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Shun Terabayashi
てらばやし しゅん
Terabayashi Shun
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1985-09-14 （Nagoya, Aichi, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, English
- Residence History
- Nagoya, Aichi, Japan → Tokyo, Japan → Kyoto, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer
- Active Years
- 2009-
- Affiliations
- Contemporary Literature Study Group
- Memberships
- Japan Writers Association
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Hiromi Kawakami
- Influenced
- Makoto Sato, Sho Nakai
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 文学士 | 2004-2008 | Japan |
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
文学士
Period:
2004-2008
Year of Graduation:
2008
Country:
Japan
Published short stories while a student, gaining attention in literary circles.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Young Writers' Prize | Boundaries of Night | 短編部門 | Japan Literature Promotion Association | Winner |
| 2019 | Contemporary Fiction Award | The Course of Light | 長編小説部門 | Contemporary Literature Prize Committee | Winner |
Young Writers' Prize
2012
Work:
Boundaries of Night
Category:
短編部門
Organization:
Japan Literature Promotion Association
Result:
Winner
Contemporary Fiction Award
2019
Work:
The Course of Light
Category:
長編小説部門
Organization:
Contemporary Literature Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Boundaries of Night
2012 Short story collection 220 pagesA collection of interlinked short stories about people living in the night. Themes of loneliness and memory woven into quiet depictions of urban corners.
lonelinessurban lifememory
Adaptations
- [Radio drama] Boundaries of Night: Radio Edition (2014)
Translations
- English translation: Anna Sato (2015)
City of Silence
2015 Novel 280 pagesThe protagonist returns to a provincial city and confronts the past. A novel about family, loss, and healing.
familylossrenewal
The Course of Light
2018 Novel 320 pagesA story of journey and memory set in coastal towns. Multiple perspectives intersect as past and present blend.
journeyseamemory
Adaptations
- [Film] The Course of Light / Kenta Yamamoto (2021)
Translations
- English translation: Michael Green (2020)
Bibliography
- Boundaries of Night (short story collection), 2012
- City of Silence (novel), 2015
- The Course of Light (novel), 2018
Adaptations
- Boundaries of Night (radio drama, 2014)
- The Course of Light (film, 2021)
Translations of Works
- Boundaries of Night — English translation: Anna Sato (2015)
- The Course of Light — English translation: Michael Green (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, restrained prosedetailed depiction of urban environments
- Recurring Motifs
- nightseamemory
Legacy
After emerging as a young writer, he established a reputation with works focused on urban life and memory. His books have seen adaptations and translations, and he is regarded as a notable figure in contemporary Japanese literature.
Academic Societies
- Society for Contemporary Literature
Archives
- Terabayashi Collection (held at Nagoya City Library)
In Popular Culture
- The Course of Light (film adaptation, 2021)
Quotes
-
Our nights only quietly pass each other by someone else's morning.
Source: Boundaries of Night (short story collection) (2012) -
Memory spreads like the sea, swallowing everything.
Source: The Course of Light (2018)
Trivia
- Published short stories while at university
- Has a habit of writing late at night
- Likes coffee