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第20回（2013年） award
Eiko Yamaguchi
やまぐち えいこ
Yamaguchi Eiko
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1958-06-06 （Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, writer, essayist
- 活動期間
- 2007年〜
- 所属
- Shintaka-kai
- 所属団体
- Shintaka-kai
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Metropolitan Ryogoku High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Waseda University, Second Faculty of Letters | Second Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo Metropolitan Ryogoku High School
国:
Japan
Waseda University, Second Faculty of Letters
Second Faculty of Letters
国:
Japan
Graduated; specific year not provided
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Matsumoto Seicho Prize | Moonlit Shanghai | — | Matsumoto Seicho Prize Committee | Winner |
Matsumoto Seicho Prize
2013
対象作品:
Moonlit Shanghai
主催:
Matsumoto Seicho Prize Committee
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Jaken Shimatsu
2007年 NovelDebut novel (2007). Noted as the work with which she made her literary debut.
debuthuman drama
Moonlit Shanghai
2013年 Novel / Social mysteryA novel set in Shanghai; recipient of the 20th Matsumoto Seicho Prize in 2013.
Shanghaihistoryhumanitycrime
The Cafeteria Lady
2015年 Human drama / Slice of lifeA series about a woman working in a staff cafeteria; stories centered on food and human relationships. One of her representative series.
foodhumanitymiddle-aged life
Matchmaking Cafeteria
2018年 Romance / Human dramaA series set in a cafeteria centered on matchmaking and relationships; multiple volumes published.
romanceencountersfood
Toko and Miko
2016年 NovelNovel published in 2016, focusing on detailed character portrayals.
relationshipsfamily
全著作
- Jaken Shimatsu
- Inguri: Hot‑blooded Humanistic Loan Shark
- Moonlit Shanghai
- You Also Can't Sleep
- Komachi Murder
- Love Keepsake
- Tomorrow's Asako
- Soushunfu (retitled: More Than Love)
- Kazamachi Shinju
- Toko and Miko
- I'm a Toxic Mother, So What?
- The Cafeteria Lady
- Loving Hamburgers: Tsukuda Hajime Cafeteria
- Love Is Miso Soup (Cafeteria Lady #3)
- Two's Hanami Bento (Cafeteria Lady #4)
- Midsummer Yakisoba (Cafeteria Lady #5)
- That Day's Oyakodon (Cafeteria Lady #6)
- Our Curry (Cafeteria Lady #7)
- Omurice with You (Cafeteria Lady #8)
- Everyone's Napolitan (Cafeteria Lady #9)
- Yakiniku Showdown! (Cafeteria Lady #10)
- Night Ochazuke (Cafeteria Lady #11)
- Matchmaking Cafeteria (series)
- Shokudo Messhita
- Night Salt
- Always With Mother
- The Cafeteria Lady's 'Life Is Always on the Edge' — Still, Now Is the Happiest
- Sachiko's Helpful Meals
- Light Staff
- Ghost Izakaya
- Banana Cake Happiness: The Bittersweet Recipes of Akanana Pastry
作風・主題
- 文体
- accessible, approachable prosehumanistic, sentiment-driven narration
- 頻出モチーフ
- cafeterias and foodmiddle-aged reinventionhumanity and community
評価・遺産
Debuted in her 50s and became widely loved for popular fiction focusing on food and human relationships. Winning the Matsumoto Seicho Prize also brought recognition in the mystery/social‑novel sphere.
大衆文化への影響
- The 'Cafeteria Lady' series attracted media attention, particularly the episode that the author worked as a staff-cafeteria head cook.
引用
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I do not have 'friends' who share both joys and sorrows together.
出典: Yomiuri Shimbun morning edition, 'Jinsei Annai' column (2023) (2023年) -
Her name 'Eiko' was given by a fortune-teller and is said to mean 'able to live strongly on her own.'
出典: Interview (Wendy-Net, etc.) (2017年)
豆知識
- Her given name is Eiko; she has said a fortune-teller chose it to mean 'able to live strongly alone.'
- She made her literary debut at age 50 with 'Jaken Shimatsu' (2007).
- In 2002 (age 44) she worked as head cook in a staff cafeteria of Marunouchi Newspaper Cooperative.
- Her father ran a factory making barber scissors.
- She aspired to be a manga artist in her youth and was largely self-taught.
- She attended a night course at the Shochiku Scenario Institute and wrote plots for TV dramas.
- In 2013 she won the 20th Matsumoto Seicho Prize for 'Moonlit Shanghai'.