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第32回（1982年） award
Minoru Yamada
やまだ みのる
Yamada Minoru
ペンネーム:
Kaze Minakami（Pen name used for short stories and columns）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1975-04-12 （Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Tokyo, Japan (birth–present) → Sapporo (short residencies for writing)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Essayist
- 活動期間
- 1998年〜
- 所属
- Independent (freelance)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Yasunari Kawabata, Kobo Abe
- 影響を与えた人物
- Younger contemporary novelists (generational influence)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tokyo | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | BA | 1993-1997 | Japan |
The University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
学位:
BA
期間:
1993-1997
卒業年:
1997
国:
Japan
Undergraduate thesis on modern Japanese fiction
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Akutagawa Prize | The Voice of the River | — | Japan Literary Promotion Association | winner |
| 2002 | Japan New Literature Prize | Seasons of the White Town | — | Japan Literary Foundation | winner |
Akutagawa Prize
2010
対象作品:
The Voice of the River
主催:
Japan Literary Promotion Association
結果:
winner
Japan New Literature Prize
2002
対象作品:
Seasons of the White Town
主催:
Japan Literary Foundation
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
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第45回（1997年） award
作品
代表作
The Voice of the River
2010年 Novel 312ページA multi-perspective novel set around a suburban river, exploring memory, loss, and renewal. The narratives of several characters intersect as past and present intertwine like the river's flow.
memorylossrelationship between city and nature
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] The Voice of the River / 中村亮太 (2013)
翻訳
- The Voice of the River (English translation)
Seasons of the White Town
2002年 Novella collection 184ページA linked collection of novellas set in a snowbound provincial town. With a quiet style, it depicts human frailty and kindness revealed through everyday fissures.
lonelinessfamilyharshness of nature
全著作
- Seasons of the White Town (2002)
- The Voice of the River (2010)
- The Veranda at Night (2015)
- Letters by the Sea (2019)
翻案
- Film 'The Voice of the River' (2013)
作品の翻訳
- The Voice of the River (English translation, 2012)
- The Veranda at Night (French translation, 2017)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Lyricism with restrained proseEnsemble depiction through shifting perspectives
- 頻出モチーフ
- water imagery (rivers, sea, rain)old buildings and memorypassage of seasons
評価・遺産
Known for a quiet style that treats themes of city and nature and memory, Yamada is recognized for delicate portrayals of human beings in contemporary Japanese literature. Film adaptations helped reach a broader readership.
関連学会
- Japan Literary Society
資料所蔵先
- Manuscripts held at Tokyo Literary Archive (partial holdings)
大衆文化への影響
- Film adaptation increased readership among younger audiences
引用
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Even a small river carries a story. If you have the ears to listen, it will reach anyone.
出典: Preface, The Voice of the River (2010年)
豆知識
- Belonged to a university theater group
- Always brews tea by the window while writing