Haijin Kyokai Hyoron Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1997) award
Masaru Watanabe
わたなべ まさる
Watanabe Masaru
Pen Names:
Masaru Watanabe (legal name)（Uses legal name since debut）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1975-06-12 （Hiroshima, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Hiroshima, Japan → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer
- Active Years
- 1999-
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Hiromi Kawakami
- Influenced
- Younger short-story writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 | 1994-1998 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1994-1998
Year of Graduation:
1998
Country:
Japan
Published short fiction while enrolled
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Japan Contemporary Literature Prize | Memory of the Tide | — | Japan Contemporary Literature Promotion Association | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Young Writers Award | Day to the Sea | — | Young Culture Promotion Foundation | 受賞 |
Japan Contemporary Literature Prize
2005
Work:
Memory of the Tide
Organization:
Japan Contemporary Literature Promotion Association
Result:
受賞
Young Writers Award
2011
Work:
Day to the Sea
Organization:
Young Culture Promotion Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Memory of the Tide
2004 Short story collection 248 pagesA short story collection set in a coastal town, exploring loss and renewal. Fragments of everyday life reveal layered memories.
seamemoryfamily
Translations
- English translation: Memory of the Tide (partial translations)
Day to the Sea
2010 Novel 320 pagesA novel about a father and son's conflict and reconciliation told through a journey to the sea. It juxtaposes provincial loss with hope.
father-son relationshiprenewalnostalgia
Adaptations
- [Film] Day to the Sea / 田中太郎 (2013)
Translations
- English translation: Day to the Sea
Bibliography
- Memory of the Tide (2004)
- Day to the Sea (2010)
- Dawn's Passage (2016)
Adaptations
- Day to the Sea (film, 2013)
Translations of Works
- Day to the Sea — English translation (2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and serene proseblend of detailed nature description and interiority
- Recurring Motifs
- the seafragments of memoryreturning journeys
Legacy
Regarded as a notable contemporary Japanese writer portraying provincial life. His lyrical focus on the sea and memory has drawn critical praise and influenced popular culture through adaptations.
Academic Societies
- Japanese Society for Contemporary Literature
In Popular Culture
- The film adaptation of 'Day to the Sea' (2013) screened at regional film festivals and attracted attention.
Quotes
-
The sea takes away the past and quietly returns it. In between, we can only look upon ourselves.
Source: Afterword of 'Day to the Sea' (2010) (2010)
Trivia
- Hobbies include clam digging and collecting old books.
- Worked in an editorial production company before debut.