Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1964) award
Yoshiki Yoshimi
よしみ よしき
Yoshiki Yoshimi
Pen Names:
Y. Yoshimi（Used for short stories and essays）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1985-08-19 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 2008-
- Affiliations
- Waseda Literary Society
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Mieko Kawakami, Osamu Dazai
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 文学士 | 2004-2008 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
文学士
Period:
2004-2008
Year of Graduation:
2008
Country:
Japan
Member of a creative writing seminar; participated in young writers' exchange groups
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Yamagumo Literary Prize | Cage of the Wind | 長編小説 | Yamagumo Literary Foundation | Winner |
| 2012 | Newcomer Literary Award | The Town Where the Lights Went Out | 短編 | Sosakusha | Winner |
Yamagumo Literary Prize
2019
Work:
Cage of the Wind
Category:
長編小説
Organization:
Yamagumo Literary Foundation
Result:
Winner
Newcomer Literary Award
2012
Work:
The Town Where the Lights Went Out
Category:
短編
Organization:
Sosakusha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Cage of the Wind
2019 Novel 320 pagesA novel about memory and loss. The protagonist returns to his hometown and, following fragments of memory carried by the wind, confronts the invisible cages between himself and others.
memorysolituderebirth
Adaptations
- [Film] Cage of the Wind / 佐藤 健一 (2021)
Translations
- English translation: Cage of the Wind (tr. Anna Sato)
The Town Where the Lights Went Out
2012 Short story collection 112 pagesA collection of short stories set in the corners of the city. It delicately portrays the quiet after the town's lights go out and the faint connections among its inhabitants.
fragmented memoryabsence in everyday life
Bibliography
- 2009 Fragmented Morning
- 2012 The Town Where the Lights Went Out
- 2014 Night Ark
- 2019 Cage of the Wind
Adaptations
- Film 'Cage of the Wind' (2021)
- Stage play 'Cage of the Wind' (2022)
Translations of Works
- English edition: Cage of the Wind (2020)
- French edition: La Cage du Vent (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyrical, poetic proseDepicts blurred boundaries between reality and dream
- Recurring Motifs
- windcageseamemory
Legacy
Recognized as a prominent emerging writer, his works on memory and loss occupy a distinct place in contemporary Japanese literature. Film adaptations and foreign translations have increased his international profile.
Quotes
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The wind carries the past. Yet the cage never forgets the prisoner's name.
Source: Cage of the Wind (2019)
Trivia
- Was a member of the photography club in university
- Has a habit of taking a walk before writing
- Often writes with a cup of coffee in hand