All Yomimono Mystery Novel Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (1992) award
Mei Aoyama
あおやま めい
Aoyama Mei
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1988-04-06 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan → Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 2011-
- Affiliations
- Japan Writers' Association
- Memberships
- Japan Writers' Association
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Banana Yoshimoto
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | Bachelor of Arts | 2006-2010 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Period:
2006-2010
Year of Graduation:
2010
Country:
Japan
Published short stories while enrolled
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Wakaba Literary Prize | The Indigo Garden | 長編小説部門 | Wakaba Literary Society | Winner |
| 2013 | Newcomer Award | After the Light | 短編部門 | Japan Literary Promotion Association | Winner |
Wakaba Literary Prize
2015
Work:
The Indigo Garden
Category:
長編小説部門
Organization:
Wakaba Literary Society
Result:
Winner
Newcomer Award
2013
Work:
After the Light
Category:
短編部門
Organization:
Japan Literary Promotion Association
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Matsumoto Seicho Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1995) nominee
Works
Major Works
The Indigo Garden
2015 Novel 320 pagesSet in a coastal provincial town, this novel delicately depicts family memory and renewal. Past events ripple into present relationships, narrated in lyrical prose.
memoryfamilyrenewal
Adaptations
- [Film] The Indigo Garden / Hiroshi Hasegawa (2019)
Translations
- English translation: The Indigo Garden (translated by K. Brown, 2017)
After the Light
2013 Short story collection 168 pagesA collection of short stories quietly observing the everyday lives and losses of young urban women. The pieces share an introspective and delicate viewpoint.
losscoming-of-ageurban life
Translations
- English translation: After the Light (translated by S. Miller, 2016)
Bibliography
- Edge of the Sea
- After the Light
- The Indigo Garden
Adaptations
- Film 'The Indigo Garden' (2019)
Translations of Works
- The Indigo Garden (English translation)
- After the Light (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical proseintrospective narration
- Recurring Motifs
- seawindowsold photographs
Legacy
Mei Aoyama is a contemporary writer known for lyrical prose focusing on memory and family. After winning emerging writer prizes she gained wider attention and has been featured in university courses and literary journals.
Academic Societies
- Japan Writers' Association
- Contemporary Novel Studies Society
Quotes
-
Writing is a work to avoid forgetting.
Source: The Indigo Garden (2015) (2015)
Trivia
- The character for her name '瞕' is uncommon; she states it is read as 'Mei'.
- She debuted with short stories that drew attention.