Nitta Jiro Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2014) award
Ario Kawauchi
かわうち ありお
Kawauchi Ario
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1972-10-09 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan → Paris, France → United States
Career
- Occupations
- non-fiction writer, writer, former UNESCO staff
- Active Years
- 2004-
- Affiliations
- UNESCO
- Nominations
- 53rd Oya Soichi Nonfiction Prize nominee (2022)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihon University College of Art | College of Art | Broadcasting Department | 学士 | — | Japan |
| Georgetown University | Graduate School | Latin American Studies | 修士 | — | United States |
Nihon University College of Art
College of Art
/ Broadcasting Department
Degree:
学士
Country:
Japan
Georgetown University
Graduate School
/ Latin American Studies
Degree:
修士
Country:
United States
Earned a master's degree in Latin American Studies
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 33rd Nitta Jiro Literature Prize | Searching for the Baul | — | Nitta Jiro Prize Committee | winner |
| 2018 | 16th Kaikō Ken Nonfiction Prize | Giants Who Fly the Sky | — | Shueisha | winner |
| 2022 | 53rd Oya Soichi Nonfiction Prize (nominee) | Going to See Art with the Blind Swan | — | Japan Literature Promotion Foundation | nominee |
33rd Nitta Jiro Literature Prize
2013
Work:
Searching for the Baul
Organization:
Nitta Jiro Prize Committee
Result:
winner
16th Kaikō Ken Nonfiction Prize
2018
Work:
Giants Who Fly the Sky
Organization:
Shueisha
Result:
winner
53rd Oya Soichi Nonfiction Prize (nominee)
2022
Work:
Going to See Art with the Blind Swan
Organization:
Japan Literature Promotion Foundation
Result:
nominee
Awards & Nominations
Kaiko Takeshi Nonfiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2018) award
Works
Major Works
Eating in Paris
2010 non-fictionA travel-oriented nonfiction account portraying people and culture encountered while living and eating in Paris.
travelfood cultureurban life
Searching for the Baul
2013 non-fictionA reportage following the Baul — folk poets of Bengal — and their cultural world.
folkloremusiccultural anthropology
Eating Dreams at the UN in Paris
2014 non-fictionAn essayistic nonfiction based on her work at UNESCO, depicting the life and people in an international organization.
international organizationsworkplacecultural exchange
Scatter My Ashes on a Sunny Day
2016 non-fictionA reportage work focusing on individual lives.
human dramarecordviews on life and death
Giants Who Fly the Sky
2018 non-fictionA careful nonfiction account chronicling the activities and background of certain people or groups.
biographysocietychallenge
Going to See Art with the Blind Swan
2022 non-fictionA nonfiction exploration of art and coexistence through the experience of viewing art with a visually impaired person.
artdisabilitycoexistence
Bibliography
- Eating in Paris (2010)
- Searching for the Baul (2013)
- Eating Dreams at the UN in Paris (2014)
- Scatter My Ashes on a Sunny Day (2016)
- Giants Who Fly the Sky (2018)
- Going to See Art with the Blind Swan (2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- non-fictional approach based on on-site reportingnarration that digs into subjects' inner livesessayistic elements mixed with reportage
- Recurring Motifs
- travelart and expressiondeep dives into subjects' lives
Legacy
Recognized as a nonfiction writer who carefully depicts travel, art, and human drama, drawing on her experience at UNESCO. She has won multiple nonfiction prizes and been shortlisted for others, and shows strong interest in social themes.
Museums
- Iwaki Corridor Museum Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan
Trivia
- Former UNESCO staff; her experience there informs some of her works.
- Winner of the 33rd Nitta Jiro Literature Prize and the 16th Kaikō Ken Nonfiction Prize.
- Associated with 'One Book Library SOLO UNO' as noted in related links.