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第9回（2010年） readers prize
Ayase Maru
あやせ まる
Ayase Maru
ペンネーム:
Ayase Maru（Pen name (real name not disclosed)）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1986-01-01 （Chiba City, Chiba, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Chiba City (birth) → Sudan (lived for 2 years from age 5) → San Francisco (lived for 2 years from age 7) → Japan (returned after childhood abroad)
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, writer
- 活動期間
- 2010年〜
- ノミネート
- 38th Noma Literary Newcomer Prize nominee (Reaching the Sea), 158th Naoki Prize nominee (Kuchinashi), 166th Naoki Prize nominee (A New Star), 36th Oda Sakunosuke Prize nominee (The Forest Overflows)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiba University Elementary School Attached to the Faculty of Education | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen Makuhari Junior & Senior High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Sophia University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | Department of Journalism | — | — | Japan |
Chiba University Elementary School Attached to the Faculty of Education
国:
Japan
Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen Makuhari Junior & Senior High School
国:
Japan
Sophia University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Journalism
国:
Japan
Graduated from Sophia University, Department of Journalism
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | R-18 Literature Prize (Readers' Award) | Hana ni Mabumu (original title) | — | R-18 Literature Prize Committee | readers' award |
| 2017 | High School Naoki Prize | Kuchinashi (Gardenia) | — | High School Naoki Prize Committee | winner |
| 2016 | Noma Literary Newcomer Prize (nominee) | Reaching the Sea | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | nominee |
| 2017 | Naoki Prize (nominee) | Kuchinashi (Gardenia) | — | Naoki Prize Committee | nominee |
| 2019 | Oda Sakunosuke Prize (nominee) | The Forest Overflows | — | Oda Sakunosuke Prize Committee | nominee |
| 2021 | Naoki Prize (nominee) | A New Star | — | Naoki Prize Committee | nominee |
R-18 Literature Prize (Readers' Award)
2010
対象作品:
Hana ni Mabumu (original title)
主催:
R-18 Literature Prize Committee
結果:
readers' award
High School Naoki Prize
2017
対象作品:
Kuchinashi (Gardenia)
主催:
High School Naoki Prize Committee
結果:
winner
Noma Literary Newcomer Prize (nominee)
2016
対象作品:
Reaching the Sea
主催:
Noma Cultural Foundation
結果:
nominee
Naoki Prize (nominee)
2017
対象作品:
Kuchinashi (Gardenia)
主催:
Naoki Prize Committee
結果:
nominee
Oda Sakunosuke Prize (nominee)
2019
対象作品:
The Forest Overflows
主催:
Oda Sakunosuke Prize Committee
結果:
nominee
Naoki Prize (nominee)
2021
対象作品:
A New Star
主催:
Naoki Prize Committee
結果:
nominee
受賞・候補エディション
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第12回（2019年） nominee
作品
代表作
Reaching the Sea
2016年 fictionA linked set of stories about family and memory, delicately portraying loss and renewal.
familymemoryloss
映像化・舞台化
- [film] Reaching the Sea / 中川龍太郎 (2022)
Kuchinashi (Gardenia)
2017年 short story collectionA collection of short stories portraying loneliness and human relationships.
lonelinesshuman relationships
By Your Side Until Morning
2016年 novelA story about people supporting each other and small hopes.
empathyhope
The Forest Overflows
2019年 short story collectionA collection of stories blending nature and human relations, combining tranquility and intensity.
naturehuman relationships
A New Star
2021年 novelA novel about new encounters and transformations.
changeencounter
全著作
- That Person Can't Kill a Spider
- Reaching the Sea
- By Your Side Until Morning
- Kuchinashi (Gardenia)
- The Forest Overflows
- A New Star
翻案
- Reaching the Sea (film, 2022)
作風・主題
- 文体
- delicate and quiet prosecareful depiction of emotional nuance
- 頻出モチーフ
- familyloss and rebirthnature
評価・遺産
Recognized in contemporary Japanese literature for delicate character portrayals and tranquil style. Multiple major prize nominations and recipient of the High School Naoki Prize.
豆知識
- Real name not publicly disclosed.
- Born in 1986.
- Raised partially abroad (Sudan and San Francisco) as a returnee to Japan.
- Gained early recognition in 2010 with the readers' award at the R-18 Literature Prize for 'Hana ni Mabumu'.
- Winner of the High School Naoki Prize in 2017.