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Maki Ito

いとう まき

Ito Maki

ペンネーム: Yozuri Juroku(Literary pen name used for works such as the novel "Rakuen (Paradise)".), Maki Ito(Public/alternative pen name used when submitting short stories and to contests.)

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1988-01-01 (Hakusan, Ishikawa, Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Novelist
活動期間
2016年〜
影響を受けた人物
Ray Bradbury, Akira Yoshimura

受賞歴

Yukinomachi Fantasy Literature Prize (Grand Prize)
2016
対象作品: Fuyu no Mushi (Winter Insect)
主催: Yukinomachi Fantasy Literature Prize Committee
結果: 受賞 (Winner)
Dazai Osamu Award
2016
対象作品: Rakuen (Paradise)
主催: Chikuma Shobo / Mitaka City (Tokyo)
結果: 受賞 (Winner)
R-18 Literary Prize for Women by Women (Tomochika Prize)
2017
対象作品: Tsuki to Ringo (Moon and Apple)
主催: R-18 Literary Prize Organizers
結果: 受賞 (Winner)

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Rakuen (Paradise)

2017年 Novel

A novel that probes war, human relationships and memory. Praised for its depth in confronting Japan's wartime actions and their human consequences.

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Tsuki to Ringo (Moon and Apple)

2017年 Short story (magazine)

A short story published in a magazine, notable for its female perspective and sensual elements; won the Tomochika Prize in the R-18 Literary Awards.

womendesirerelationships

Fuyu no Mushi (Winter Insect)

2016年 Short story (anthology)

A short piece included in the Yukinomachi fantasy anthology that won the Grand Prize; features fantastic elements and intimate human portrayals.

fantasydeathremembrance

Traverse

2018年 Short story (magazine)

A short story published in a literary magazine, delicately depicting connections between landscapes and characters.

landscapepersonal history

Stomping Grapes

2018年 Short story (magazine)

A short story published in a literary magazine, employing metaphorical expression to depict emotional states.

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全著作

  • Rakuen (Chikuma Shobo, 2017)
  • Short story: "Tsuki to Ringo" (Shosetsu Shinchō, May 2017)
  • Short story: "Traverse" (Shosetsu Gendai, Mar 2018)
  • Short story: "Stomping Grapes" (Shosetsu Shinchō, May 2018)
  • Anthology piece: "Fuyu no Mushi" (Yukinomachi Fantasy Prize Collection 26, 2017)

作風・主題

文体
Fantastical yet delicate proseA style that probes history and memory
頻出モチーフ
warmemorydeathfamily ties

評価・遺産

A prize-winning emerging writer who gained major recognition after winning the Dazai Osamu Award. Praised for works confronting war and collective memory.

資料所蔵先

  • NDL authority data (National Diet Library)
  • VIAF / ISNI entries

引用

  • The pen name comes from the group "Yozuri no Kai" (Night Fishing Club) which had 16 members including the author.
    出典: Sankei News (award report) (2016年)
  • She said she inherited the unfinished title of a work that a senior, who died suddenly, had been writing, and wrote a new story.
    出典: Interview (news article) (2016年)

豆知識

  • Has written stories since around age 14.
  • Maintains an official X (formerly Twitter) account (@makiito55).
  • Pen name is derived from the number of members in her reading group.