Bungei Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 51 (2014) award
Kaoru Kaneko
かねこ かおる
Kaneko Kaoru
Pen Names:
Kaoru Kaneko（Used as pen name / legal name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1990-05-16 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2014-
- Nominations
- Nominated for the 32nd Mishima Yukio Prize (Tsuchu ni ten ari kemono ari), 2019, Nominated for the 35th Mishima Yukio Prize (Shinka musaboru ageha no yume no), 2022
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio University | Faculty of Letters | Department of French Literature | 学士 | — | Japan |
| Keio University Graduate School of Letters | Graduate School of Letters | Department of French Literature | 修士 | — | Japan |
Keio University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of French Literature
Degree:
学士
Country:
Japan
Graduated from Keio University Faculty of Letters, majoring in French literature.
Keio University Graduate School of Letters
Graduate School of Letters
/ Department of French Literature
Degree:
修士
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program in French literature.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bungei Prize | To Altad (Altrad ni sasagu) | — | — | winner |
| 2018 | Watakushi, Tsumari Nobody Prize | — | — | — | winner |
| 2018 | Noma Literary New Face Award | Futago wa roba ni matagatte | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | winner |
Bungei Prize
2014
Work:
To Altad (Altrad ni sasagu)
Result:
winner
Watakushi, Tsumari Nobody Prize
2018
Result:
winner
Noma Literary New Face Award
2018
Work:
Futago wa roba ni matagatte
Organization:
Noma Cultural Foundation
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Noma Literary Newcomer Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 40 (2018) award
Works
Major Works
To Altad (Altrad ni sasagu)
2014 FictionToriuchi mo yofuke ni wa
2016 FictionThe Twins Ride the Donkey (Futago wa roba ni matagatte)
2017 FictionTsuchu ni ten ari kemono ari
2019 FictionShinka musaboru ageha no yume no
2021 FictionThe Beast of Love Drowns in a Sea of Light
2025 FictionBibliography
- To Altad (Altrad ni sasagu)
- Toriuchi mo yofuke ni wa
- The Twins Ride the Donkey (Futago wa roba ni matagatte)
- Tsuchu ni ten ari kemono ari
- Shinka musaboru ageha no yume no
- The Beast of Love Drowns in a Sea of Light
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fantastical and symbolic imagerymeticulous, poetic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- twinsbeastsdreams and visions
Legacy
A notable young novelist emerging in the 2010s, recipient of awards such as the Bungei Prize and the Noma Literary New Face Award, regarded as a prominent voice in contemporary Japanese literature.
Trivia
- Debuted in 2014 after winning the 51st Bungei Prize for 'アルタッドに捧ぐ'.
- Won the 40th Noma Literary New Face Award in 2018 for '双子は驢馬に跨がって'.
- Official X (formerly Twitter) account listed as @knkkaoru.