Gunzo Newcomer Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (1986) winning entry
Chihiro Arai
あらい ちひろ
Arai Chihiro
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-01-27 （Niigata Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Copywriter, Municipal government official
- Active Years
- 1986-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Law | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Law
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize | Requiem for Easter | 小説部門 | Gunzo (magazine, Kodansha) | 受賞 |
Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize
1986
Work:
Requiem for Easter
Category:
小説部門
Organization:
Gunzo (magazine, Kodansha)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Requiem for Easter
1986 Novel
resurrectionmemoryrenewal
Memory of the Forgotten Butterfly
1990 Novel
memoryloss
Green Turtle Syndrome
1990 Short story collection
absurdity in everyday lifeanimal metaphors
Heaven's Aquarium
1991 Novel
aquariumlonelinessreminiscence
Dreaming of a Tulip Garden
1992 Novel
naturedreams
A One-in-a-Million Marriage
1992 Novel
marriagechance
The Soda Water Murderer
1992 Mystery/Novel
crimethe underside of everyday life
Upside-Down Horse Carousel
1997 Novel
fantasyrotating worlds
Stardust in Love
2005 Novel
romancenostalgia
In Search of the Library Queen
2009 Novel
librarysearchknowledge
Walks and Katsudon: 2010 Best Essay Collection
2010 Essay collection
everyday lifeessays
Pool Funeral
2014 Novel
deathritual
Bibliography
- Requiem for Easter
- Memory of the Forgotten Butterfly
- Green Turtle Syndrome
- Heaven's Aquarium
- Dreaming of a Tulip Garden
- A One-in-a-Million Marriage
- The Soda Water Murderer
- Upside-Down Horse Carousel
- Stardust in Love
- In Search of the Library Queen
- Walks and Katsudon: 2010 Best Essay Collection
- Pool Funeral
- Her Red Rose (uncollected)
- Miru Miru for Two (uncollected)
- The Duck and the War (uncollected)
- Snake in the Rose Garden (uncollected)
- Afraid of Frogs (uncollected)
- The Glittering Stone (uncollected)
- Memories of Movies (uncollected)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- calm, understated narrationuse of metaphorical imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- memorylibrariesaquariaflora and faunarebirth/resurrection
Legacy
Japanese novelist active since the 1980s. Winner of the 1986 Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize, he has published novels and essay collections that often explore memory and the oddities of everyday life.
Trivia
- Born January 27, 1954
- Graduated from Waseda University Faculty of Law
- Winner of the 29th Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize (novel division) in 1986
- Worked at Shinjuku ward office and as a copywriter before becoming a novelist