Kodansha Essay Award
1回登壇
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第27回（2011年） award
Junko Uchizawa
うちざわ じゅんこ
Uchizawa Junko
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1967-03-16 （Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan → Shodoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- illustrator-reportage writer, book designer, bookbinder, essayist
- 活動期間
- 1992年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Toji Kamata, Koga Hirano
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kokugakuin University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Philosophy | — | — | Japan |
Kokugakuin University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Philosophy
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kodansha Essay Award | Being at the Mercy of the Body | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Gessner Prize ("Book about Books" category, Silver Prize) | In Love with Printing (co-authored; illustrations) | 本の本 | Gessner Prize Committee | 受賞（銀賞） |
Kodansha Essay Award
2011
対象作品:
Being at the Mercy of the Body
主催:
Kodansha
結果:
受賞
Gessner Prize ("Book about Books" category, Silver Prize)
2001
対象作品:
In Love with Printing (co-authored; illustrations)
部門:
本の本
主催:
Gessner Prize Committee
結果:
受賞（銀賞）
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Being at the Mercy of the Body
2010年 EssayAn essay reflecting on the author's body and daily life, blending keen observation and humor while discussing health and bodily experience.
bodyhealtheveryday observation
Keeping and Eating: Three Pigs and Me
2012年 Non-fiction / ReportageA reportage about keeping and slaughtering pigs that examines human-animal relationships and practices in livestock raising.
slaughteringanimalsfood culture
Drifting, Then Arriving on an Island
2016年 Essay / TravelogueA travel/essay about moving to Shodoshima and island life, portraying hunting, foraging, landscapes and local relationships.
migrationisland lifehunting and foraging
700-Day War with a Stalker
2019年 Non-fiction / ReportageA detailed account of the author's experience with stalking, documenting responses, psychology, and social aspects.
safetyinterpersonal relationssocial issues
全著作
- Sensei's Study: Illustrated Reportage of Workplaces with Books
- World Slaughterhouse Travelogue
- Oyajigaki: An Illustrated Guide to Endangered Middle-Aged Men
- Being at the Mercy of the Body
- Keeping and Eating: Three Pigs and Me
- The Woman Who Throws Things Away
- Look at This Person by Junko Uchizawa
- Drifting, Then Arriving on an Island
- 700-Day War with a Stalker
- The Woman Who Dresses Others
- Junko Uchizawa's Island Pilgrimage Notes
- Kayo and Me
- I Want to Become a Goat: Twelve Months of Goat-Keeping
作風・主題
- 文体
- illustrated reportageobservational essayreportage with humor
- 頻出モチーフ
- slaughter and foodbooks and printingislands and migrationhuman-animal relationships
評価・遺産
Known for a distinctive fusion of illustration and reportage. Her sharp choice of subjects—slaughter and food, island life—and observational skills have been praised and influenced reportage and essay writing in related fields.
豆知識
- Graduated from Kokugakuin University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Philosophy.
- Began illustration work around 1992 at the request of university mentor Toji Kamata.
- Has done magazine serials and book design, and participated in several co-authored works.
- Moved to Shodoshima around 2014 and started a lifestyle including hunting and foraging.
- Was married to Susumu Kawakami (Nandaro Ayashige) and divorced in 2011.