Hitomi Kanehara
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Native name | 金原 ひとみ |
Born | August 8, 1983 |
Occupation | Novelist |
Language | Japanese |
Genre | Fiction, short story |
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Hitomi Kanehara (金原 ひとみ, Kanehara Hitomi, born August 8, 1983) is a
Early life
Kanehara was born in Tokyo, Japan. During elementary school she spent a year in San Francisco with her father.[1] At age 11, she dropped out of school, and at age 15 she left home.[2][3] After leaving home, Kanehara pursued her passion for writing. Her father, Mizuhito Kanehara, a literary professor and translator of children's literature, continued to support her.
Career
Kanehara wrote her first novel, Hebi ni piasu (Snakes and Earrings), at the age of 21. The novel won the Shōsetsu Subaru Literary Prize and the Akutagawa Prize (judged by novelist Ryū Murakami), and became a Japanese bestseller, going on to sell more than one million copies.[4][5] Kanehara and fellow 2003 Akutagawa Prize honoree Risa Wataya remain the youngest people ever to receive the Akutagawa Prize.[6] In the same year that she won the Akutagawa Prize, Kanehara got married.[7]
Kanehara's novel Autofiction, with a story that unfolds in reverse chronological order, was published in Japan in 2006. In 2007 an English version of Autofiction, translated by David James Karashima, was published by Vintage Books under the same name,[8] and her novel Haidora (Hydra) appeared in print in Japan. A film adaptation of Hebi ni piasu, directed by Yukio Ninagawa and starring Yuriko Yoshitaka in the lead role, premiered in 2008.[9] Kanehara's novel Torippu torappu (TRIP TRAP) was published in 2009, and won the 2010 Sakunosuke Oda Prize.[10]
When the
Writing style
Kanehara's early work is known for its graphic depictions of
Recognition
- 2003 Subaru Literary Prize (Shueisha) for Hebi ni piasu (Snakes and Earrings)[4]
- 2004 130th Akutagawa Prize (2003下) for Hebi ni piasu (Snakes and Earrings)[6]
- 2010 Sakunosuke Oda Prize for Torippu Torappu (Trip Trap)[10][20]
- 2012 Bunkamura Deux Magots Literary Prize for Mazāzu (Mothers)[11]
- 2020 Watanabe Junichi Literary Prize for Antarakusha (Ataraxia)[21]
- 2021 Tanizaki Jun'ichirō Prize for Ansōsharudisutansu (Unsocial Distance)[22]
Films and other adaptations
- Hebi ni piasu (Snakes and Earrings), 2008[9]
Bibliography
Books in Japanese
- ISBN 9784087746839
- Ash Baby, Shūeisha, 2004, ISBN 9784087747010
- AMEBIC, Shūeisha, 2005, ISBN 9784087747690
- ISBN 9784087753646
- Hydra, Shinchosha, 2007, ISBN 9784103045311
- Hoshi e ochiru, Shūeisha, 2007, ISBN 9784087748970
- Torippu Torappu (Trip Trap), Kadokawa Shoten, 2009, ISBN 9784048740128
- Yūutsutachi, Bungei Shunju, 2009, ISBN 9784163285207
- Mazāzu (Mothers), Shinchōsha, 2011, ISBN 9784103045328
- Marriage Marriage, Shinchōsha, 2012, ISBN 9784103045335
- Motazaru mono (The Have-Nots), Shūeisha, 2015, ISBN 9784087716061
- Keihaku (Flirty) Shinchōsha, 2016, ISBN 9784103045342
- Kuraudo gāru (Cloud Girl), Asahi Shimbun, 2017, ISBN 9784022514448
- Antarakusha (Ataraxia), Shūeisha, 2019, ISBN 9784087711844
- Pari no sabaku, Tōkyō no shinkirō (Parisien Deserts, Tokyo Mirage), 2020, Hōmusha, ISBN 9784834253375
- Fishy, 2020, Asahi Shinbun Shuppan, ISBN 9784022517135
- Ansōsharudisutansu (Unsocial Distance), 2021, Shinchōsha, ISBN 9784103045359
- Mītsu za wārudo (Meets the world), 2022, Shūeisha, ISBN 9784087717778
- Dekurinezon (Déclinaison), 2022, Hōmusha, ISBN 9784834253610
- Hara o sukaseta yūshadomo (The hungry brave), 2023, Kawadeshobō, ISBN 9784309031064
- Hajikete mazare (Burst Open and Mix), 2023, Kōdansha, ISBN 9784065333389
Selected work in English
- ISBN 9780525948896
- ISBN 9780099515982
- "Mambo", trans. Dan Bradley, The Book of Tokyo: A City in Short Fiction, 2015[23]
- "Delira", trans. Dan Bradley, Granta, October 10, 2015[24]
- "Aiguille" and "Pute", trans. Morgan Giles, Granta, November 11, 2020[25]
References
- ^ Onishi, Norimitsu (March 27, 2004). "Just 20, She Captures Altered Japan in a Debut Novel". The New York Times. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ "Hitomi Kanehara". Penguin UK. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ Onishi, Norimitsu (June 6, 2004). "An Aging Island Embraces Japan's Young Dropouts". The New York Times. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
- ^ a b "すばる文学賞". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ Thorne, Matt, Autofiction, By Hitomi Kanehara, trans David James Karashima, The Independent, 29 February 2008, Accessed 7 May 2008
- ^ a b Ashby, Janet (March 4, 2004). "New Akutagawa winners offer hope". The Japan Times. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ Asahi Shimbun(in Japanese). February 7, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ Flynn, Chris (December 3, 2009). "Autofiction by Hitomi Kanehara (review)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "蛇にピアス". 映画.com (in Japanese). September 9, 2008. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ a b "これまでの織田作之助賞受賞作一覧 1984~2013 年" (PDF). 大阪文学振興会 (Osaka Literature Promotion Institute) (in Japanese). Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ a b c "第22回 Bunkamuraドゥマゴ 文学賞 受賞作品". Bunkamura (in Japanese). November 21, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ Sato, Kuriko (May 30, 2016). "金原ひとみインタビュー「初めてハッピーエンドを書いたという気持ち」". Numero (in Japanese). Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ "金原ひとみさん「パリの砂漠、東京の蜃気楼」インタビュー 乖離の中に存在する自分". Asahi Books (in Japanese). June 25, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ISBN 9780824832858.
- ISBN 9780415547420.
- ISBN 9781317647720.
- ISBN 9781317444398.
- ^ ISBN 9780520969971.
- ^ Neustatter, Angela (May 29, 2005). "With a rebel yell". The Guardian. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ "Hitomi Kanehara". Books from Japan. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ "金原ひとみ『アタラクシア』、渡辺淳一文学賞を受賞". Real Sound|リアルサウンド ブック (in Japanese). 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ "谷崎潤一郎賞に金原ひとみさん「アンソーシャル ディスタンス」…「コロナ禍に真正面から向き合っている」". 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ISBN 9781905583577.
- ^ Kanehara, Hitomi (October 10, 2015). "Delira". Granta. Translated by Bradley, Dan. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ Kanehara, Hitomi (November 11, 2020). "Paris Desert, Tokyo Mirage". Granta. Translated by Giles, Morgan. Retrieved January 20, 2021.