worked as an editor before debuting as an author.
- Often writes short stories centered on the sea.
- His award-winning novel was adapted into a film; the depiction of tides and coastal life received particular praise.