Shosetsu Subaru Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (2017) award
Mio Adan
あだん みお
Adan Mio
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2018-
- Influenced By
- Truman Capote, Tomiko Miyao
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Second Faculty of Letters | Second Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University, Second Faculty of Letters
Second Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Graduation thesis was a mid-length novel of about 150 manuscript pages.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Subaru New Writer Prize | The Diary of Akiko Tenryuin | — | Shueisha | Winner |
| 2022 | Miraiya Bookstore Novel Award | Lavka Quietly Holds a Bow | — | Miraiya Bookstore | Winner |
| 2023 | Haruhiko Oyabu Prize | Lavka Quietly Holds a Bow | — | Oyabu Haruhiko Prize Committee | Winner |
| 2023 | Booksellers Award | Lavka Quietly Holds a Bow | — | Booksellers Award Committee | 2nd place |
Subaru New Writer Prize
2017
Work:
The Diary of Akiko Tenryuin
Organization:
Shueisha
Result:
Winner
Miraiya Bookstore Novel Award
2022
Work:
Lavka Quietly Holds a Bow
Organization:
Miraiya Bookstore
Result:
Winner
Haruhiko Oyabu Prize
2023
Work:
Lavka Quietly Holds a Bow
Organization:
Oyabu Haruhiko Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Booksellers Award
2023
Work:
Lavka Quietly Holds a Bow
Organization:
Booksellers Award Committee
Result:
2nd place
Awards & Nominations
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 44 (2023) nominee
Works
Major Works
The Diary of Akiko Tenryuin
2018 NovelA debut novel written in a diary-like style from the perspective of Akiko Tenryuin, quietly portraying relationships, memory, and solitude.
memorysolitudehuman relationshipsdiary
Osmanthus and Meteora
2020 NovelA work composed of linked pieces that delicately depict the emotions of multiple characters.
transiencefamilyloss
Lavka Quietly Holds a Bow
2022 NovelPublished in 2022, this novel attracted attention for its distinctive metaphors and delicate psychological描写 and has received literary awards.
metaphorpsychologycoming-of-age
Bibliography
- The Diary of Akiko Tenryuin
- Osmanthus and Meteora
- Lavka Quietly Holds a Bow
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- calm, observational prosedelicate, metaphor-rich description
- Recurring Motifs
- memorysolitudefragments of familydiaries/memoirs
Legacy
Since debuting in 2018, she has been recognized for her quiet prose and delicate psychological描写, earning several literary awards and strong recognition within bookselling circles as an emerging writer.
Quotes
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She is a writer who, in addition to talent, seems to carry some unseen force.
Source: Comment by selection committee member Hiroyuki Itsuki (Subaru New Writer Prize) (2017)
Trivia
- Born in 1986 (exact birth date not publicly disclosed)
- Graduate of Waseda University, Second Faculty of Letters
- Debut novel 'The Diary of Akiko Tenryuin' published in 2018
- Graduation thesis was a mid-length novel of around 150 manuscript pages