Ekinaka Bookstore Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2017) grand prize
Deborah Install
デボラ・インストール
Debora Insutooru
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1979
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2015-
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Robot in the Garden
2015 Children's fictionA warm, uplifting story about a man recovering from loss who encounters a robot in his garden; their journey together leads to healing and restored family bonds.
recoveryfamilyfriendshipjourney
Adaptations
- [Stage (musical)] A Robot in the Garden (musical) (2020)
- [Film] TANG / 三木孝浩 (2022)
- [Manga] A Robot in the Garden (manga) (2022)
Translations
- Japanese translation by Yoko Matsubara, Shogakukan Bunko, June 2016
- Japanese translation by Yoko Matsubara, Shogakukan Bunko, November 2017
Bibliography
- A Robot in the Garden (2015)
Adaptations
- A Robot in the Garden (musical by Shiki Theatre Company, premiered 2020)
- TANG (film, directed by Takahiro Miki, released 2022)
- A Robot in the Garden (manga adaptation, art by Nami Fujiu, 2022)
Translations of Works
- Japanese translation by Yoko Matsubara, Shogakukan Bunko, 2016
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- warm, accessible narrationblend of humor and pathosstraightforward, approachable prose
- Recurring Motifs
- robot-human connectionjourneyfamily and renewal
Legacy
A Robot in the Garden has been translated into multiple languages and adapted for stage and film, gaining international recognition. Its universal themes of loss and renewal, delivered with warmth, have resonated with a broad readership.
In Popular Culture
- Frequently cited as the source for Shiki Theatre Company's musical (2020) and the film TANG (2022)
Trivia
- Born in 1979.
- Debuted in 2015 with A Robot in the Garden.
- Her best-known work has been translated into more than ten languages, including Japanese.
- Lives in Birmingham with her husband and son.