Gunzo Newcomer Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 56 (2013) winning entry
Riku Hatano
はたの りく
Hatano Riku
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1990-05-15 （Narita, Chiba, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2013-
- Influenced By
- J. D. Salinger, John Steinbeck, Kaoru Takamura, Ryu Murakami
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Sophia University
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 56th Gunzo New Writers' Award | The Rooster Crows | — | Gunzo (Kodansha) | Winner |
56th Gunzo New Writers' Award
2013
Work:
The Rooster Crows
Organization:
Gunzo (Kodansha)
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Rooster Crows
2013 NovelBibliography
- The Rooster Crows
- After Justification of Life (magazine; Gunzo, Oct. 2013)
Legacy
A Japanese novelist who debuted after winning the 56th Gunzo New Writers' Award in 2013. He has a small number of published works and limited publicly available information.
Trivia
- He began writing fiction around January 2012.
- Reportedly completed his debut work between September and October of his senior year at university.
- Lists J. D. Salinger, John Steinbeck, Kaoru Takamura and Ryu Murakami among his favorite authors.
- 'The Rooster Crows' was published by Kodansha on August 23, 2013; first appeared in Gunzo (June 2013).