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第114回（2012年） award
Momoko Koiwai
こいわい ももこ
Koiwai Momoko
別名:
桂環
ペンネーム:
Katsura Tamaki（Pen name used for submissions/publications in Shueisha's 'Cobalt' and related contests）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1979-07-14 （Kagawa Prefecture, Japan）
- 死没
- null
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Kagawa Prefecture (birthplace) → Hyōgo Prefecture (residence)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist
- 活動期間
- 2012年〜
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukogawa Women's University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Mukogawa Women's University
Faculty of Letters
国:
Japan
Began submitting to the magazine Cobalt while a university student
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bungeikai Newcomer Prize | Pinched by a Child's Finger | — | Bungeishunju | Winner |
| 2001 | 3rd Best Short-Short Master | — | — | Cobalt (Shueisha) | Winner |
| 2004 | 111th Short Story Newcomer Prize (Selected) | Hikari no Ringo | — | Cobalt (Shueisha) | Selected |
| 2004 | Short Story Newcomer Prize Annual Best Award | Hikari no Ringo | — | Cobalt (Shueisha) | Winner |
| 2005 | Novel Prize | — | — | Shueisha | Winner |
Bungeikai Newcomer Prize
2012
対象作品:
Pinched by a Child's Finger
主催:
Bungeishunju
結果:
Winner
3rd Best Short-Short Master
2001
主催:
Cobalt (Shueisha)
結果:
Winner
111th Short Story Newcomer Prize (Selected)
2004
対象作品:
Hikari no Ringo
主催:
Cobalt (Shueisha)
結果:
Selected
Short Story Newcomer Prize Annual Best Award
2004
対象作品:
Hikari no Ringo
主催:
Cobalt (Shueisha)
結果:
Winner
Novel Prize
2005
主催:
Shueisha
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Pinched by a Child's Finger
2012年 Short storyA short story that delicately depicts family dynamics and unsettling elements of everyday life from a child's perspective.
familychild's perspectivecoming of age
Egg Division
2013年 Short storyA short story employing symbolic imagery to portray relationships and inner life.
symbolismrelationshipsinner life
Warrior Accompanied
2012年 EssayAn essay published in Subaru magazine that recounts personal experiences and reflections.
memoirpersonal experience
全著作
- Pinched by a Child's Finger (Bungeikai, June 2012)
- Egg Division (Bungeikai, May 2013)
- Warrior Accompanied (Subaru, August 2012, essay)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Quiet, precise descriptive prose often employing a child's perspective
- 頻出モチーフ
- childrencracks in everyday lifememory and loss
評価・遺産
A short-form writer who gained attention after winning the Bungeikai Newcomer Prize. Known for delicate character portrayals and depicting unsettling elements of daily life.
引用
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Upon reading, I immediately thought 'this is the one.' The work is beyond what one expects from a newcomer.
出典: Comment by selection committee member Mangetsu Hanamura (Asahi Shimbun Digital) (2012年) -
The storytelling is so skillful that it is hard to believe the work comes from a newcomer.
出典: Reviewer Fuminori Yoshida (Tosho Shimbun) (2012年)
豆知識
- Graduate of Mukogawa Women's University Faculty of Letters
- Began submitting to the magazine 'Cobalt' while at university
- Has selection/winning history in Shueisha-affiliated contests under the pen name 'Katsura Tamaki'
- Winner of the 114th Bungeikai Newcomer Prize (2012)