Akutagawa Prize
1回登壇
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第21回（1949年） award
Shigeko Yuki
ゆき しげこ
Yuki Shigeko
ペンネーム:
Shigetsu Yuki（Pen name used for early short story publications）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1981-06-21 （Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Fukuoka City (birth — early life) → Tokyo (primary base for literary activity) → London (short-term residence)
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, screenwriter
- 活動期間
- 2005年〜
- 所属
- Japan PEN Club, Japan Writers' Association
- 所属団体
- Japan PEN Club, Japan Writers' Association
- 影響を受けた人物
- Haruki Murakami, Hiromi Kawakami, Virginia Woolf
- 影響を与えた人物
- a generation of young female writers, Akiko Sato (fictional, young novelist)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 文学士 | 1999-2003 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
学位:
文学士
期間:
1999-2003
卒業年:
2003
国:
Japan
Wrote short stories during studies and made literary debut
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Shiranami Literary Prize | The Quiet of the Sea | 長編小説 | Shiranami Literary Foundation | Winner |
| 2008 | Young Writers' Prize | The Night Bird | 短編 | Japan Literary Promotion Association | Winner |
Shiranami Literary Prize
2014
対象作品:
The Quiet of the Sea
部門:
長編小説
主催:
Shiranami Literary Foundation
結果:
Winner
Young Writers' Prize
2008
対象作品:
The Night Bird
部門:
短編
主催:
Japan Literary Promotion Association
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
-
第8回（1962年） award
作品
代表作
The Quiet of the Sea
2014年 literary fiction 312ページA novel set in a seaside town that traces family memories and renewal. With serene prose it explores loss and forgiveness.
seamemoryfamily
映像化・舞台化
- [film] The Quiet of the Sea / Kobayashi Ken (2017)
翻訳
- English translation: The Quiet of the Sea (2016)
- French translation: Le Silence de la Mer (2018)
The Night Bird
2008年 short story collection 176ページA collection of short stories using the night bird as a motif, exploring solitude and small miracles.
solituderenewaleveryday miracles
翻訳
- Selected English translations: The Night Bird (magazine appearance)
Scent of the Tide
2011年 novella 128ページA novella about the interaction between an elderly man with memory loss and a young woman, dealing with layers of memory and time.
memorytimeintergenerational relationships
全著作
- The Night Bird (2008)
- Scent of the Tide (2011)
- The Quiet of the Sea (2014)
- A Small Light (2019)
翻案
- Film 'The Quiet of the Sea' (2017)
- TV drama 'A Small Light' (2020)
作品の翻訳
- English: The Quiet of the Sea (2016)
- French: Le Silence de la Mer (2018)
- English: Selected stories from 'The Night Bird' (2012)
作風・主題
- 文体
- lyrical and delicate descriptionsnarration emphasizing inner flow of consciousness
- 頻出モチーフ
- seamemorydining table
評価・遺産
Recognized for her delicate portrayals of everyday life and memory from a female perspective, she has been widely read through adaptations and translations.
関連学会
- Society for Contemporary Japanese Literature
- Association for Women's Literature Studies
大衆文化への影響
- Her major works' film and TV adaptations helped her reach a general audience
引用
-
Words spread like the sea and do not return.
出典: Afterword of 'The Quiet of the Sea' (2014年)
豆知識
- She habitually brews coffee while writing
- She takes seaside walks during writing sessions