Shincho Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 48 (2016) award
Rui Konoike
こうのいけ るい
Konoike Rui
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1987-02-01 （Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan → Around Kumagaya and Fukaya, Saitama (high school years) → Oimachi, Tokyo (has lived) → Tokyo, Japan (current residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Writer, Essayist
- Active Years
- 2016-
- Influenced By
- Jun'ichiro Tanizaki
- Nominations
- Nominee for the 160th Akutagawa Prize (Japp 'n' Roll Hero)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saitama Prefectural Kumagaya High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Keio University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | Department of French Literature | — | — | Japan |
Saitama Prefectural Kumagaya High School
Country:
Japan
Graduated from high school
Keio University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of French Literature
Country:
Japan
Enrolled but dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Shincho New Writers' Prize | Futari-gumi | — | Shinchosha | 受賞 (Winner) |
| 2019 | Akutagawa Prize | Japp 'n' Roll Hero | — | — | 候補 (Nominated) |
Shincho New Writers' Prize
2016
Work:
Futari-gumi
Organization:
Shinchosha
Result:
受賞 (Winner)
Akutagawa Prize
2019
Work:
Japp 'n' Roll Hero
Result:
候補 (Nominated)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Nice Age
2018 Fiction (short story collection)A short story collection that explores youth self‑consciousness and urban life. It gathers pieces previously published in magazines and portrays characters' inner lives through everyday details such as work and scenes in izakayas.
youthself‑consciousnessurban lifelabor
Japp 'n' Roll Hero
2019 FictionA novel presented in the guise of a Wikipedia excerpt, thematizing post‑truth and the interplay of fiction and reality in the internet age. Its formal experimentation attracted attention and it was shortlisted for the Akutagawa Prize.
internet societypost‑truthidentity
Bibliography
- Nice Age (book, Shinchosha, 2018)
- Japp 'n' Roll Hero (book, Shinchosha, 2019)
- "Futari‑gumi" (Shincho, Nov 2016)
- "The Last Self‑Restraint" (Shincho, June 2020)
- "I Can't Stay a Feminist" (Bungakukai, Dec 2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- postmodern narrative voicewitty and ironic toneexperimental techniques reflecting internet culture
- Recurring Motifs
- fragmented selfblurring of fiction and realitypub/izakaya and urban landscapes
Legacy
After winning the Shincho New Writers' Prize, she gained attention for short fiction and for works addressing discourse and identity in the internet era. Being shortlisted for the Akutagawa Prize established her as a notable young writer.
Quotes
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I'll become a novelist.
Source: POPEYE Web (interview) (2022) -
I love 'Shunkinsho' so much that I want to keep it always by my side.
Source: Shincho (interview, 2016) (2016)
Trivia
- Started writing fiction after posting fictional diary entries on mixi.
- Worked at an izakaya chain in the Shinbashi/Tsukiji area.
- Representative work 'Japp 'n' Roll Hero' was shortlisted for the Akutagawa Prize.
- Debuted after winning the 48th Shincho New Writers' Prize with 'Futari‑gumi'.
- Graduated from Saitama Prefectural Kumagaya High School; attended Keio University Faculty of Letters but dropped out.