All Yomimono Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 86 (2006) award
Ruka Inui
いぬい るか
Inui Ruka
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1988-04-05 （Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan → Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 2012-
- Affiliations
- Japan PEN Club
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Mieko Kawakami
- Influenced
- Next-generation female writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | School of Letters | Japanese Literature | 学士 | 2007-2011 | Japan |
Waseda University
School of Letters
/ Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
2007-2011
Year of Graduation:
2011
Country:
Japan
Published short stories in magazines while studying
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Akutagawa Prize | Garden of the Moon | — | Bungeishunjū | Winner |
| 2015 | Shincho New Writers' Prize | Flowers that Bloom at Night | — | Shinchosha | Winner |
Akutagawa Prize
2023
Work:
Garden of the Moon
Organization:
Bungeishunjū
Result:
Winner
Shincho New Writers' Prize
2015
Work:
Flowers that Bloom at Night
Organization:
Shinchosha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Garden of the Moon
2023 Novel 256 pagesA novel tracing the life of a woman in Sapporo where memory and the present intersect.
memoryfamilysolituderebirth
Adaptations
- [Film] Garden of the Moon / 田中優希 (2025)
Translations
- Garden of the Moon (English translation)
Flowers that Bloom at Night
2015 Short story collection 180 pagesA collection of short stories set at night, exploring loneliness and hope.
lonelinessurban lifefemale identity
Bibliography
- Flowers that Bloom at Night (short stories, 2015)
- Garden of the Moon (novel, 2023)
Adaptations
- Garden of the Moon (film, 2025)
Translations of Works
- Garden of the Moon — English translation: translated by Emily Smith (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and poetic prosedetailed psychological description
- Recurring Motifs
- moongardenwatermovement
Legacy
Recognized for her delicate depiction of memory and everyday life in contemporary Japanese literature, she has influenced rising female writers and attracted international attention through translations.
Academic Societies
- Contemporary Literature Study Group
In Popular Culture
- When the film adaptation was released nationwide, the original work gained attention in book clubs and reading events.
Quotes
-
Memory does not disappear; it remains, changing shape.
Source: Afterword of 'Garden of the Moon' (2023)
Trivia
- Hobbies include observing plants in her hometown Sapporo
- She has a habit of writing in the same café while working