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Hideyuki Hikami

ひかみ ひでゆき

Hikami Hideyuki

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1981-00-00 (Miyako, Iwate, Japan)
Died
/
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
2018-
Nominations
Finalist, 34th Dazai Osamu Prize (2018) — "Atarashii Kodomo"

Education

Akita University
Faculty of Engineering Resources
Degree: 工学士
Country: Japan

Awards

Bungei Prize
2018
Work: Hanpuku Suru Mono
Organization: Bungei (magazine)
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Hanpuku Suru Mono

2018 Fiction

Published in 2018, this work focuses on subtle everyday details and interpersonal nuances. It won the 55th Bungei Prize and marked the author's debut.

everyday lifefamilyloss and recoveryTohoku landscapes

Bibliography

  • Hanpuku Suru Mono (2018, Kawade Shobo Shinsha)
  • Ano Hito o Mitsuketa Naraba (Kita no Bungaku #73, 2017)
  • Bokura (Kita no Bungaku #74)
  • Atarashii Kodomo (Collected in Dazai Osamu Prize 2018)
  • Hibi (Kita no Bungaku #76)
  • Ai no Kansei (Kita no Bungaku #77)
  • Dekisei (Kita no Bungaku #86)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
quiet prosedelicate psychological depictionrealist
Recurring Motifs
seasnowfamilyTohoku landscapes

Legacy

Debuted after winning the 55th Bungei Prize. Recognized for depicting regional landscapes and the subtleties of everyday life, reflecting his Tohoku origins.

Trivia

  • Born in Miyako, Iwate
  • Graduated from Akita University, Faculty of Engineering Resources (Bachelor of Engineering)
  • Debuted after winning the 55th Bungei Prize in 2018