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Utsukihara Haruaki

うつきばら はるあき

Utsukibara Haruaki

別名: 永原 孝道
ペンネーム: Nagahara Takamichi（Real name used for reviews and critical essays）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1963-12-15 （Okayama Prefecture, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Novelist, Poet, Literary critic
活動期間
1999年〜
所属
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan
所属団体
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan
ノミネート
15th Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize — shortlisted (2002), 135th Naoki Prize — shortlisted (2006)

学歴

Waseda University
School of Letters, Arts and Sciences / Department of Japanese Literature
学位: 学士（文学）
国: Japan
Participated in Waseda Bungaku while enrolled

受賞歴

Mita Bungaku Newcomer Award
1999
対象作品: Otogi Banashi no Ousama: For a Study of Aoyama Jirō
主催: Mita Bungaku (literary magazine)
結果: 受賞
Japan Fantasy Novel Award (11th)
1999
対象作品: Nobunaga, or The Crowned Androgyne
主催: Japan Fantasy Novel Award
結果: 受賞
Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize
2006
対象作品: Record of Emperor Antoku Adrift by Sea
主催: Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize Committee
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Nobunaga, or The Crowned Androgyne

1999年 Historical novel

A historical novel centered on Oda Nobunaga; a reinterpretation of a historical figure through the author's distinctive prose.

PowerReinterpretation of historyIndividual and state

Juraku: The Taikō's Alchemical Grotto

2002年 Historical / Period novel

A long historical work set in the Toyotomi Hideyoshi era, featuring alchemical motifs and power struggles.

Political intrigueAlchemical motifs

Those Who Rebel at Dawn (includes tales such as 'The Strange Dream of the Flat Spider')

2003年 Period / Historical fiction

A connected series of short historical tales, collecting several related side stories and novellas.

Legend and folkloreFate and rebellion

Record of Emperor Antoku Adrift by Sea

2006年 Historical novel

A historical tale centered on the drifting saga of Emperor Antoku; one of the author's major works, winner of the 2006 Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize.

Exile and driftingCollapse of royal power

Tales of the Deposed Emperor

2007年 Historical novel

A collection of stories concerning dynasties and deposed emperors, reconstructing historical events and figures with a touch of the fantastic.

DownfallAllegorical history

The Shining Moon Palace

2013年 Historical novel

A long historical novel set in imperial courts, revolving around palace life and courtly intrigues.

Court lifePower and beauty

For Eliza (poetry collection, as Nagahara Takamichi)

1994年 Poetry

A poetry collection published under his real name, marking his early literary activity as a poet.

Linguistic experimentationPersonal memory

全著作

  • Nobunaga, or The Crowned Androgyne
  • Juraku: The Taikō's Alchemical Grotto
  • Those Who Rebel at Dawn (series)
  • Tenno-fune
  • Record of Emperor Antoku Adrift by Sea
  • Tales of the Deposed Emperor
  • The Shining Moon Palace
  • For Eliza (poetry collection)
  • Word Wars: Language Wages War (as Nagahara Takamichi)
  • Antique of Death: Aoyama Jirō and Kobayashi Hideo (as Nagahara Takamichi)

作風・主題

文体
Weighty narration grounded in historical sourcesIncorporation of fantastical and allegorical elements
頻出モチーフ
Royal power and exileAllegorization of historyAlchemical imagery

評価・遺産

Recognized for reconstructing historical images from the Sengoku through later periods; with awards such as the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize, regarded as a significant contemporary writer of historical fiction in Japan.

関連学会

  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan

豆知識

  • Real name is Nagahara Takamichi.
  • Graduated from Waseda University, Department of Japanese Literature.
  • Debuted in 1999 after winning both the Mita Bungaku Newcomer Award and the Japan Fantasy Novel Award.
  • Won the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize in 2006 for 'Record of Emperor Antoku Adrift by Sea'.