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Kiyoshi Shigematsu (重松 清 Shigematsu Kiyoshi, born in 6 March 1963) is a contemporary Japanese writer. He is one of the best-selling authors in Japan, and the major theme of his novels is about family.〔("Shigematsu Kiyoshi" ). ''Japanese Literature Publishing and Promotion Center''. Retrieved 27 Oct 2015.〕 His most notable works include ''Naifu'' (ナイフ) (1997), ''Eiji'' (エイジ) (1999) and ''Bitamin F'' (ビタミンF) (2000).〔 Shigematsu’s works in other genre including journals, editorials and critics are highly commended.〔("重松さんからのメッセージ 作者プロフィール" ). ''Bungeshinju''. Retrieved 27 Oct 2015.〕 He also worked in novelising screenplays.〔("情熱大陸コラム 重松清 「読む情熱大陸」" ). ''Mainichi Broadcasting System''. Retrieved 27 Oct 2015.〕 ==Biography== Shigematsu was born in Kume, Okayama Prefecture in Japan in 1963.〔("第14回坪田譲治文学賞" ). ''Okayama Literary Prize''. Retrieved 27 Oct 2015.〕 He spent most of his youth time in Yamaguchi Prefecture. After he has graduated from Yamaguchi Senior High School in 1981, he went to Tokyo at the age of 18.〔("重松さんからのメッセージ" ). ''Bungeshinju''. Retrieved 27 Oct 2015.〕 Shigematsu's life has changed during his years studying in Waseda University School of Education.〔 Katsumi Togo (東郷 克美 Tōgō Katsumi) was his mentor.〔("重松清（しげまつきよし）とは" ). ''ピクシブ百科事典''. Retrieved 27 Oct 2015.〕 Since his third year of study, he worked as an editorial staff for Waseda University's literary journal, ''Waseda bungaku''.〔 At that time, Kenji Nakagami was the mentor of the editorial department.〔("三田誠広の小説教室｜第三十一回 強い男のやさしさ" ). ''eBOOK Initiative Japan''. Retrieved 27 Oct 2015.〕 Shigematsu once mentioned that his works showed the influence of Nakagami.〔("重松清さん ４６歳の成熟 「十字架」で吉川英治文学賞" ). ''Asahi Shimbun''. Retrieved 27 Oct 2015.〕 In fact, Shigematsu seldom read any books until he became the editorial staff of the journal, and thus he could barely involve in the members' conversation.〔("重松清 中上健次に目かけられた早稲田四畳一間の下宿時代" ). ''Nikkan Gendai''. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 Oct 2015.〕 He therefore every time memorised the names of the writers and titles of the novels they mentioned, and searched in libraries and book stores afterwards.〔 He spent most of his money he got from the scholarship on books and read as much as he could, in the hope that he would be able to join the conversation one day.〔 After graduating from Waseda University, he worked for Kadokawa Shoten as an editorial writer.〔 He later worked as a freelance writer using over 20 pen names, including Akira Tamura (田村 章 Tamura Akira) and Koshir Okada (岡田 幸四郎 Okada Kōshirō), when he novalised dramas and films, wrote for magazines and sometimes took on ghostwriting works.〔("田村章とは" ). ''Hatena Keyword''. Retrieved 27 Oct 2015.〕 In 1991, Shigematsu debute as an author with his first novel, ''Bifoa Ran'' (Before Run).〔 He distinguished himself as a young adult writer, focusing on themes including bullying, juvenile crime and domestic problems.〔〔("#082 ダラダラ生きるのも捨てたもんじゃない" ). ''Mammo.tv''. Retrieved 30 Oct 2015.〕 Shigematsu suffered from a speech disorder known as stammering or shuttering when he was young, and he could hardly pronounce words starting with the sound "k", which made him struggled a lot when pronouncing his own name, Kiyoshi.〔("茅ヶ崎ロータリークラブ 創立５０周年記念講演 直木賞受賞作家・重松清『命を語ることば』" ). ''茅ヶ崎ロータリークラブ''. Retrieved 3 Nov 2015.〕 Shigematsu projected his own experience in his novel "Kiyoshiko" (きよしこ) (2002).〔"(重松 清『きよしこ』 )". ''SHINCHOSHA Publishing Co. Ltd''. Dec 2012. Retrieved 3 Nov 2015.〕 In 2007, Shigematsu wrote the lyrics for the theme song, ''Meguriai'', for the 74th The Nationwide Contest of Music sponsored by NHK (secondary division).〔("Nコンアーカイブ" ). ''Nコン''. Retrieved 30 Oct 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kiyoshi Shigematsu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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