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Li Kotomi

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Kotomi
Native name
李り琴こと峰ほう
Born (1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 34)
Taiwan
OccupationWriter
LanguageJapanese, Mandarin
Alma materNational Taiwan University
Waseda University
GenreFiction
Notable works
  • Hitorimai (Solo Dance) (独ひとり舞まい)
  • Itsutsu kazoereba mikazuki ga (五いつつ数かぞえれば三日月みかづきが)
Notable awards

Li Kotomi (李り琴こと峰ほう born on 26 Dec 1989), is a Taiwanese fiction writer, translator, and essayist in Mandarin and Japanese. She is known by her pen name, "Li Kotomi". Her native language is Mandarin Chinese, but her novels are predominantly written in Japanese, and she debuted in 2017. Her literary career began with the Japanese novel titled Hitorimai (Chinese: 獨どく舞まい English: Solo Dance). It received the 60th Gunzo New Writers' Award for Excellence in 2017. Also, Higanbana ga saku shima (An Island Where Red Spider Lilies Bloom) received the 165th Akutagawa Prize,[1] which was established in 1935 in commemoration of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.[2]

Early life

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Li Kotomi was born on December 26, 1989, in Taiwan. She studied Japanese when she was 15 years old.[3] She thinks the more she knows Japanese, the more interesting it is. Her elementary school teacher was dissatisfied with her because Japan had colonized Taiwan.[4]

She also tried to create novels in Chinese concurrently with learning Japanese. She enrolled at National Taiwan University and graduated from the Department of Chinese Literature and Japanese Literature. In 2013, she came to Japan to study for a master's degree in the Department of Japanese Language and Literature at Waseda University.[5][6]

Following graduation, she moved to Japan to study for a master's degree in the Department of Japanese Language and Literature at Waseda University in 2013 and has been living there since.[5] After graduating, she got a permanent residency in Japan in 2018. Following graduation, she started working for a general corporation. When she rode a train to go to her company, she came up with an idea and wrote her debut novel, Hitorimai (Chinese: 獨どく舞まい English: Solo Dance), in 2018.[7] It was her first Japanese novel, and it's also a piece of work that puts everything into it, including the suffering and thoughts of death that she felt in her life. It was awarded the Gunzo Prize for New Writers in 2021. Her novel, Higanbana ga saku shima (Chinese: 彼岸花ひがんばな盛もり開ひらく之これ島とう English: An Island Where Red Spider Lilies Bloom)[8] is in line for Mishima Yukio Prize and received the 165th Akutagawa Prize. She translated her Japanese novels into Chinese herself and published them in Taiwan.[7]

Literary career

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2017-2022

In 2017, her debut Hitorimai received the 60th Gunzo Prize for New Writers, and Li Kotomi was born.[4] Since then, she has written novels in Japanese and Chinese. Also, Hitorimai adopted High School Entrance Exam at Nalano Hachioji Junior & Senior High School, affiliated to Meiji University, in 2019.[4] She quit her company in 2018 and has become a freelance writer and translator. In 2019, her novel Itsutsu kazoereba mikazuki ga (If you count five, the crescent moon) was nominated for the 161th Akutagawa Ryunosuke Prize and the 41st Noma Literary Prize.[7]

In addition to writing novels, she has translation work.[9] She can translate literature such as novels, essays, contracts, tourist information, comics, smartphone games, and newspaper articles. Most of her translation work is from Japanese to Chinese. Her novel Hitorimai was translated by herself. She published the Chinese version in Taiwan.[7]

Porarisu ga furisosogu yoru (The Night of the Shining North Star, published in Feb 2020) received the Art Encouragement Newcomer Award. This series of short stories is set in Shinjuku Ni-chome and depicts the comings and goings of various people—people with diverse sexual identities, foreigners living in Japan, and others—intertwined with themes of national identity, history, and culture.[10] She won the 2021 Akutagawa Prize for Higanbana ga saku shima (The Island Where Red Spider Lilies Bloom)[1][11][12][13]Toumei na maku o hedatenagara, published in Aug 2022, is a collection of essays she had written for over four years, from her debut years, 2017 to 2022, when she received the Akutagawa Prize.[14][15]

Since her debut, she has consistently written her works in close contact with modern society, including life and death, sexual diversity (LGBT, sexual minorities, etc.), nationality, language, and history and politics that are based on it.[7][10] Also, Li Kotomi recently spoke at the International Conference on Open Access to Culture (held from June 28 to July 7, 2022) during Plenary Session 2, "A Dialogue in Diversity: Inclusion of Differences, Prospects in Cultural Collaboration".[10]

  • Hitorimai, which received the 60th Gunzo New Writers' Prize for Excellence,[16] is the award targeted by Jun Bun Gaku, emphasizing the beauty of writing and the variety of artistry.[17] Kodansha created this award.[18]
  • Porarisu ga furisosogu yoru, received the 71st Education Minister's Art Encouragement New Awards.[14]
  • Higanbana ga saku shima, received the 165th Akutagawa Prize[1]

Works

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In Japanese

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Hitorimai (Solo Dance) was published in March 2018 and received the 60th Gunzo New Writers Award for Excellence.[14]

Itsutsu kazoereba mikazuki ga (Count to Five and the crescent Moon）was in line for the 161th Akutagawa Prize and Noma Bungei New Writers Award.[14]

Porarisu ga furisosogu yoru (Night of the Shining North Star) received the 71st Education Minister's Art Encouragement New Awards.[14][10]

Higanbana ga saku shima (An Island Where Red Spider Lilies Bloom), published on June 25, 2021, received the 165th Akutagawa Prize and was in line for Mishima Yukio Awards.[14][19]

Hoshi tsuki yoru (Moon and Starlight Night), published on July 15, 2020.[20]

Sei o iwau (Celebrating life), published on December 7, 2021. It was the first novel to receive the Akutagawa Prize in 2021.[21]

Toumei na maku o hedatenagara, published in June 2021, is a collection of essays she had written for more than four years, from her debut years, 2017 to 2022, when she received the Akutagawa Prize.[14]

In English

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Solo Dance, translated by Arthur Reiji Morris[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Author becomes first Taiwanese to win well-known Japanese literature award - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. ^ "公益こうえき財団ざいだん法人ほうじん日本文学振興会にほんぶんがくしんこうかい". 日本文学振興会にほんぶんがくしんこうかい (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  3. ^ 國際こくさい化か,雙そう語ご編へん排はい,文化ぶんか整合せいごう,全ぜん球たま華人かじん的てき雜誌ざっし, 台灣たいわん光こう華はな雜誌ざっし Taiwan Panorama |. "盛もり開ひらく彼岸ひがん 首位しゅい榮さかえ獲え日本にっぽん芥川あくたがわ獎的台灣たいわん人じん──李り琴こと峰ほう". 台灣たいわん光こう華はな雜誌ざっし Taiwan Panorama | 國際こくさい化か,雙そう語ご編へん排はい,文化ぶんか整合せいごう,全ぜん球たま華人かじん的てき雜誌ざっし (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b c "透明とうめいな膜まくを隔へだてながら｜李り琴こと峰ほう". note（ノート） (in Japanese). 2 August 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b "小説しょうせつ家か | 李り琴こと峰ほう-中華民国ちゅうかみんこく(台湾たいわん)文化ぶんか部ぶ". www.moc.gov.tw. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  6. ^ 台灣たいわん英文えいぶん新聞しんぶん (15 July 2021). "強者きょうしゃ！首位しゅい台灣たいわん作家さっか勇いさむ奪だつ芥川あくたがわ獎 自稱じしょう「中ちゅう二に病びょう宅たく女おんな」背景はいけい揭曉網もう驚おどろき：好こう神かみ！ | 台灣たいわん英文えいぶん新聞しんぶん | 2021-07-15 10:47:00". 台灣たいわん英文えいぶん新聞しんぶん. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e "李り琴こと峰ほうはどんな作家さっかか【お仕事しごとのご依頼いらいについて】｜李り琴こと峰ほう". note（ノート） (in Japanese). 10 March 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  8. ^ Agency）, 中央ちゅうおう通どおり訊社（Central News (16 July 2021). "【專せん訪おとずれ】李り琴こと峰ほう談だん芥川あくたがわ獎新作さく《彼岸花ひがんばな盛もり開ひらく之これ島とう》：一いち個こ將はた男性だんせい排除はいじょ在ざい宗教しゅうきょう、政治せいじ體制たいせい之の外的がいてき烏がらす托たく邦くに". The News Lens 關せき鍵かぎ評論ひょうろん網もう (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  9. ^ 何なに, 致和 (2021). "語ご言げん越境えっきょう、形象けいしょう自じ塑與文化ぶんか交融──李り琴こと峰ほう非ひ母語ぼご書寫しょしゃ研究けんきゅう". 國立こくりつ臺北たいぺい教育きょういく大學だいがく語ご文集ぶんしゅう刊かん. 40: 361–390.
  10. ^ a b c d "Special Interview : Li Kotomi". Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  11. ^ "日本にっぽん芥川賞あくたがわしょう首位しゅい台だい籍せき得とく主ぬし《彼岸花ひがんばな盛もり開ひらく之これ島とう》李り琴こと峰ほう返かえし台だい！唯ただ一公開講座及現場親簽在誠品信義店獨家舉行". Vogue Taiwan (in Chinese). 11 May 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  12. ^ "李り琴こと峰ほう的てき《彼岸花ひがんばな盛もり開ひらく之これ島とう》：一篇小說裡暗示的另一篇小說需要翻譯". 典てん藏ぞうARTouch.com (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 21 June 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  13. ^ 謝しゃ, 惠めぐみ貞さだ (1939). "台だい籍せき日び語ご作家さっか李り琴こと峰ほう的てき《彼岸花ひがんばな盛もり開ひらく之これ島とう》研究けんきゅう——性別せいべつ的てき貴種きしゅ流離りゅうり及烏托たく邦くに的てき翻こぼし轉てん". 臺北たいぺい教育きょういく大學だいがく語ご文集ぶんしゅう刊かん. 23 (11): 1703–1728. doi:10.3412/jsb1917.23.11_1703. ISSN 1883-6976.
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  15. ^ 中央ちゅうおう通どおり訊社 (4 June 2022). "李り琴こと峰ほう「彼岸花ひがんばな盛もり開ひらく之これ島とう」 努力どりょく寫うつし出で自己じこ看み見み的てき世界せかい | 文化ぶんか". 中央ちゅうおう社しゃ CNA (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  16. ^ a b "World Editions - Li Kotomi". World Editions. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  17. ^ "純文学じゅんぶんがくと大衆たいしゅう文学ぶんがく｜綾目あやめ 広治ひろじ｜日にち文ぶんエッセイ1｜日本語にほんご日本にっぽん文学ぶんがく科か｜ノのートルダム清心女子大学とるだむせいしんじょしだいがく". ノのートルダム清心女子大学とるだむせいしんじょしだいがく. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  18. ^ "新人しんじん文学ぶんがく賞しょう". 講談社こうだんしゃ「群像ぐんぞう」. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  19. ^ "『彼岸花ひがんばなが咲さく島しま』李り琴こと峰ほう | 単行たんこう本ほん". 文藝春秋ぶんげいしゅんじゅうBOOKS (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  20. ^ 李り琴こと峰ほう (15 July 2020). 星月夜ほしづきよ. 集英社しゅうえいしゃ. ISBN 978-4-08-771719-8.
  21. ^ 生せいを祝いわう (in Japanese).

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