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第48回（2016年） award
Rui Konoike
こうのいけ るい
Konoike Rui
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1987-02-01 （Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan → Around Kumagaya and Fukaya, Saitama (high school years) → Oimachi, Tokyo (has lived) → Tokyo, Japan (current residence)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Writer, Essayist
- 活動期間
- 2016年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Jun'ichiro Tanizaki
- ノミネート
- Nominee for the 160th Akutagawa Prize (Japp 'n' Roll Hero)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saitama Prefectural Kumagaya High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Keio University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | Department of French Literature | — | — | Japan |
Saitama Prefectural Kumagaya High School
国:
Japan
Graduated from high school
Keio University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of French Literature
国:
Japan
Enrolled but dropped out
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
対象作品:
Futari-gumi
主催:
Shinchosha
結果:
受賞 (Winner)
Akutagawa Prize
2019
対象作品:
Japp 'n' Roll Hero
結果:
候補 (Nominated)
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Nice Age
2018年 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年 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
全著作
- 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)
作風・主題
- 文体
- postmodern narrative voicewitty and ironic toneexperimental techniques reflecting internet culture
- 頻出モチーフ
- fragmented selfblurring of fiction and realitypub/izakaya and urban landscapes
評価・遺産
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.
引用
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I'll become a novelist.
出典: POPEYE Web (interview) (2022年) -
I love 'Shunkinsho' so much that I want to keep it always by my side.
出典: Shincho (interview, 2016) (2016年)
豆知識
- 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.