Random House Kodansha Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2007) excellence award
Terumi Ojima
おじま てるみ
Ojima Terumi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1968 （Miyagi Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2007-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senshu University | Faculty of Letters | Department of English and American Literature | — | — | Japan |
Senshu University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of English and American Literature
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Random House Kodansha Newcomer Award | The Body Temperature of the Hermaphrodite | — | Random House Kodansha | 優秀賞 |
| 2008 | Sense of Gender Award | The Body Temperature of the Hermaphrodite | — | Gender SF Study Group | 大賞 |
Random House Kodansha Newcomer Award
2007
Work:
The Body Temperature of the Hermaphrodite
Organization:
Random House Kodansha
Result:
優秀賞
Sense of Gender Award
2008
Work:
The Body Temperature of the Hermaphrodite
Organization:
Gender SF Study Group
Result:
大賞
Awards & Nominations
Sense of Gender Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2008) grand prize
Works
Major Works
The Last Pulcinella
2008 NovelSet in Naples, the work explores cultural otherness and identity.
ItalyCultural bordersIdentity
The Body Temperature of the Hermaphrodite
2008 NovelA work addressing gender, the body, and otherness; includes stories set in Naples.
GenderSexOthernessIdentity
The Chrysalis of Dionysus
2014 NovelA work centered on mythic motifs and transformation.
MythTransformationRitual
Bibliography
- The Last Pulcinella (2008, Fujimi Shobo)
- The Body Temperature of the Hermaphrodite (2008, Takeda Random House Japan)
- The Chrysalis of Dionysus (2014, Tokyo Sogensha)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyrical and fantastical proseDetailed depictions of foreign landscapes
- Recurring Motifs
- BordersTransformationThe foreign/Other
Legacy
Recognized for works that combine Italian urban landscapes with gender-related themes; occupies a distinctive place within contemporary Japanese literature.
Trivia
- Debuted in 2008 with two books published simultaneously: The Last Pulcinella and The Body Temperature of the Hermaphrodite.
- Born in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
- Graduate of Senshu University, Faculty of Letters, Department of English and American Literature.