Yu Literary Award
1回登壇
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第1回（2006年） grand prize
Usami Makoto
うさみ まこと
Usami Makoto
ペンネーム:
Usami Makoto（Pen name used for publishing）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1957-05-27 （Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Horror writer, Mystery writer
- 活動期間
- 2007年〜
- 所属団体
- Mystery Writers of Japan
- 影響を受けた人物
- Edgar Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, Thomas H. Cook, Mariko Koike, Tomihiko Morimi, Hiroshi Ogiwara, Shion Miura, Shūsuke Michio
- ノミネート
- Nominated for the 33rd Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize (Tenbōtō no Rapunzel)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matsuyama University (formerly Matsuyama University of Commerce) | Faculty of Humanities | — | — | — | Japan |
Matsuyama University (formerly Matsuyama University of Commerce)
Faculty of Humanities
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Yoo (Yū) Kaidan Literary Prize — Short Story Grand Prize | Runbini no Kodomo | 短編部門大賞 | Media Factory (Yoo Books) | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Long-form & Linked Short Stories) | Gusha no Doku | 長編および連作短編集部門 | Mystery Writers of Japan | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize | Tenbōtō no Rapunzel | — | Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize | 候補 |
Yoo (Yū) Kaidan Literary Prize — Short Story Grand Prize
2006
対象作品:
Runbini no Kodomo
部門:
短編部門大賞
主催:
Media Factory (Yoo Books)
結果:
受賞
Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Long-form & Linked Short Stories)
2017
対象作品:
Gusha no Doku
部門:
長編および連作短編集部門
主催:
Mystery Writers of Japan
結果:
受賞
Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize
2020
対象作品:
Tenbōtō no Rapunzel
主催:
Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize
結果:
候補
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Runbini no Kodomo
2007年 Horror / Short story collectionA short-story collection including the award-winning piece, featuring uncanny occurrences lurking within everyday life and the darker sides of human nature.
the uncannyrural settingsfamily
Gusha no Doku
2016年 MysteryA mystery novel intertwining distorted human psychology with incidents and uncanny elements.
human psychologyrevengesecrets
Black Swan Lake
2019年 Mystery / SuspenseA suspenseful story set around a grand residence and human relationships, carefully depicting characters' psyches and their darker sides.
class differencesecretsmadness
映像化・舞台化
- [TV drama] Black Swan Lake (2021)
Tenbōtō no Rapunzel
2019年 Novel (Mystery / Literary)A novel about mysteries tied to family and the past. It was nominated for the 33rd Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize.
familysecrets of the pastatonement
全著作
- Runbini no Kodomo
- Nijiiro no Dōwa
- Irarazu no Mori
- Gusha no Doku
- The Hat with Horns
- Ripe Moon
- Mourning the Bones
- Black Swan Lake
- Tenbōtō no Rapunzel
- Yumedai
- Dragon's Tongue
翻案
- Black Swan Lake — TV drama adaptation (WOWOW, 2021)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Depicts the dark sides of ordinary people through horror and mysteryQuiet yet tension-filled prose
- 頻出モチーフ
- rural landscapesponds and watersideshome and familynight and darkness
評価・遺産
Known for horror and mystery works rooted in rural settings and ordinary people's psyches, she is an award-winning author lauded for revealing the unsettling elements hidden in everyday life.
関連学会
- Mystery Writers of Japan
資料所蔵先
- Holdings at the National Diet Library of Japan
大衆文化への影響
- Black Swan Lake adapted into a TV drama on WOWOW
引用
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The hallmark of her style is the careful depiction of the process by which the uncanny creeps in and finds a place in the gaps created by distortions in human psychology.
出典: Akuyuki Senga (critic) (2017年)
豆知識
- Real name is Murakami Kaori.
- Began writing in her 40s and debuted after winning a prize around age 50.
- Lives in Matsuyama and has handled household duties and bookkeeping for the family business.