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Daisuke Kadowaki

かどわき だいすけ

Kadowaki Daisuke

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1985-05-00 （Taka, Hyōgo, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
2012-
Influenced By
Akiko Itoyama

Education

Kinki University
Faculty of Literature
Degree: Bachelor's degree
Country: Japan
Hosei University Graduate School
Graduate School of Human Sciences
Degree: Master's degree
Country: Japan
While at graduate school, visiting professor Akiko Itoyama assigned him a fiction-writing task, which became the impetus for his writing.

Awards

Shincho New Writers' Award
2012
Work: Eat in Silence
Organization: Shinchosha
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Eat in Silence

2012 Short story

Octopus's Dream

2013 Short story

That Person, the Screw Person

2014 Short story

After the Typhoon Passed

2015 Short story

Tsutsumi's Younger Brother

2016 Short story

Bibliography

  • Eat in Silence
  • Octopus's Dream
  • That Person, the Screw Person
  • After the Typhoon Passed
  • Tsutsumi's Younger Brother

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Contemporary fictionPrimarily short stories

Legacy

A young Japanese novelist who drew attention after winning the Shincho New Writers' Award in 2012. He has published short stories mainly in literary magazines. His bibliography is limited and detailed assessments of his influence are currently limited.

Trivia

  • Born in 1985; from Taka, Hyōgo Prefecture.
  • Won the 44th Shincho New Writers' Award in 2012 for the work "Eat in Silence."
  • His writing was prompted when visiting professor Akiko Itoyama assigned him a fiction-writing task at graduate school.