France Shoin Bunko Sensual Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2016, held 2 times in year) newcomer award
Yuya Hiiragi
ひいらぎ ゆうや
Hiiragi Yuya
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2014-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Newcomer Literary Prize | Memory of the Wind | — | — | Winner |
Newcomer Literary Prize
2024
Work:
Memory of the Wind
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Memory of the Wind
2024 Contemporary fiction 312 pagesA novel set in a regional city that quietly traces intersecting lives around lost memories and fragments of family. Using the motif of wind, it explores the gravity of memory and the subtle instability of everyday life.
memoryfamilymovement
Translations
- Memory of the Wind (English translation title)
Bibliography
- Memory of the Wind (2024)
- Stories from the Windowside (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- quiet, lyrical descriptionrestrained prose with introspective narration
- Recurring Motifs
- windfragments of memorymovement and boundaries
Legacy
Recognized quickly as an emerging writer, noted for sensitive prose and recurring themes around memory. Long-term reputation will depend on subsequent works.
Quotes
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The wind speaks nothing, yet quietly points to where past days reside.
Source: Memory of the Wind (2024)
Trivia
- Wind-related metaphors recur throughout the works.
- After gaining attention for a short story collection, the author received a major literary prize for a debut novel (years noted within this record).