Bungakukai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 104 (2007) award
Yui Tanizaki
たにざき ゆい
Tanizaki Yui
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1978-01-01 （Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Fukui City (birthplace) → Kyoto (studied at Kyoto University) → Iowa, United States (residency) → Higashi-Osaka, Osaka Prefecture (Kinki University affiliation)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Translator, Associate Professor
- Active Years
- 2002-
- Affiliations
- Kinki University (Faculty of Letters and Arts, Associate Professor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukui Prefectural Fujishima High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Kyoto University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Aesthetics and Art History | 修士（文学） / Master of Arts | — | Japan |
Fukui Prefectural Fujishima High School
Country:
Japan
Kyoto University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Aesthetics and Art History
Degree:
修士（文学） / Master of Arts
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program at the Graduate School of Letters
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Bungakukai Newcomer Prize (finalist) | Yugure Hata (short story) | — | Bungakukai (magazine) | 最終候補 |
| 2007 | Bungakukai Newcomer Prize | The Falling Village | — | Bungakukai (magazine) | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Noma New Writers' Prize (nominee) | The Captive Island | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | 候補 |
| 2019 | Art Encouragement Prize (Newcomer), Minister of Education | Asia in the Mirror | — | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Arts Encouragement Prize) | 受賞 |
| 2013 | University of Iowa International Writing Program (invited residency) | — | — | University of Iowa | 招待（滞在制作） |
Bungakukai Newcomer Prize (finalist)
2002
Work:
Yugure Hata (short story)
Organization:
Bungakukai (magazine)
Result:
最終候補
Bungakukai Newcomer Prize
2007
Work:
The Falling Village
Organization:
Bungakukai (magazine)
Result:
受賞
Noma New Writers' Prize (nominee)
2017
Work:
The Captive Island
Organization:
Noma Cultural Foundation
Result:
候補
Art Encouragement Prize (Newcomer), Minister of Education
2019
Work:
Asia in the Mirror
Organization:
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Arts Encouragement Prize)
Result:
受賞
University of Iowa International Writing Program (invited residency)
2013
Organization:
University of Iowa
Result:
招待（滞在制作）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Falling Village
2009 NovelThe Captive Island
2017 NovelAsia in the Mirror
2018 Essay/NovelThe Straw King
2019 NovelA Distant Sleep
2019 NovelBibliography
- The Falling Village (2009)
- The Captive Island (2017)
- Asia in the Mirror (2018)
- The Straw King (2019)
- A Distant Sleep (2019)
- Yugure Hata (short story, 2008)
Translations by Author
- The Inheritance of Loss
- Animal's People
- We Need New Names
- The Underground Railroad
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Contemporary narrative styleDetailed psychological depictionTranslation-informed perspective influenced by Anglophone literature
- Recurring Motifs
- SolitudeMemoryIslandsDistance between people
Legacy
A notable contemporary Japanese writer and translator who has contributed to introducing Anglophone literature to Japan. She teaches at Kinki University and is active in both creative writing and translation.
Trivia
- Born in 1978 in Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
- Invited to the University of Iowa International Writing Program in 2013 and undertook a residency.
- Has translated numerous works of Anglophone literature into Japanese.
- Serves as an associate professor at Kinki University's Faculty of Letters and Arts.