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Shigeru Yamada

やまだ しげる

Yamada Shigeru

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1955-01-01 (Saitama Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Literary critic
Active Years
2005-

Awards

Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize
2005
Work: Mari Akasaka
Category: 評論部門
Organization: Gunzo (magazine) editorial board
Result: 優秀作 (Selected as Excellent Work)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mari Akasaka

2005 Essay/Criticism

A critical essay on writer Mari Akasaka, published in Gunzo (June 2005).

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Nature, Matter, Song — How to Transcend Contemporary Poetry

2019 Essay/Criticism

A critical reevaluation of contemporary poetry and its methodologies (published in Social Criticism, No.194).

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Divorce

2006 Short story

A short story published in Gunzo (May 2006).

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Report from a Language

2007 Short story

A short story published in Gunzo (August 2007) focusing on language and expression.

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Bibliography

  • Mari Akasaka
  • Nature, Matter, Song — How to Transcend Contemporary Poetry
  • Divorce
  • Report from a Language

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Analytical and logical proseTextual interpretation based on critical perspectives
Recurring Motifs
languagematerialitypoetry

Legacy

A literary critic active in contemporary literary criticism. Recognized by the Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize, he has published essays on contemporary poetry, language, and expression.

Trivia

  • Born in 1955 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
  • Selected as an excellent work in the criticism category of the Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize in 2005.