Gunzo Newcomer Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 65 (2022) award
Itsu Hirasawa
ひらさわ いつ
Hirasawa Itsu
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- 1994-00-00 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2022-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | School of Fundamental Science and Engineering | Department of Mathematics | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
School of Fundamental Science and Engineering
/ Department of Mathematics
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the Department of Mathematics, School of Fundamental Science and Engineering, Waseda University.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gunzō New Writers' Award | The Revolution of the Flickering Things | — | Kodansha (Gunzō editorial department) | Winner |
Gunzō New Writers' Award
2022
Work:
The Revolution of the Flickering Things
Organization:
Kodansha (Gunzō editorial department)
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Revolution of the Flickering Things
2022 FictionDebut work. A linked collection of short stories first published in Gunzo, depicting the inner lives of young people through fragments of everyday life and unstable memories.
memoryeveryday lifeyouth
That Sound Is the Sound of Bubbles
2024 FictionA collection of short pieces emphasizing sounds and voices; through delicate descriptions it explores the ephemerality of existence and feelings of loss.
soundlossephemerality
Bibliography
- The Revolution of the Flickering Things (Kodansha, 2022-07)
- That Sound Is the Sound of Bubbles (Kodansha, 2024-02)
- Selected essays and reviews published in Gunzo
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- restrained proseobservational detail-building
- Recurring Motifs
- ephemeralityfragments of memoryruptures in everyday life
Legacy
An emerging writer who debuted after winning the Gunzo New Writers' Award. Noted for observational detail and restrained prose, he is considered a writer to watch for future work.
Quotes
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I want to write novels that are hard to summarize — works that have a strong gap between a summary and the novel itself.
Source: Naniyomo (interview) (2022)
Trivia
- Born in 1994 in Tokyo.
- Graduated from the Department of Mathematics, School of Fundamental Science and Engineering, Waseda University.
- Debuted after winning the 65th Gunzō New Writers' Award (2022).
- Debut novel published by Kodansha. Active on X (Twitter) @Hirasawa_Itsu.