Kazumi Saeki (佐伯 一麦, Saeki Kazumi, born July 21, 1959 in Sendai) is a Japanese novelist from Sendai in Miyagi prefecture. Kazumi (meaning one wheat) is his pen name, adopted because of his fondness for Van Gogh's paintings of wheat fields.
His experiences in the 2011 Great Tohoku Kanto earthquake were recounted in an op-ed piece in the New York Times under the title, "In Japan, No Time Yet for Grief" translated by Seiji M. Lippit.[1]
After graduating from high school he moved to Tokyo and worked various jobs including in magazines and as an electrician for 10 years. In the op-ed he writes:
"Before I became a writer, I worked for 10 years as an electrician, until I suffered asbestos poisoning. My main job was to travel around Tokyo, repairing lights, including street lamps and the hallway and stairway lights in apartment buildings."[2]
His 1990 novel Short Circuit was based on those experiences working as an electrician. The following year, 1991, he returned with his wife to his hometown of Sendai, where he has lived since.
In 1997 he spent a year in Norway, writing about those experiences in the novel Norge, for which he received the 2007 Noma Literary Prize.
^Saeki, Kazumi (March 15, 2011). "In Japan, No Time Yet for Grief". New York Times. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
^Saeki, Kazumi (March 15, 2011). "In Japan, No Time Yet for Grief". New York Times. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
KazumiSaeki (佐伯 一麦, SaekiKazumi, born July 21, 1959 in Sendai) is a Japanese novelist from Sendai in Miyagi prefecture. Kazumi (meaning one wheat) is...
(黄昏のストーム・シーディング) 3 1990 Jugi Hisama Seikimatsu Geigeiki (世紀末鯨鯢記) 4 1991 KazumiSaeki A Loose Boy (ア・ルース・ボーイ, A Rūsu Bōi) 5 1992 no applicable work 6 1993...
only characters that appeared in all three of The Grudge films. Kayako Saeki (portrayed by Takako Fuji and Aiko Horiuchi) is the primary antagonist of...
Kazumi Kawahara, Taiki Yoshida (2nd season), and Takuya Yashiro (3rd season) in the musicals and by Daiki Sano in the live-action film. Kojiro Saeki (佐伯...
Rayborn Mike Reinbach Tuffy Rhodes Dave Roberts Robert Rose Takahiro SaekiKazumi Saito Masaki Saito Takashi Saito Kazuhiro Sasaki Shinichi Sato Tomoya...
"Yawara" Lyricist: Shinichi Sekizawa Composer: Koga Masao Arranger: Ryou Saeki Record Company: Nippon Columbia Vocalist Award Fubuki Koshiji for "One Rainy...
Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has been the city's mayor since April 2011. The Hiroshima metropolitan...
Special 2018 : A Whale and Mystery of Pipe Island) Bloom Into You Sayaka Saeki Boarding School Juliet Juliet Persia Sword Art Online: Alicization Alice...
Sutoraiku Witchīzu: Sōkū no Otome-tachi) Written and illustrated by Yoshiyuki Kazumi. It was serialized in Comp Ace between September 26, 2005, and January 26...
his cheating wife, Kazumi. They walk home and pass by Souhei’s manor which is surrounded by police investigating the murder of Kazumi who was found bound...
is with. He is extremely clumsy, but ironically is good at sneaking. Ami Saeki (voiced by Jessica DiCicco): A blonde young girl with long hair who wears...
(Kōji Tamaki) "Ai ni Iku no." (Tomoe Shinohara) "Ai no Tabidachi" (Anna Saeki) "Aiko desho" (Yūki Kidō, Hibari Jidō Gasshōdan) "Aitsu no Hang Glider"...
Akatsuki (暁) Tōru (トオル) Voiced by: Tomo Saeki (Akatsuki), Mamiko Noto (Fujio), Mayumi Yamaguchi (Leon), Kazumi Okazuki (Toru) A group of young wizards...
Kazuki Shimada TV Asahi Episode 10 PopUP! Afternoon Women's Drama Kosuke Saeki Fuji TV Episode 4 Zennin Nagaya Higoi no Denhachi NHK BS Premium (BS4K)...
M. Shoburon (1843), In Vol. 6 of Bushido Zensho, ed., Inoue Tetsujiro, Saeki Ariyoshi, Ueki Naoichiro, and Kokusho Kankokai, 1998. Watanabe, H. A History...
Global Information