Bungakukai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 91 (2000, held 2 times in year) encouragement award
Asami Iizuka
いいづか あさみ
Iizuka Asami
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2000-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiba Prefectural Chiba Minami High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Nihon University College of Art | College of Art | Department of Literary Arts | — | — | Japan |
Chiba Prefectural Chiba Minami High School
Country:
Japan
Nihon University College of Art
College of Art
/ Department of Literary Arts
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Bungakukai New Writers' Prize | Miseri Code | 奨励賞 | Bungakukai (literary magazine) | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Ekoda (Egoda) Literature Prize | The Ethics of the Double Helix | — | Ekoda Bungaku editorial committee | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Shincho Newcomer Award | The Ambiguous Light of the Crossfader | — | Shinchosha | 受賞 |
Bungakukai New Writers' Prize
2000
Work:
Miseri Code
Category:
奨励賞
Organization:
Bungakukai (literary magazine)
Result:
受賞
Ekoda (Egoda) Literature Prize
2005
Work:
The Ethics of the Double Helix
Organization:
Ekoda Bungaku editorial committee
Result:
受賞
Shincho Newcomer Award
2008
Work:
The Ambiguous Light of the Crossfader
Organization:
Shinchosha
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Egoda Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2005) Ekoda Literary Award
Shincho Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (2008) award
Works
Major Works
The Largest Corpse on Earth
2010 Short story collectionA collection of short and mid-length stories. Includes the title story "The Largest Corpse on Earth" and "The Ambiguous Light of the Crossfader," among others.
deathlonelinessurban lifememorytechnology and humanity
The Ambiguous Light of the Crossfader
2008 Short storyA short story first published in Shincho magazine. Against a backdrop of music and urban noise, it offers delicate depictions of human relationships and existence.
musiclight and darknesshuman relationships
Miseri Code
2000 Short storyA debut short story published in Bungakukai. One of her early notable pieces that received critical attention.
early workinner life
The Ethics of the Double Helix
2005 Short storyA short story published in Ekoda Bungaku. Interweaves scientific imagery with ethical themes.
scienceethicsduality
Bibliography
- The Largest Corpse on Earth (Shinchosha, 2010)
- Miseri Code (Bungakukai, Dec 2000)
- The Ethics of the Double Helix (Ekoda Bungaku, no.60)
- The Ambiguous Light of the Crossfader (Shincho, Nov 2008)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Introspective, symbolic short fictionDepictions reflecting contemporary urban sensibilities
- Recurring Motifs
- deathlonelinesslight and darknessmemorytechnology and human relations
Legacy
A Japanese writer who emerged in the 2000s after winning several newcomer awards. Known for short fiction dealing with contemporary urban life, death, and memory.
Archives
- VIAF identifier: 255262434
- NDL Authority ID: 01190328
Trivia
- In 2000 she won the 91st Bungakukai New Writers' Prize (Shimada Masahiko Encouragement Award) for the short story "Miseri Code."
- In 2005 she won the 4th Ekoda Literature Prize for "The Ethics of the Double Helix."
- In 2008 she won the 40th Shincho Newcomer Award for "The Ambiguous Light of the Crossfader."
- In 2010 her short-story collection "The Largest Corpse on Earth" was published by Shinchosha.