Tsubota Joji Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1999) award
Sawako Agawa
あがわ さわこ
Agawa Sawako
Pen Names:
Sawako Agawa（Common pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1953-11-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Saginomiya, Nakano-ku, Tokyo → Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- Essayist, Talent, Novelist
- Active Years
- 1981-2025
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | Department of Western History | — | — | Japan |
Keio University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Western History
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Kodansha Essay Award | Aa Ieeba Kou Kuu | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Tsubota Joji Literary Award | Umeko | — | Tsubota Joji Literary Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Shima Kiyoshi Love Literature Award | After the Engagement | — | Shima Kiyoshi Love Literature Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | — | — | Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Hashida Award | — | — | Hashida Award Committee | 受賞 |
Kodansha Essay Award
1999
Work:
Aa Ieeba Kou Kuu
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
受賞
Tsubota Joji Literary Award
1999
Work:
Umeko
Organization:
Tsubota Joji Literary Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Shima Kiyoshi Love Literature Award
2008
Work:
After the Engagement
Organization:
Shima Kiyoshi Love Literature Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
2014
Organization:
Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Hashida Award
2018
Organization:
Hashida Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Kodansha Essay Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 15 (1999) award
Kikuchi Kan Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 62 (2008) award
Shimasei Romance Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 15 (2008) award
Works
Major Works
Aa Ieeba Kou Kuu
1999 EssayAn essay collection co-written with Fumi Dan.
EssaysLifeFood
Umeko
1999 NovelNovel awarded the Tsubota Joji Literary Award.
FamilyHuman Relationships
After the Engagement
2008 NovelWinner of the Shima Kiyoshi Love Literature Award.
LoveMarriage
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Accessible and lighthearted writing style
- Recurring Motifs
- FamilyDaily LifeHuman Relationships
Legacy
Sawako Agawa is a widely active essayist, novelist, and talent in Japan, beloved for her humor and insight. Her works focus on human relationships and daily life, and she has received numerous literary awards.
Trivia
- Sawako Agawa is known as one of the namers of the Shinkansen Nozomi train.
- Her father is the writer Hiroyuki Agawa.
- She married a university professor in 2017.