Kazushige Abe

The native form of this personal name is Abe Kazushige. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Kazushige Abe (阿部 和重, Abe Kazushige; born 23 September 1968) is a Japanese novelist and film critic. He was born in Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture. His wife is Mieko Kawakami, who is also a novelist.

Works

• Amerika no Yoru (アメリカの夜 American Night). 1994. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4062730570 (likely reference to film technique “day for night”, known in French as “la nuit américaine”) Day for Night (film)
• ABC Sensou (ABC戦争 The ABC Wars). 1995. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4101377223
• Indivijuaru Purojekushon (インディヴィジュアル・プロジェクション Individual Projection). 1997. Shinchousha. ISBN 978-4101377216
• Koushakufujin-tei no Gogo no Paatii (公爵婦人邸の午後のパーティー The Evening Party at the Princess's House). 1997. Kodansha.
• Mujou no Sekai (無情の世界 This Cruel World). 1999. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4101377230
• Nipponia Nippon (ニッポニアニッポン Nipponia Nippon). 2001. Shinchousha. ISBN 978-4101377247
• Shinsemia (シンセミア Sinsemilla). 2003. Asahi Shinbun-sha. ISBN 978-4022643773
• Gurando Finare (グランド・フィナーレ Grand Finale). 2005. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4062757751
• Purasutikku Souru (プラスティック・ソウル Plastic Soul). 2006. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4062102605
• Misuteriasu Settingu (ミステリアス・セッティング Mysterious Setting). 2006. Asahi Shinbun-sha. ISBN 978-4022502445
• Pisutoruzu (ピストルズ Pistols). 2010. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4062161169
• Kuesa to Jusanbanme no Hashira (クエーサーと13番目の柱). 2012. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4062177696
• Shikaku (□ しかく). 2013. Little More. ISBN 978-4898153642
• Derakkusu Edishon (Deluxe Edition). 2013. Bungeishunju. ISBN 978-4163825908
• Kyaputen Sandaboruto (キャプテンサンダーボルト Captain Thunderbolt). with Kotaro Isaka. 2014. Bungeishunju. ISBN 978-4163901947
• Oganizumu (オーガニズム Orga（ni）sm). 2019. Bungeishunju. ISBN 978-4163910970
• Burakku Chenba Myujikku (ブラック・チェンバー・ミュージック Black Chamber Music). 2021. Mainichi Shimbun Publishing. ISBN 978-4620108544
• Arutimetto Edishon (Ultimate Edition). 2022. Kawade Shobo Shinsha. ISBN 978-4309030784

Awards

• 1994 – 37th Gunzo Prize for New Writers: Amerika no Yoru
• 1999 – 21st Noma Literary New Face Prize: Mujo no sekai
• 2004 – 15th Sei Ito Literature Prize: Shinsemia
• 2004 – 58th Mainichi Publishing Culture Award: Shinsemia
• 2005 – 132nd Akutagawa Prize: Gurando Finare
• 2010 – 46th Tanizaki Prize: Pisutoruzu

See also

• Japanese literature
• List of Japanese authors

External links

• Synopsis of Sinsemillas (Shinsemia) at JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project) (in English)
• http://no-sword.jp/blog/2005/02/grand-finale-by-abe-kazushige.html (in English)