Japan Fantasy Novel Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2004) grand prize
Mizuho Hirayama
ひらやま みずほ
Hirayama Mizuho
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1968-09-06 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Essayist
- Active Years
- 2004-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rikkyo University | Faculty of Sociology | — | — | — | Japan |
Rikkyo University
Faculty of Sociology
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Japan Fantasy Novel Award (16th) | — | — | — | Winner |
Japan Fantasy Novel Award (16th)
2004
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Debut novel; published as the award-winning work that launched the author's career.
coming of agehuman relationships
I Swore I Wouldn't Forget (literal)
2006 NovelA mid/long-length novel dealing with memory and forgetting.
memoryloss
Deborahs of the World (literal)
2009 Short story collectionA collection of short stories, including pieces previously published in SF Magazine and other venues.
imaginationotherworldly
Mother
2010 NovelNovel that was revised from a serialized piece; explores family and interpersonal relationships.
familybonds
One of the author's recent novels; as the title suggests, it weaves nature and seasonal sensibilities into the narrative.
natureJapanese seasonal imagery
Bibliography
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- frequently changes style between worksgenre-crossing approach
- Recurring Motifs
- memory and lossfamily relationshipsdefamiliarization of everyday life
Health
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Poor health due to overwork2000s (報道・インタビューによる)Reportedly suffered health problems from writing late into the night; currently ensures adequate sleep.
Legacy
A contemporary Japanese novelist known for varied styles and crossing genres. Debuted with an award-winning work in 2004 and has since published numerous novels and short story collections.
Quotes
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It's not a technique I deliberately choose; it has resulted that way. There is always a constant undercurrent, and I think every work shows moments where the essence of my previous works peeks through.
Source: Interview (sources: Wikipedia article; remarks reported in PRESIDENT and other interviews) (2008)
Trivia
- His great-grandfather was writer Ro'e Hirayama.
- His grandmother was a Takarazuka Revue alumna (Hisako Omi).
- His father is Japanese literature scholar Shiroji Hirayama; his mother is novelist Hiroko Kato (Akutagawa Prize nominee in 1962).
- Debuted in 2004 after winning the 16th Japan Fantasy Novel Award for 'ラス・マンチャス通信'.
- Worked at a company while writing; became a full-time writer in February 2011.
- X (formerly Twitter) account: @hirayama_mizuho