R-18 Literary Award for Women by Women
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2008) grand prize
Asako Hiruta
ひるた あさこ
Hiruta Asako
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1979-11-28 （Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Sapporo
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Writer
- Active Years
- 2007-
- Affiliations
- Member, NHK Hokkaido Broadcasting Programs Review Board
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otsuma Women's University | Faculty of Literature | Japanese Literature | — | — | Japan |
| Hokkaido Sapporo Higashi High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Otsuma Women's University
Faculty of Literature
/ Japanese Literature
Country:
Japan
Hokkaido Sapporo Higashi High School
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | R-18 Literary Prize (for women by women) — 7th | Self-Binding Squared | 大賞 | Shinchosha | Winner |
R-18 Literary Prize (for women by women) — 7th
2008
Work:
Self-Binding Squared
Category:
大賞
Organization:
Shinchosha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
My Self-Binding
2010 NovelAdaptations
- [Film] My Self-Binding / 竹中直人 (2013)
Stars and the Ruler
2012 NovelWarm-Skin Chocolate Liqueur
2013 NovelTransferring Love
2013 NovelFitter X's Abnormal Affection
2015 NovelRin
2017 NovelEnding Dress
2018 NovelConspiring Novelist
2021 NovelBibliography
- My Self-Binding
- Stars and the Ruler
- Warm-Skin Chocolate Liqueur
- Transferring Love
- Fitter X's Abnormal Affection
- Rin
- Ending Dress
- Conspiring Novelist
Adaptations
- 'My Self-Binding' film adaptation (dir. Naoto Takenaka, 2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realist narrationDirect depiction of women's lives and sexuality
- Recurring Motifs
- female solitudeunease in everyday life
Legacy
Known for realistic portrayals of women's lives and sexuality; debut work was adapted to film. Active in regional media review and recognized as a contemporary Japanese novelist.
Trivia
- Won the 7th R-18 Literary Prize (Grand Prize) in 2008 for 'Self-Binding Squared'.
- 'My Self-Binding' (2010) was adapted into a film in 2013 directed by Naoto Takenaka.
- Maintains a blog and Twitter account (blog: ochazuke.hiruta.oops.jp, Twitter: @funeko_).
- Worked at an advertising agency in Sapporo before leaving in 2007 to focus on writing.