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Usami Rin

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Usami Rin

ペンネーム: RintsukiPen name used for poetry

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1988-06-15 (Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Kanazawa, Ishikawa (birth–pre-university) → Tokyo (residence and main base for literary activities)

経歴

職業
Novelist, Poet
活動期間
2012年〜
影響を受けた人物
Mieko Kawakami, Banana Yoshimoto
影響を与えた人物
Younger generation of writers

学歴

Kanazawa University
Faculty of Letters / Department of Japanese Literature
学位: 文学士
期間: 2006-2010
卒業年: 2010
国: Japan
Published short stories in literary magazines while enrolled

受賞歴

Young Writers' Literary Prize
2019
対象作品: The Town of Tides
部門: 小説部門
主催: Young Writers' Prize Committee
結果: Winner
Japan Literature Grand Prize (Shortlisted)
2023
対象作品: Road Before Dawn
主催: Japan Literary Association
結果: Shortlisted

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Town of Tides

2019年 Novel 320ページ

A novel set in a port town that quietly traces loss and renewal. The protagonist's coming-of-age is intertwined with the town's changes.

lossfamilynostalgia
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] The Town of Tides / 中村 真 (2022)
翻訳
  • English translation: The Town of Tides (tr. Jane Doe, 2021)

Road Before Dawn

2022年 Short story collection 210ページ

A collection of fragmented stories about people living in the city, exploring the boundaries of everyday life.

urban lifelonelinessmemory

全著作

  • The Town of Tides (2019)
  • Short Stories 'When the Lights Go Out' (2016)
  • Road Before Dawn (2022)

翻案

  • The Town of Tides (film adaptation, 2022)

作品の翻訳

  • The Town of Tides — English translation (2021)
  • When the Lights Go Out — Korean translation (2020)

作風・主題

文体
lyricalfocus on evocative description
頻出モチーフ
seamemorynight

評価・遺産

A writer regarded for delicate portrayals of regional towns in contemporary Japanese literature. Her works have seen film adaptations and foreign translations, influencing younger writers.

関連学会

  • Society for Contemporary Japanese Literature

大衆文化への影響

  • The Town of Tides was adapted into a film and became a topic in regional promotion.

引用

  • Small losses make us who we are.
    出典: The Town of Tides (2019年)

豆知識

  • Was a member of the university photography club.
  • Prefers to write initial drafts by hand on paper.