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Shuko Kataoka

かたおか しゅうこ

Kataoka Shuko

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
2011-

Education

Keio Yochisha
Country: Japan
Keio Chutobu (Keio Secondary School)
Country: Japan
Keio Girls' High School
Country: Japan
Won the Mita Bungaku Newcomer Award while a student
Keio University
Faculty of Economics
Country: Japan
Graduated from the Faculty of Economics

Awards

Mita Bungaku Newcomer Award
2011
Work: Tamayura
Category: 吉増剛造奨励賞
Organization: Mita Bungaku
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Tamayura

2011 Fiction

Representative work; winner of the 18th Mita Bungaku Newcomer Award (Yoshimasu Gōzō Encouragement Prize).

Literary fictionShort story

in・The Pool

2012 Short story

Published in Mita Bungaku, 2012 spring issue.

Short story

Mayonaka no Hitohira

2014 Short story

Published in Mita Bungaku, 2014 summer issue.

Short story

Tokyo no Senaka

2015 Short story

Published in Mita Bungaku, 2015 autumn issue.

Short story

Bibliography

  • Tamayura (2011)
  • in・The Pool (2012)
  • Mayonaka no Hitohira (2014)
  • Tokyo no Senaka (2015)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Literary fictionIntrospective
Recurring Motifs
Everyday lifePassage of time

Legacy

Noted as an emerging literary fiction writer who debuted by winning the Mita Bungaku Newcomer Award.

Trivia

  • Attended Keio schools from Yochisha through Keio University.
  • Won the 18th Mita Bungaku Newcomer Award (Yoshimasu Gōzō Encouragement Prize) in 2011 while a student at Keio Girls' High School.