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第33回（1968年 第2回開催） award
Shinji Takamori
たかもり しんじ
Takamori Shinji
ペンネーム:
S. Takamori（Abbreviated pen name used for short fiction）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1976-04-12 （Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Fukuoka, Japan → Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan → London (short-term stay)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Writer, Visiting Lecturer
- 活動期間
- 2000年〜
- 所属
- Visiting Lecturer, Faculty of Letters, Waseda University
- 所属団体
- Japan PEN Club
- 影響を受けた人物
- Haruki Murakami, Kobo Abe, Hiromi Kawakami
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 | 1994-1998 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
学位:
学士
期間:
1994-1998
卒業年:
1998
国:
Japan
Published short stories in doujinshi while attending.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Akutagawa Prize | Ark of the Night | — | Bungeishunju | Winner |
| 2008 | Noma Literary New Face Prize | Azure Spiral | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | Winner |
Akutagawa Prize
2010
対象作品:
Ark of the Night
主催:
Bungeishunju
結果:
Winner
Noma Literary New Face Prize
2008
対象作品:
Azure Spiral
主催:
Noma Cultural Foundation
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Azure Spiral
2008年 Short story collection 240ページA debut collection of short stories that revolve around cities and memory. Poetic fragments follow people who brush against lost time.
memorycitysolitude
翻訳
- Azure Spiral (English translation)
Ark of the Night
2010年 Short story 48ページA nocturnal tale told from the perspective of a young man searching for his missing sister. Its blend of fantasy and reality earned it the Akutagawa Prize.
nightlosssearch
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Ark of the Night / 佐々木浩之 (2012)
翻訳
- Ark of the Night (English translation by Jane Doe)
Memory of the Sea
2013年 Novel 320ページA novel about family pasts and secrets tied to the sea. Traversing a wide temporal space, it depicts intergenerational conflict and reconciliation.
familyseamemory
映像化・舞台化
- [TV drama] Memory of the Sea / 中村望 (2016)
翻訳
- Memory of the Sea (English translation)
全著作
- Azure Spiral (short story collection, 2008)
- Ark of the Night (short story, 2010)
- Memory of the Sea (novel, 2013)
- Beyond the Window (novella collection, 2017)
- Holding the Light (essays, 2020)
翻案
- Ark of the Night (film, 2012)
- Memory of the Sea (TV drama, 2016)
作品の翻訳
- Ark of the Night — English translation: Ark of the Night (trans. Jane Doe, 2014)
- Memory of the Sea — English translation: Memory of the Sea (trans. John Smith, 2018)
作風・主題
- 文体
- introspective, poetic prosenarration rich in metaphor
- 頻出モチーフ
- seanightmemoryloneliness
評価・遺産
Known in contemporary Japanese literature for introspective works revolving around memory and the sea. He has influenced younger writers and had several works adapted for screen.
関連学会
- Japan Association of Modern Literature
資料所蔵先
- Held in the Modern Literature Collections, Waseda University Library
大衆文化への影響
- The film adaptation of 'Ark of the Night' broadened recognition among the general public
引用
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"Memory is like a wave that laps the shore: touch it and it fades, then returns again."
出典: Ark of the Night (short story, 2010) (2010年)
豆知識
- Traveled across Europe as a backpacker during university.
- Often writes in coffee shops.