National Book Award for Translated Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2020) Winner
Miri Yu
ゆう みり
Yū Miri
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1968-06-22 （Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture）
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Catholic Baptized in 2020 （Baptismal Name: Teresa Benedicta）
- Residence History
- Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture → Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture → Minamisōma, Fukushima Prefecture
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, novelist, essayist
- Active Years
- 1986-2024
- Affiliations
- Tokyo Kid Brothers, Seishun Gogetsutō, LaMaMa ODAKA, Full House bookstore
- Influenced By
- Edgar Allan Poe, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, William Faulkner, Truman Capote
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokohama Kyoritsu Gakuen High School | — | — | — | dropout | Japan |
Yokohama Kyoritsu Gakuen High School
Period:
dropout
Country:
Japan
dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Noma Literary Prize | Full House | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Akutagawa Prize | Family Cinema | — | Shinchosha | 受賞 |
| 2020 | National Book Award for Translated Literature | Tokyo Ueno Station | — | National Book Foundation | 受賞 |
Noma Literary Prize
1996
Work:
Full House
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
受賞
Akutagawa Prize
1997
Work:
Family Cinema
Organization:
Shinchosha
Result:
受賞
National Book Award for Translated Literature
2020
Work:
Tokyo Ueno Station
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ishi ni Oyogu Sakana
1994 novelSemiautobiographical novel that sparked legal controversy.
identityprivacy
Kazoku Shinema
1997 novelFamily-themed novel. Won Akutagawa Prize.
familyidentity
Gold Rush
1998 novelDepicts craving for gold.
desiresociety
Inochi
2000 memoirMemoir based on pregnancy and lover's death from cancer. Filmed.
life and deathlove
Adaptations
- [film] Inochi (2000)
Tokyo Ueno Station
2014 novelExplores historical memory through migrant laborers and 2011 disaster.
migrationdisastermemory
Translations
- English (trans. Morgan Giles)
The End of August
2023 novelMulti-generational Korean family during Japanese occupation in 1930s.
colonialismfamily
Translations
- English (trans. Morgan Giles)
Translations of Works
- Gold Rush (trans. Stephen Snyder)
- Tokyo Ueno Station (trans. Morgan Giles)
- The End of August (trans. Morgan Giles)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- poeticintrospective
- Recurring Motifs
- alienationidentityhistorical trauma
Health
-
suicide attempts幼少期Found refuge in literature.
Legacy
Zainichi Korean writer acclaimed for themes of discrimination and identity. Akutagawa Prize winner. Cultural activities in Fukushima.
Trivia
- Zainichi Korean.
- Single mother.
- Lives in Minamisōma, Fukushima, runs bookstore and theater.