Mourning Sea Tatsuya Kumagai Kodansha :9784065340660

キャッチコピー：「北の海を舞台に、歴史と現代が交差する群像劇を作り続ける小説家」
熊谷達也は、日本の小説家。東北地方や北海道の民俗・文化・風土を題材とした作品で知られる。「マタギ3部作」の第2作『邂逅の森』により、2004年の山本周五郎賞と直木賞のダブル受賞を果たした。宮城県仙台市出身。東京電機大学理工学部卒業後、数学教諭を8年間勤め、保険代理店業を経て小説家としてデビューした。外国製のオートバイを愛し、「K'z」というロックバンドでギターを弾くなど、ミュージシャンとしての一面も持つ。
Q：何をされた方ですか？
A：「東北地方や北海道の民俗・文化・風土に根ざした群像劇を作品にすることで、地域の歴史と現代が交差する様子を表現し、読者に感動を与える」
Q：有名な作品は何ですか？
A：「マタギ3部作」の第2作『邂逅の森』。東北地方で栄えた湊町の景色が描かれ、明治から近未来までの人々の物語を描く年代記「仙河海サーガ」シリーズも有名である。
English Summary
Catchphrase: "A novelist who continues to create ensemble dramas where history and modernity intersect, set in the northern seas."
Tatsuya Kumagai is a Japanese novelist. He is known for his works that focus on the folklore, culture, and climate of the Tohoku region and Hokkaido. He won both the Shugoro Yamamoto Award and the Naoki Award in 2004 for his second work in the Matagi trilogy, ``Forest of Encounters.'' Born in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. After graduating from Tokyo Denki University's Faculty of Science and Engineering, he worked as a mathematics teacher for eight years, worked as an insurance agent, and then made his debut as a novelist. He loves foreign-made motorcycles and is also a musician, playing guitar in a rock band called ``K'z.''
Q: What did you do?
"By creating ensemble dramas that are rooted in the folklore, culture, and climate of the Tohoku region and Hokkaido, we express the intersection of local history and modernity, and move readers."
Q: What are your famous works?
``Forest of Encounters'' is the second work in the ``Matagi Trilogy.'' The ``Sengawa Kai Saga'' series is also famous, depicting the scenery of Minato-cho, which flourished in the Tohoku region, and depicting the stories of people from the Meiji period to the near future.
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