Hayashi Fumiko Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2021) grand prize
Aki Asahina
あさひな あき
Asahina Aki
Pen Names:
A. Asanami（Used during early short story period）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1986-07-14 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan → Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Memberships
- Japan PEN Club
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Hiromi Kawakami
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 文学士 | 2005-2009 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
文学士
Period:
2005-2009
Year of Graduation:
2009
Country:
Japan
Published short stories while enrolled; made literary debut
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Century Literary Prize | Dawn Harbor | 長編小説 | New Century Literary Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Young Writers' Prize | Voices of the Tide | — | Young Writers' Prize Committee | 受賞 |
New Century Literary Prize
2024
Work:
Dawn Harbor
Category:
長編小説
Organization:
New Century Literary Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Young Writers' Prize
2012
Work:
Voices of the Tide
Organization:
Young Writers' Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Izumi Kyoka Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 51 (2023) award
Noma Literary Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2023) award
Mishima Yukio Award
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (2023) award
Akutagawa Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 171 (2024) award
Works
Major Works
Dawn Harbor
2023 Novel 320 pagesSet in a port town, the novel follows a family's recovery. It explores loss and reconciliation, and the restoration of memory through the sea in quiet, lyrical prose.
lossfamilymemoryrebirth
Adaptations
- [Film] Dawn Harbor / 中村真人 (2025)
Translations
- English translation: Dawn Harbor (translator: Emily Carter, 2025)
Voices of the Tide
2011 Short story collection 188 pagesA collection of short stories set in coastal towns. The stories juxtapose subtle eeriness with tenderness in everyday life.
sealonelinesseveryday miracles
Adaptations
- [Radio drama] Voices of the Tide — One Short Story (2013)
Translations
- English translation: Voices of the Tide (translator: Samuel Lee, 2014)
Memories of the Night Train
2016 Novella 160 pagesA novella set on a night train. As the train traverses distance and time, the characters' small secrets are gradually revealed.
journeytimememory
Bibliography
- Voices of the Tide (2011)
- Garden of Rain (2014)
- Memories of the Night Train (2016)
- Short Stories: 'Light by the Window' (2018)
- Dawn Harbor (2023)
Adaptations
- Dawn Harbor — Film adaptation (2025)
- Voices of the Tide — Radio drama adaptation (2013)
Translations of Works
- Dawn Harbor — English edition (2025, trans. Emily Carter)
- Voices of the Tide — English edition (2014, trans. Samuel Lee)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Quiet, lyrical proseDetailed interiority and psychological observation
- Recurring Motifs
- seatrainsmemory and loss
Legacy
Her craft of weaving regional landscapes with individual memory has positioned her as a representative young voice in contemporary Japanese literature. Film adaptation broadened her readership.
In Popular Culture
- The film adaptation of 'Dawn Harbor' was released, leading to a popular soundtrack and location tours.
Quotes
-
Writing is a ritual to remember.
Source: Interview (Weekly Literature, May 2024) (2024)
Trivia
- She has a habit of walking by the sea before writing.
- She keeps a cat; many short-story ideas come to her during walks with the cat.