Shosetsu Subaru Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (2009) award
Chieko Kawahara
かわはら ちえこ
Kawahara Chieko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1962-10-25 （Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2009-
- Influenced By
- , Film 'Forbidden Games', The Diary of Anne Frank
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters, First Division | Literary Studies | 学士（文学） | — | Japan |
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters, First Division
/ Literary Studies
Degree:
学士（文学）
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the Literary Studies major
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Shōsetsu Subaru Newcomer Prize | Prayer of White Flowers and Birds | — | Shueisha | Winner |
Shōsetsu Subaru Newcomer Prize
2009
Work:
Prayer of White Flowers and Birds
Organization:
Shueisha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Prayer of White Flowers and Birds
2010 NovelA novel that explores family, loss and memory. Published as the award-winning debut.
familylossmemory
Therapy Room
2017 NovelA work dealing with psychological and interpersonal themes, presented as part of her later publications.
psychologytherapyhuman relationships
Bibliography
- Prayer of White Flowers and Birds
- Therapy Room
- Sugiko's Eye
- Hasegawa's Younger Brother
- At the Edge of Ara-no
- Brown Eyes
- Even the Sun Will Die Someday
- Sion's Sin
- Fomalhaut
- Intersection
- Sion's Love
- A Voice Full of the Heart
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- calm psychological depictionlyrical prosedelicate depictions of everyday life
- Recurring Motifs
- memorylossfamilyrebirth
Legacy
Debuted after winning the Shōsetsu Subaru Newcomer Prize. Recognized as a contemporary author known for exploring family and loss.
Quotes
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I wrote something like a private feeling, so it was embarrassing and quite troubling to have it made public.
Source: Interview (Shueisha WEB literature RENZABURO) (2009)
Trivia
- Graduate of Waseda University Faculty of Letters
- Winner of the 22nd Shōsetsu Subaru Newcomer Prize (2009)
- Debut work: 'Prayer of White Flowers and Birds'