Hagiwara Sakutaro Award
2 appearances
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Edition 16 (2008) nominee
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Edition 19 (2011) nominee
Kayoko Yamasaki
やまさき かよこ
Yamasaki Kayoko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1956-09-14 （Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, Serbian, Russian, Slovenian, English
- Residence History
- Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan → Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan → Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan → Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina → Ljubljana, Slovenia → Belgrade, Serbia
Career
- Occupations
- poet, translator, university professor
- Active Years
- 1979-
- Affiliations
- Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade (Professor), Serbian Literary Association (Vice Director)
- Memberships
- Serbian Literary Association
- Nominations
- 1996: Nominee for the 1st Nakahara Chūya Prize with the poetry collection 'For the Birds'
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Letters, Hokkaido University | Faculty of Letters | Russian Literature | 学士（文学） | 在学期間不詳・1979年卒業 | Japan |
| Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo | Faculty of Philosophy | Yugoslav Literary History | — | 留学（奨学金） | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Institute for Folk Music, Ljubljana | — | — | — | 留学 | Slovenia |
| Graduate School, University of Belgrade | Faculty of Philology / Graduate Studies | Japanese Studies (later Comparative Literature) | — | 1982-1986 在学 | Serbia |
| University of Belgrade | Graduate School | Comparative Literature | 博士（比較文学） | 博士取得（2003年） | Serbia |
Faculty of Letters, Hokkaido University
Faculty of Letters
/ Russian Literature
Degree:
学士（文学）
Period:
在学期間不詳・1979年卒業
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the Department of Russian Literature, Faculty of Letters, Hokkaido University.
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo
Faculty of Philosophy
/ Yugoslav Literary History
Period:
留学（奨学金）
Country:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Studied at the University of Sarajevo on a Yugoslav scholarship.
Institute for Folk Music, Ljubljana
Period:
留学
Country:
Slovenia
Studied at an institute for folk music in Ljubljana.
Graduate School, University of Belgrade
Faculty of Philology / Graduate Studies
/ Japanese Studies (later Comparative Literature)
Period:
1982-1986 在学
Year of Graduation:
1986
Country:
Serbia
Served as an assistant during studies and later became a professor in Japanese studies.
University of Belgrade
Graduate School
/ Comparative Literature
Degree:
博士（比較文学）
Period:
博士取得（2003年）
Year of Graduation:
2003
Country:
Serbia
Earned a PhD with the thesis 'Development of Japanese avant-garde poetry in the 1920s: comparative study with Serbian literature.'
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | Belgrade Diary | 紀行部門 | The Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Murasaki Shikibu Literary Prize | Bread and Wild Strawberries: Wartime Serbia and the Memory of Food | 文学賞 | Murasaki Shikibu Literary Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| — | Serbia PEN Overseas Translation Merit Award | — | — | Serbia PEN | 受賞 |
| — | Translation Merit Award | — | — | Serbian Translators Association | 受賞 |
| — | International Poet Morava Prize | — | — | Association of Serbian Writers | 受賞 |
Yomiuri Literary Prize
2015
Work:
Belgrade Diary
Category:
紀行部門
Organization:
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Murasaki Shikibu Literary Prize
2019
Work:
Bread and Wild Strawberries: Wartime Serbia and the Memory of Food
Category:
文学賞
Organization:
Murasaki Shikibu Literary Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Serbia PEN Overseas Translation Merit Award
Organization:
Serbia PEN
Result:
受賞
Translation Merit Award
Organization:
Serbian Translators Association
Result:
受賞
International Poet Morava Prize
Organization:
Association of Serbian Writers
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Murasaki Shikibu Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (2019) award
Works
Major Works
For the Birds (poetry collection)
1995 Poetry collectionA lyrical poetry collection focusing on birds and nature, exploring memory and loss through delicate imagery.
birdsnaturelossmemory
The Disintegration of Yugoslavia
1993 Non-fiction / Political historyA non-fiction work on the breakup of Yugoslavia, discussing its historical and social background.
Yugoslaviawarpolitics
From There the Blue Darkness Whispers
2003 Essay collectionAn essay collection reflecting on experiences in Belgrade, war, and language. An expanded edition was later published in Chikuma Bunko.
warlanguagecross-cultural encountersmemory
Belgrade Diary
2014 Travelogue / EssaysA diary-style travelogue recording daily life and memories in Belgrade. Winner of the 2015 Yomiuri Literary Prize (travel/essay category).
citymemorydaily lifeaftermath of war
Bread and Wild Strawberries: Wartime Serbia and the Memory of Food
2018 Travel / Cultural essaysExplores wartime Serbia's food culture and memories to probe the relation between war and everyday life. Winner of the 2019 Murasaki Shikibu Literary Prize.
foodmemorywarcultural exchange
The Danube, a Small Water Journey: From Belgrade
2022 TravelogueAn essayistic travelogue depicting memories and landscapes of Belgrade and its surroundings from the perspective of the Danube.
riversmovementmemorylandscape
Bibliography
- Slovenian: Basic 1500 Words (editor)
- The Disintegration of Yugoslavia
- One Day the Village Became a Battlefield: Messages from the Children of Batčuga
- For the Birds (poetry collection)
- Rodina (poetry collection)
- Roses, a Strange Country (poetry collection)
- From There the Blue Darkness Whispers
- Secret Morning
- Athos, the Quiet Traveler (poetry collection)
- Miwohayami (poetry collection)
- Belgrade Diary
- Belgrade Diary (Expanded Edition, Chikuma Bunko; commentary by Erika Kobayashi)
- War and Children (illustrations by Mitsu Yamazaki)
- Bread and Wild Strawberries: Wartime Serbia and the Memory of Food
- You Should Go to the Sea (poetry collection)
- Silently Remaining (poetry collection)
- The Danube, a Small Water Journey: From Belgrade
Translations by Author
- Danilo Kiš, 'The Sadness of Youth' (translation)
- Danilo Kiš, 'The Encyclopedia of the Dead' (translation)
- Ivo Andrić, 'Jelena, the Absent Woman and Thirteen Other Stories' (co-translated with Issei Tanaka and Yo Yamazaki)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricalmetaphorical expressioncomparative-literary perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- war and memoryfood and cultural memorythe river (Danube)birds and nature
Legacy
Known as a poet and translator who builds bridges between Japan and the former Yugoslav region. Based in Belgrade, she has introduced Japanese literature (including the Kojiki) to the former Yugoslavia and translated Serbian literature into Japanese. Her essays, travelogues and poetry about war, memory and food culture have received international recognition.
Academic Societies
- Serbian Literary Association
Trivia
- Her husband is Yo Yamazaki, a Yugoslav studies researcher and translator; her father-in-law was the Yugoslav journalist Brancko Vukelić.
- In 2015, she won the 66th Yomiuri Literary Prize (travel/essay category) for 'Belgrade Diary'.
- In 2019, she won the 29th Murasaki Shikibu Literary Prize for 'Bread and Wild Strawberries: Wartime Serbia and the Memory of Food'.
- She has translated works by Danilo Kiš and Ivo Andrić and other writers from Serbia and the former Yugoslavia.
- She serves as a professor at the University of Belgrade, teaching and researching Japanese studies and comparative literature.