Subaru Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2021) honorable mention
Kaho Ishida
いしだ かほ
Ishida Kaho
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1991-01-01 （Saitama Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2021-
- Nominations
- Candidate, 166th Akutagawa Prize (for 'My Friend, Smith'), Candidate, 44th Noma Literary Newcomer Prize (for 'Kechiru Anata'), Candidate, 169th Akutagawa Prize (for 'The Sun in My Hand'), Candidate, 45th Noma Literary Newcomer Prize (for 'The Sun in My Hand'), Candidate, 40th Oda Sakunosuke Prize (for 'Kechiru Anata')
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Institute of Technology | Faculty of Engineering | — | 学士（工学） | — | Japan |
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Faculty of Engineering
Degree:
学士（工学）
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Osaka Women's Literary Award | Around It, Fifty-Eight Centimeters | — | Osaka Women's Literary Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Subaru Literary Prize | My Friend, Smith | 佳作 | Shueisha | 佳作 |
Osaka Women's Literary Award
2020
Work:
Around It, Fifty-Eight Centimeters
Organization:
Osaka Women's Literary Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Subaru Literary Prize
2021
Work:
My Friend, Smith
Category:
佳作
Organization:
Shueisha
Result:
佳作
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
My Friend, Smith
2022 FictionA linked collection of short stories centered on the narrator and a friend called 'Smith'. Through detailed everyday observation it explores interpersonal gaps, loneliness, and understated humor.
FriendshipLonelinessObservational fictionContemporary life
The Stingy You
2023 FictionA work that interrogates consumption, the body, labor, and self-management. Through characters' habits and desires it challenges contemporary values.
ConsumptionBodyWorkSelf-management
Edge of the Golden Ratio
2023 FictionA short-story collection using ratios and aesthetics as motifs to portray subtle balances in relationships and choices.
AestheticsBalanceHuman relationships
The Sun in My Hand
2023 FictionA work that illuminates human emotion and loss through touch and action, comprising pieces of varying length. One of the pieces was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize.
LossSensationCorporeality
Mr. Team Leader
2024 FictionStories about workplace roles and dynamics. Contains short and medium-length pieces focusing on leadership and team power structures.
WorkplaceRolesPower relations
The Cool Devil
2025 FictionOne of the recent releases including digital distribution. Uses a cool gaze to expose characters' contradictions and values.
ContradictionValuesObservation
Bibliography
- My Friend, Smith
- The Stingy You
- Edge of the Golden Ratio
- The Sun in My Hand
- Mr. Team Leader
- The Cool Devil
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detail-oriented descriptive styleCalm, observational narrationBlend of humor and irony
- Recurring Motifs
- The body (metabolism, appearance)Labor and workplaceLoneliness and relational gapsConsumption and desire
Legacy
A young writer who emerged in the 2020s with a background from Tokyo Institute of Technology. Praised for meticulous observation and a sharp perspective on contemporary society; has been nominated for the Akutagawa Prize and several newcomer awards.
Archives
- National Diet Library author record (ID: id.ndl.go.jp/auth/ndlna/031968394)
- VIAF identifier: 12164536513232021942
- GND identifier: 1265053138
- Library of Congress: no2022102130
- Wikidata: Q110403720
Trivia
- Graduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Faculty of Engineering (engineering background).
- Debuted with 'My Friend, Smith' (published in a magazine in 2021; book edition 2022).
- Won the Osaka Women's Literary Award in 2020 for 'Around It, Fifty-Eight Centimeters'.
- Has multiple nominations including the Akutagawa Prize, Noma Newcomer Prize, and Oda Sakunosuke Prize.
- Publishes short and long fiction as well as essays, reviews, and interviews.