Democratic Literature Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1997) award
Akane Hinotsume
ひのつめ あかね
Hinotsume Akane
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1966-11-12 （Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan）
- Died
- 2020-11-08 age 53
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1997-2020
- Affiliations
- Japanese Communist Party, Japan Democratic Literary Society
- Memberships
- Japan Democratic Literary Society
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utsunomiya University | Faculty of Agriculture | — | — | — | Japan |
| Utsunomiya University Graduate School of Agriculture | Graduate School of Agriculture | — | 修士 | — | Japan |
Utsunomiya University
Faculty of Agriculture
Country:
Japan
Utsunomiya University Graduate School of Agriculture
Graduate School of Agriculture
Degree:
修士
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Minshu Literary Newcomer Award (2nd) | Tsumetai Natsu | — | Minshu Literary editorial committee | 受賞 |
| — | Takiji & Yuriko Prize | Inaho no Senritsu | — | Takiji & Yuriko Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Minshu Literary Newcomer Award (2nd)
1997
Work:
Tsumetai Natsu
Organization:
Minshu Literary editorial committee
Result:
受賞
Takiji & Yuriko Prize
Work:
Inaho no Senritsu
Organization:
Takiji & Yuriko Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Takiji Yuriko Award
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (2003) award
Works
Major Works
To Capture the Colors of the World
1999 NovelA long novel depicting the life of a graduate student troubled about the future.
coming-of-agegraduate student life
Inaho no Senritsu
2002 NovelA story about an exchange that begins with correspondence between a reclusive woman and a rural man.
rural lifecorrespondencehikikomori
Adaptations
- [Film] Andante – Inaho no Senritsu
The Rapeseed Flowers Have Bloomed
2003 Non-fictionA non-fiction work about peasant/farmer movements.
agrarian movementssocial movements
The Hill with a View of a Windmill
2005 NovelA work that serves as a sequel-like continuation to Inaho no Senritsu.
rural lifehuman relationships
Moonlight Bath
2010 NovelA work thematically tied to moonlight and introspective imagery.
natureintrospection
The Path I Rewalked
2014 EssayAn essay collection in which the author writes about her experiences with depression and recovery.
depressionmemoirrecovery
Bibliography
- To Capture the Colors of the World
- Inaho no Senritsu
- The Rapeseed Flowers Have Bloomed
- The Hill with a View of a Windmill
- Moonlight Bath
- The Path I Rewalked
Adaptations
- Andante – Inaho no Senritsu
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realisticsocial literature
- Recurring Motifs
- rural lifecorrespondencerecovery and rebirthportrayal of mental illness
Health
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Depression約9年間（主に1990年代）Affected her daily life and creative work; she later wrote about the experience in essays.
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Ovarian cancer2019–2020Caused her to step down from public duties in 2019 for treatment; she died in 2020.
Legacy
As a young writer within democratic literature, she vividly depicted social themes such as rural life, hikikomori, and depression; some of her representative works were adapted to film.
Academic Societies
- Japan Democratic Literary Society
In Popular Culture
- Andante – Inaho no Senritsu (film adaptation)
Trivia
- Won the 2nd Minshu Literary Newcomer Award in 1997 for 'Tsumetai Natsu'.
- Inaho no Senritsu was adapted into the film 'Andante – Inaho no Senritsu'.
- Joined the Japanese Communist Party in 1993 and worked as a party staffer for a time.
- Began writing fiction after about nine years of hikikomori.