Dazai Osamu Award
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2015) award
Akari Ito
いとう あかり
Itō Akari
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1986-03-10 （Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2015-
- Influenced By
- Hideko Takamine, Ryō Asai
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochanomizu University | Faculty of Letters and Education | — | — | — | Japan |
Ochanomizu University
Faculty of Letters and Education
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Dazai Osamu Prize | Unchanging Joy | — | Chikuma Shobo | Winner |
Dazai Osamu Prize
2015
Work:
Unchanging Joy
Organization:
Chikuma Shobo
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Cannot Even Call the Name
2015 FictionDebut book retitled from the prize-winning piece "Unchanging Joy." A collection including short and mid-length stories that sensitively portray the inner lives and subtle unease of young women.
Young women's psychologyEveryday uneaseFamily relationships
Practice and Praline
2017 FictionPublished in 2017. A collection that carefully delves into the habits and relationships of individual characters, with a short-story feel.
Everyday lifeHabitsInterpersonal relationships
Green Flowers and Red Lawn
2018 FictionPublished in 2018. Contains short stories and linked pieces that reflect characters' emotions through colors and landscapes.
MemoryLandscapesEmotional coloration
Someone's Nobody
2019 FictionPublished in 2019. A short-story collection depicting relationships between self and others and feelings of loneliness.
LonelinessRelationships with othersSelf-awareness
Pink Isn't Scary
2022 FictionA 2022 short-story collection primarily composed of magazine-published pieces, exploring the gap between personal feelings and social expectations.
Society and the individualExpectations vs. realityEveryday dissonance
My Inside Corner
2023 FictionPublished in 2023. A collection of pieces portraying characters' poignancy and decisions from an introspective viewpoint.
IntrospectionDecision-makingPoignancy
The Flower You Didn't Notice
2025 FictionPublished in 2025. A short-story collection that picks up small discoveries and often-overlooked emotions hidden in everyday details.
DiscoveryEveryday detailsOverlooked emotions
This Is Just My Opinion
2025 Essays / FictionPublished in 2025. A collection blending essayistic elements and fictional pieces.
Personal discourseIntersection of fiction and essay
Bibliography
- Cannot Even Call the Name
- Practice and Praline
- Green Flowers and Red Lawn
- Someone's Nobody
- Pink Isn't Scary
- My Inside Corner
- The Flower You Didn't Notice
- This Is Just My Opinion
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Delicate psychological描写Detail-oriented depiction of everyday lifeNarration from the perspective of young adults
- Recurring Motifs
- Flowers and color as imageryDomestic and familiar spacesSubtle unease and dissonance
Legacy
Debuted after winning the Dazai Osamu Prize and is noted as a contemporary writer who sensitively depicts the inner lives and everyday details of young women. Early recognition by the prize led to sustained publication of short and mid-length works.
Trivia
- She began writing after her grandmother bought her a word processor in childhood.
- A fan of Hello! Project; she has publicly stated that her favorite member is Ruru Danbara.
- Reading Ryō Asai's debut work prompted her to leave her job and start writing full-time.
- Her debut book "Cannot Even Call the Name" was published after retitling the prize-winning piece "Unchanging Joy."