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Kei Suga

すが けい

Suga Kei

Profile

Gender
Unknown
Born
1990-01-01 （Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan (born and resident)

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
2018-
Nominations
41st Subaru Literary Prize (finalist, 2017), 14th Mysteries! New Writers' Award (submission, 2017)

Education

Ryukoku University
Faculty of Sociology
Country: Japan

Awards

Subaru Literary Prize
2018
Work: Warumon
Organization: Shueisha
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Warumon

2019 Novel

Debut work. First appeared in Subaru magazine and later published as a standalone book. It delicately depicts moments of everyday life and characters' inner emotions.

Everyday lifeHuman psychologyRelationships

Bibliography

  • Warumon (book)
  • The Bird Marquis and a Gardenia Afternoon (Subaru, May 2019)
  • Two Suns, One Tower (Subaru, Jan 2020)
  • If I Could Live in Your World (Subaru, Sep 2021)
  • The Wooden Spoon (Gunzo, Nov 2021)
  • Chasing Butterflies (Gunzo, Nov 2022)
  • Portrait of Schrödinger (submitted to 14th Mysteries! New Writers' Award)
  • Writing Places and the Lost Four Seasons (essay, Gunzo, Apr 2019)
  • Lake-country Lake Racer and the Mixed-Gender Match (Subaru, Aug 2022)
  • Reading Diary (Subaru, Oct–Dec 2022)
  • Award Dialogue: The Pleasure of the Tuning That Aligns After Reading Twice or Thrice (Seishun to Dokusho, Feb 2019)
  • Interview (LEAF, May 2019)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Subtle psychological depictionQuiet narrative voiceA style that captures the nuances of everyday life
Recurring Motifs
ButterfliesSports (basketball)Lakes and watersidesFragments of everyday life

Legacy

An emerging writer who debuted after winning the 2018 Subaru Literary Prize. Noted for works that portray the details of everyday life and characters' inner worlds. Several pieces have appeared in magazines and later as a book.

Quotes

  • Ideas come from everyday life.
    Source: Sankei News (interview) (2019)
  • 'Warumon' represents a significant shift in style from 'Chasing Butterflies'.
    Source: Award dialogue (with Toshiyuki Horie, Seishun to Dokusho, Feb 2019) (2019)

Trivia

  • Born in 1990.
  • From and resident of Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture.
  • Graduated from Ryukoku University, Faculty of Sociology.
  • Played basketball actively while at university.
  • Works for a manufacturing company while writing.
  • Debuted in 2018 after winning the 42nd Subaru Literary Prize with the submitted work 'Warumon'.
  • 'Warumon' first appeared in Subaru (Nov 2018) and was published in book form in 2019.