Maki Kashimada

Maki Kashimada (鹿島田 真希, Kashimada Maki, born 1976) is a Japanese writer. She has won the Bungei Prize, the Mishima Yukio Prize, the Noma Literary New Face Prize, and the Akutagawa Prize.

Maki Kashimada
Native name
鹿島田 真希
Born1976 (age 43–44)
Japan
OccupationWriter
LanguageJapanese
NationalityJapanese
Genre
Notable works
  • Nihiki
  • Rokusendo no ai
  • Pikarudi no sando
  • Meido meguri
Notable awards

Early life and education

Kashimada was born in Tokyo, Japan.[1] In 1998, while still a university student, she submitted her work Nihiki for the Bungei Prize, winning the 35th Bungei Prize.[2] She later graduated from Shirayuri Women's University after writing a thesis on Julia Kristeva.[3][4]

Career

In 2005 Kashimada won the 18th Mishima Yukio Prize for Rokusendo no ai (Love at 6000 Degrees), a story set in Nagasaki but based loosely on Marguerite Duras' screenplay for Hiroshima mon amour.[4] In 2007 Kashimada won the 29th Noma Literary New Face Prize for Pikarudī no sando.[5] In 2012, after having her work nominated for the Akutagawa Prize multiple times and almost sharing the award with Akiko Akazome in 2010, Kashimada won the 147th Akutagawa Prize for Meido meguri.[6][7]

Personal life

Kashimada is a member of the Japanese Orthodox Church and is married to a member of the clergy.[8][9]

Recognition

Works

In Japanese
  • Nihiki (二匹), Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 1999, ISBN 9784309012605
  • Region no hanayome (レギオンの花嫁), Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 2000, ISBN 9784309013381
  • Hitori no kanashimi wa sekai no owari ni hitteki suru (一人の哀しみは世界の終りに匹敵する), Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 2003, ISBN 9784309015491
  • Shirobara yonshimai satsujin jiken (白バラ四姉妹殺人事件), Shinchosha, 2004, ISBN 9784104695010
  • Rokusendo no ai (六〇〇〇度の愛, Love at 6000 Degrees), Shinchosha, 2005, ISBN 9784104695027
  • Nanbā wan konsutorakushon (ナンバーワン・コンストラクション, Number 1 Construction), Shinchosha, 2006, ISBN 9784104695034
  • Pikarudī no sando (ピカルディーの三度), Kodansha, 2007, ISBN 9784062142755
  • Zero no ōkoku (ゼロの王国), Kodansha, 2009, ISBN 9784062154147
  • Ōgon no saru (黄金の猿), Bungeishunjū, 2009, ISBN 9784163283401
  • Onna no niwa (女の庭), Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 2009, ISBN 9784309019024
  • Kitare yakyūbu (来たれ, 野球部), Kodansha, 2011, ISBN 9784062172851
  • Meido meguri (冥土めぐり), Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 2012, ISBN 9784309021225
  • Sono akatsuki no nurusa (その暁のぬるさ), Shueisha, 2012, ISBN 9784087713725
  • Harumonia (ハルモニア, Harmonia), Shinchosha, 2013, ISBN 9784104695041
  • Kurete iku ai (暮れていく愛), Bungeishunjū, 2013, ISBN 9784163821405
  • Shōjo no tame no himitsu no seisho (少女のための秘密の聖書, Secret Bible for a Girl), Shinchosha, 2014, ISBN 9784104695058
  • Shōnen seijo (少年聖女), Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 2016, ISBN 9784309025001
  • Erabareshi kowareyatachi (選ばれし壊れ屋たち), Bungeishunjū, 2016, ISBN 9784163904351

In English
  • "The Interview", trans. Jocelyne Allen, Japan Earthquake Charity Literature, 2012[14]
  • A Translation of Maki Kashimada's 6000° Love with Foreword and Analysis, trans. Michael Kuehl, SUNY Binghamton, 2016, ISBN 9781339927343
gollark: That message was there pre-Cult Wars.
gollark: That isn't actually the reason though.
gollark: Being noticed in some way, presumably, regardless of how annoying or bad it is?
gollark: "Protesting" at maximum disruptiveness would literally just be terrorism.
gollark: I mean, you still expect them to stick to SOME standards.

References
  1. "芥川賞に鹿島田真希氏の「冥土めぐり」". Nihon Keizai Shimbun (in Japanese). July 17, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  2. 小山内, 伸 (August 6, 2012). "生活と時代を重ねた芥川賞受賞作／鹿島田真希『冥土めぐり』". Webronza (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  3. "白百合女子大で作家ら１２人が登壇". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). January 24, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  4. 構成, 松浦泉 (July 18, 2005). "今月のひと". Subaru (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on July 18, 2005. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  5. "Authors: Maki Kashimada". Books From Japan. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  6. "第147回「芥川賞」に鹿島田真希氏の『冥土めぐり』 「直木賞」に辻村深月氏の『鍵のない夢を見る』". Oricon News (in Japanese). July 17, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  7. "第１４３回芥川賞・直木賞　歴史見つめ新たな光". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). July 17, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  8. Markin Powell, Allison (November 10, 2016). "10 Books by Japanese Women We'd Love to See in English". Literary Hub. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  9. "『冥土めぐり』の鹿島田真希さん インタビュー". e-Hon (in Japanese). October 1, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  10. "文藝 文藝賞受賞作" (in Japanese). Kawade Shobo Shinsha. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  11. "三島由紀夫賞　過去の受賞作品" (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  12. "野間文芸新人賞 過去受賞作" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  13. "芥川賞受賞者一覧" (in Japanese). 日本文学振興会. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  14. Ichikawa, Makoto (September 11, 2011). "Waseda Bungaku's charity project: Japan Earthquake Charity Literature". Waseda Bungaku. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
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