Akutagawa Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1939) award
Ken Hase
はせ けん
Hase Ken
Pen Names:
K. Hase（Used for early short-story publications）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1980-06-03 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan → Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer
- Active Years
- 2003-
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Hiromi Kawakami
- Influenced
- Ichiro Tanaka (young novelist), Hanako Kobayashi (short story writer)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 (BA) | 1999-2003 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士 (BA)
Period:
1999-2003
Year of Graduation:
2003
Country:
Japan
Published in doujinshi while studying
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Yokohama Literary Prize | Grey City | 長編小説部門 | Yokohama City Cultural Association | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Emerging Writers Award | Afternoon Tide | 短編部門 | Japan Literary Promotion Association | 受賞 |
Yokohama Literary Prize
2019
Work:
Grey City
Category:
長編小説部門
Organization:
Yokohama City Cultural Association
Result:
受賞
Emerging Writers Award
2014
Work:
Afternoon Tide
Category:
短編部門
Organization:
Japan Literary Promotion Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Grey City
2018 Novel 312 pagesSet in a port city, this ensemble novel explores lost memories and processes of redemption. It is noted for delicate psychological depiction and lyrical prose.
lonelinessmemoryredemptionurban life
Adaptations
- [Film] Grey City / 佐藤 遼 (2022)
Translations
- English translation: Grey City (2020)
Afternoon Tide
2013 Short story collection 176 pagesA collection of short stories set in coastal towns that portrays anxieties and small miracles appearing in everyday life.
seaexistential uneasehuman relationships
Translations
- English translation: Afternoon Tide (2016)
Bibliography
- Selected Short Stories (2009)
- Afternoon Tide (2013)
- Grey City (2018)
- Dawn Table (2021)
Adaptations
- Grey City — Film adaptation (2022)
- Grey City — Radio drama (2020)
Translations of Works
- Grey City — English: Grey City (2020)
- Afternoon Tide — English: Afternoon Tide (2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical realismintrospective first-person narration
- Recurring Motifs
- sealight by the windowdining table
Legacy
Known for depicting fine urban scenes and the inner lives of characters, Hase has influenced younger writers and expanded his readership through film adaptations.
Academic Societies
- Yokohama Literary Study Group
Archives
- Yokohama City Library — Literary Archive
In Popular Culture
- Film 'Grey City' (2022)
- Radio drama adaptation (2020)
Quotes
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Simply being in a city, one traverses the space between past and future.
Source: Grey City (blurb) (2018) -
Life makes a sound on a small table.
Source: Afternoon Tide (short story) (2013)
Trivia
- Born in Yokohama.
- Began publishing in doujinshi during university.
- Enjoys brewing coffee.