令和伊坂幸太郎 Kōtarō Isaka

日本令和 (1971年五月25日)

Isaka Kōtarō
宮坂航也
出生地：	千葉縣

伊坂幸太郎，原名宮坂航也，1971年生於日本千葉縣，已婚。1995年於東北大學法學部畢業。熱愛電影，深受柯恩兄弟（Coen Brother）、尚-積葵·貝力斯（Jean-Jacques Beineix）、艾米爾·庫斯杜力卡（Emir Kusturica）等電影導演的影響。1996年以《礙眼的壞蛋們》（惡黨たちが目にしみる，唯一沒有出過單行本的作品）獲得日本山多利推理大賞佳作。2000年以《奧杜邦的祈禱》（オーデュボンの祈り，新潮社）榮獲第五屆新潮推理俱樂部奬，躋身文壇。2000年《海海人生》（ラッシュライフ，新潮社）出版上市，各大報章雜志爭相報導，廣受各界好評。2003年《重力小醜》（重力ピエロ，新潮社）、2004年《孩子們》（チルドレン，講談社）、《蚱蜢》（グラスホッパー，角川書店）、2005年《死神的精確度》（死神の精度，文藝春秋）、2006年《沙漠》（砂漠，實業之日本社）五度入圍直木賞，2000以後得奬呼聲很高的文壇才子。作者知識廣博，內容取材範圍涵蓋生物、藝術、歷史，可謂上通天文下知地理；文筆風格豪邁詼諧而具透明感，內容環環相扣，讀者閱畢不禁大呼過癮，是2000年以來日本文壇少見的文學新秀，備受矚目。其重要作品尚有《天才搶匪盜轉地球》、《傢鴨與野鴨的自動投幣式儲物櫃》（アヒルと鴨のコインロッカー，東京創元社、2003年）、《魔王》（講談社、2005）、《最後的愚者(世紀末的愚者)》（終末のフール，集英社、2006年3月）、《Fish Story》（フィッシュストーリー，新潮社、2007年1月）等。2011年3月11日日本發生9.0級強震及海嘯，仙臺市災情嚴重。這引發大傢對居住在仙臺市的伊坂幸太郎安危的關註，事後伊坂已被出版社聯繫上，他與傢人在一起，確認安然無恙。

Kōtarō Isaka (伊坂幸太郎, Isaka Kōtarō, born 25 May 1971) is a Japanese author of mystery fiction.

Life and career

Isaka was born in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. After graduating from the law school of Tohoku University he went on to work as a systems engineer. He wrote short stories in his free time which he submitted to literary competitions. In 2000 he won the Shincho Mystery Club Prize with debut work Audubon’s prayer, after which he became a professional author.

In 2002 Isaka's novel Lush Life began to garner critical attention, but it was his Naoki Prize nominated 2003 work Gravity Clown (Juryoku Piero, filmed in 2009 starring Ryō Kase) which led to him becoming widely known amongst regular readers. His following work The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker went on to win the 25th Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers.

Isaka is often referred to as a mystery writer, however he does not allow himself to be constrained by this definition, attracting many fans amongst the younger generation.

2003's Gravity Clown, 2004's Children and Grasshopper, 2005's The Precision of the Agent of Death and 2006's Desert were all nominated for the Naoki Prize. In addition Isaka is the only author to have been nominated for the first 4 years of the Honya Taisho, finally winning the 5th in 2008 with Remote Control (original title: Golden Slumber). The same work also won the 21st Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize and led to Isaka being selected for the Naoki Prize. Isaka turned down the nomination citing his desire to focus on writing his novel Maoh has turned manga.

Works available in English

Novel

Remote Control (or Golden Slumber) (original title: Gōruden Surambā), trans. Stephen Snyder (Kodansha USA, 2011) ISBN 9784770031082

Short story

The Precision of the Agent of Death (original title: Shinigami no Seido), trans. Beth Cary
- Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 2006
- Passport to Crime: Finest Mystery Stories from International Crime Writers, Running Press, 2007 ISBN 978-0-7867-1916-7

Awards

Japanese awards

1996 - 13th Suntory Mystery Prize honourable mention: Yōkina Gyangu ga Chikyū o Mawasu
2000 - 5th Shincho Mystery Club Prize: Ōdyubon no Inori
2004 - 25th Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers: Ahiru to Kamo no Koin Rokkā (The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker)
2004 - 57th Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Short Story: The Precision of the Agent of Death
2008 - 5th Japan Booksellers Award (Hon'ya Taishō): Remote Control
2008 - 21st Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize: Remote Control
2009 - The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2009): Remote Control

French awards

2012 - Prix Masterton (fr): Ōdyubon no Inori (French title: La Prière d'Audubon)
2012 - Prix Zoom Japon: Ōdyubon no Inori (French title: La Prière d'Audubon)

Bibliography

Novels

Ōdyubon no Inori (オーデュボンの祈り), 2000 (French translation: La Prière d'Audubon, Philippe Picquier Publishing, 2011)
Rasshu Raifu (Lush Life) (ラッシュライフ), 2002
Yōkina Gyangu ga Chikyū o Mawasu (陽氣なギャングが地球を回す), 2003
Jūryoku Piero (重力ピエロ), 2003 (French translation: Pierrot-la-gravité, Philippe Picquier Publishing, 2012)
Ahiru to Kamo no Koin Rokkā (アヒルと鴨のコインロッカー), 2003
Gurasuhoppā (Grasshopper) (グラスホッパー), 2004
Sabaku (砂漠), 2005
Yōkina Gyangu no Nichijō to Shūgeki (陽氣なギャングの日常と襲撃), 2006
Gōruden Surambā (Golden Slumber) (ゴールデンスランバー), 2007 (English translation: Remote Control, Kodansha USA, 2011)
Modan Taimusu (Modern Times) (モダンタイムス), 2008
Aru Kingu (あるキング), 2009
Esu Ō Esu no Saru (SOSの猿), 2009
Ō! Fāzā (Oh! Father) (オー! ファーザー), 2010
Baibai, Burakkubādo (Bye Bye, Blackbird) (バイバイ、ブラックバード), 2010
Mariabītoru (Mariabeetle) (マリアビートル), 2010
Yoru no Kuni no Kūpā (夜の國のクーパー), 2012
Gasorin Seikatsu (ガソリン生活), 2013
Shinigami no Furyoku (死神の浮力), 2013

Short story collections

Chirudoren (Children) (チルドレン), 2004
Shinigami no Seido (死神の精度), 2005
Maō (魔王), 2005
Shūmatsu no Fūru (終末のフール), 2006
Fisshu Sutōrī (Fish Story) (フィッシュストーリー), 2007
Pīkē (PK), 2012
Nokori Zembu Bakēshon (殘り全部バケーション), 2012

Film adaptations

A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth (2006) (Yōkina Gyangu ga Chikyū o Mawasu)
Children (2006)
The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker (2007)
Sweet Rain (2008) based on The Precision of the Agent of Death
Fish Story (2009)
Jūryoku Piero (2009)
Lush Life (2009)
Golden Slumber (2010)
Potechi (2012)
Oh!Father (2014)
Grasshopper (2015)
Golden Slumber (2018)
Bullet Train (2021)

Manga adaptations

Maoh: Juvenile Remix

References

^ J'Lit | Publications : The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker | Books from Japan (in English)
^ Winners and finalists of the 2012 Masterton Prize Archived 2 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
^ Zoom Japon Prize winners Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in French)

External links

Official Website
Kotaro Isaka at J'Lit Books from Japan (in English)