Akutagawa Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 169 (2023) award
Sao Ichikawa
いちかわ さお
Ichikawa Sao
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1991-06-03 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, English
- Residence History
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan → Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Essayist
- Active Years
- 2016-
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Banana Yoshimoto
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士（文学） | 2010–2014 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士（文学）
Period:
2010–2014
Year of Graduation:
2014
Country:
Japan
Member of a fiction writing circle.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wakaba Literary Prize | Night of the Sea | — | Wakaba Literary Foundation | 受賞 |
Wakaba Literary Prize
2024
Work:
Night of the Sea
Organization:
Wakaba Literary Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Bungakukai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 128 (2023) award
Works
Major Works
Night of the Sea
2024 Contemporary fiction 176 pagesA mid-length novel that connects fragments of encounters in the city to depict loss and renewal. Through images of water and the sea, it quietly illuminates the instability of memory.
lossmemoryfamilyrecovery
Translations
- English translation: Night of the Sea
Bibliography
- Garden of Tides (short stories, 2018)
- Fragments Accumulated (essays, 2022)
- Night of the Sea (novella, 2024)
Translations of Works
- Night of the Sea (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Calm, detailed psychological descriptionRestrained narrative voiceAttentive depiction of mundane details
- Recurring Motifs
- seanightmemorywater
Legacy
Since her debut as a young writer, she has attracted attention for delicate psychological depictions, primarily in short and mid-length fiction. Her metaphor-rich use of sea and water imagery has influenced contemporaries.
Quotes
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Words flow only quietly. Yet by repeating, they shape a landscape.
Source: Interview for the publication of Night of the Sea (2024)
Trivia
- Prefers writing in a small local café
- Frequently includes depictions related to the sea and the smell of tides