Super Dash Novel Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2010) grand prize
Masashi Kamiaki
かみあき まさし
Kamiaki Masashi
Pen Names:
Owa Rande（Pen name used for short-story cycles and experimental works）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1978-04-15 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, English
- Residence History
- Tokyo (birth — ) → Kyoto Prefecture (long-term stay for writing)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Essayist
- Active Years
- 2003-
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Natsume Sōseki
- Influenced
- Younger generation Japanese writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tokyo | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士（文学） | 1997-2001 | Japan |
The University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士（文学）
Period:
1997-2001
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
Japan
Began publishing in doujinshi while at university
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Contemporary Literature Award | Owa Rande! | — | Japan Contemporary Literature Promotion Association | winner |
| 2005 | Young Writers Encouragement Prize | Map of the Night | — | Japan Literature Encouragement Society | winner |
Contemporary Literature Award
2012
Work:
Owa Rande!
Organization:
Japan Contemporary Literature Promotion Association
Result:
winner
Young Writers Encouragement Prize
2005
Work:
Map of the Night
Organization:
Japan Literature Encouragement Society
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Owa Rande!
2011 Novel 312 pagesAn urban novel about lost memories and reunion. The protagonist returns to a seaside hometown and, as past and present intersect, rebuilds a sense of identity.
lossmemoryreturn home
Adaptations
- [Film] Owa Rande! / 佐藤健一 (2016)
Translations
- Owa Rande! (English translation)
Map of the Night
2004 Short story collection 198 pagesA collection of short stories set at night. Explores the lingering strangeness of small events.
strangeness in the everydayloneliness
Bibliography
- Map of the Night (2004)
- Owa Rande! (2011)
- Letters by the Sea (2018)
Adaptations
- Owa Rande! (film adaptation, 2016)
Translations of Works
- Owa Rande! (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Introspective, poetic proseBlend of dialogue and quiet description
- Recurring Motifs
- seanightabandoned houses and alleys
Legacy
Recognized for works depicting memory and loss in contemporary Japanese literature; film adaptations broadened his audience and he is cited as an influence by younger writers.
In Popular Culture
- Became a topic among urban young audiences due to the film adaptation
Quotes
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Memory slips through the palm like sand, but the traces left behind undeniably alter the landscape.
Source: Owa Rande! (novel) (2011)
Trivia
- Sometimes uses different pen names for different works.
- Has publicly stated that he writes at night.