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Kotone

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Kotone

Pen Names: Kotone（Pen name used as author）

Profile

Gender
Unknown
Born
1976-04-09 （Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Resident of Kutchan (Shiribeshi), Hokkaido, Japan

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Freelance writer, Translator
Active Years
2005-

Education

University of Tokyo
Faculty of Law
Country: Japan
Graduated from Class 1 of the Faculty (detailed year unknown)

Awards

Japan Fantasy Novel Award
2005
Work: Fugue for Strange Confessions about Love
Organization: Japan Fantasy Novel Award
Result: 受賞辞退 (declined)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Fugue for Strange Confessions about Love

2005 Novel

An ensemble novel depicting intersecting characters around love and peculiar confessions. The work became notable for the controversy surrounding its declined award and publication history.

LoveConfessionHuman relationshipsIdentity

Bibliography

  • Fugue for Strange Confessions about Love (2005, Livedoor Publishing)
  • Fugue for Strange Confessions about Love (2006, Gentosha)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Clear, lyrical narrationEnsemble-cast narrative technique
Recurring Motifs
ConfessionMemoryForms of love

Legacy

Her debut work attracted significant attention due to the controversy over declining an award; the circumstances around publication and rights were widely discussed online and in the media. The book was later reissued by a different publisher.

Trivia

  • In 2005 she was selected for the 17th Japan Fantasy Novel Award's Excellence Prize but declined the award.
  • The work was published by Livedoor Publishing in 2005 and later reissued by Gentosha in 2006.
  • She maintained an official blog detailing the publication circumstances.
  • Born in Hakodate, Hokkaido; graduated from the University of Tokyo Faculty of Law (Class 1).