Bungei Award
1 appearances
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Edition 57 (2020) award
Fujiwara Muu
ふじわら むう
Fujiwara Muu
Pen Names:
Mariah Muu（Pen name used for light novel works）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Christianity
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Light novel author
- Active Years
- 2020-
- Influenced By
- Juan Rulfo, Gabriel García Márquez, Viktor Pelevin, Franz Kafka, Dino Buzzati, Kazushi Hosaka, Osamu Dazai, Kajii Motojirō
- Nominations
- Mishima Yukio Prize nominee (34th, 2021)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Bungei Prize | Water and Pebble | — | Kawade Shobo Shinsha | Winner |
Bungei Prize
2020
Work:
Water and Pebble
Organization:
Kawade Shobo Shinsha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Water and Pebble
2020 Literary fictionA work that delicately depicts contemporary loneliness and memory.
lonelinessmemoryabsurdity of everyday life
That Afternoon, the Masters,
2022 Short story collectionA collection of short stories combining literary experimentation and homage.
literaturehomagetime
The Betrayed Thief Becomes a Phantom-Thief Demon King and Takes Over the World
2020 Light novelA co-authored light novel (with Imai Santarō) featuring isekai/fantasy elements.
isekaiadventurecompanionship
Surviving an SSS-Ranked Deadly Zone with a Useless Skill, I Became the World's Strongest Alchemist — Volume 1
2022 Light novelVolume 1 of a light novel series focused on base-building and interactions with companions.
fantasyalchemyadventure
Surviving an SSS-Ranked Deadly Zone... — Volume 2
2022 Light novelVolume 2 of the series, depicting the development of the base and relationships with companions.
fantasycompanionshipgrowth
Surviving an SSS-Ranked Deadly Zone... — Volume 3
2023 Light novelVolume 3 of the series, expanding the world and continuing the adventure.
fantasyworldbuildingadventure
Bibliography
- Water and Pebble
- That Afternoon, the Masters,
- The Betrayed Thief Becomes a Phantom-Thief Demon King and Takes Over the World
- Surviving an SSS-Ranked Deadly Zone... 1
- Surviving an SSS-Ranked Deadly Zone... 2
- Surviving an SSS-Ranked Deadly Zone... 3
- Dad Goes to the Moon
- 5,656,700,000 Symphony
- Goodbye, Idiot
- Stories More Important Than Life (Essay)
- Words on Winning (Essay)
- On Outward-Facing Novels (Essay)
- Sunbathing Is Difficult (Essay)
- I Do Not Die and I Age
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Fantastical imagery influenced by magical realismDelicate, restrained proseA movement between light-novel storytelling and literary narration
- Recurring Motifs
- waterpebblelonelinessmemoryjourney
Legacy
Gained attention after winning the Bungei Prize. Active in both light novels and literary fiction, he is recognized as a young writer whose work crosses genres and generations.
In Popular Culture
- Posted 'Ore Voice' videos on Nico Nico Douga early in his presence online.
- Active on X (formerly Twitter) under the account @Mariah_Bastet.
Trivia
- Born in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture.
- Raised in a Christian household.
- Pen name 'Mariah Muu' is derived from the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3 character Mariah.
- Early on posted 'Ore Voice' videos to Nico Nico Douga.