R-18 Literary Award for Women by Women
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2009) grand prize
Misumi Kubo
くぼ みすみ
Kubo Misumi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1965 （Inagi, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Inagi, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Editor-writer, Writer
- Active Years
- 2009-
- Memberships
- Japan PEN Club
- Nominations
- 8th Japan Booksellers' Award, 2nd place (2011), 159th Naoki Prize nominee (2018, Jitto Te o Miru), 161st Naoki Prize nominee (2019, Trinity)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caritas Girls' Senior High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Junior college (dropped out) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Caritas Girls' Senior High School
Country:
Japan
Graduated
Junior college (dropped out)
Country:
Japan
Dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | R-18 Literary Award | Mikumari | 大賞 | R-18 Literary Award Committee | Winner |
| 2011 | Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize | Fugainai Boku wa Sora o Mita | — | Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize Selection Committee | Winner |
| 2012 | Yamada Fūtarō Prize | Seiten no Mayoi Kujira | — | Yamada Fūtarō Prize Selection Committee | Winner |
| 2019 | Oda Sakunosuke Prize | Trinity | — | Osaka Literary Promotion Association | Winner |
| 2022 | Naoki Prize | Yoru ni Hoshi o Hanatsu | — | Naoki Prize Selection Committee | Winner |
| 2011 | Japan Booksellers' Award | Fugainai Boku wa Sora o Mita | 第8回 | Japan Booksellers' Award Committee | 2nd place |
R-18 Literary Award
2009
Work:
Mikumari
Category:
大賞
Organization:
R-18 Literary Award Committee
Result:
Winner
Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize
2011
Work:
Fugainai Boku wa Sora o Mita
Organization:
Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize Selection Committee
Result:
Winner
Yamada Fūtarō Prize
2012
Work:
Seiten no Mayoi Kujira
Organization:
Yamada Fūtarō Prize Selection Committee
Result:
Winner
Oda Sakunosuke Prize
2019
Work:
Trinity
Organization:
Osaka Literary Promotion Association
Result:
Winner
Naoki Prize
2022
Work:
Yoru ni Hoshi o Hanatsu
Organization:
Naoki Prize Selection Committee
Result:
Winner
Japan Booksellers' Award
2011
Work:
Fugainai Boku wa Sora o Mita
Category:
第8回
Organization:
Japan Booksellers' Award Committee
Result:
2nd place
Awards & Nominations
Yamamoto Shugoro Award
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (2011) award
Yamada Futaro Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 3 (2012) award
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Edition 36 (2019) grand prize
Naoki Sanjugo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 167 (2022) award
Works
Major Works
Fugainai Boku wa Sora o Mita
2010 Novel / Short story collectionA collection of short and mid-length stories that delicately portray everyday nuances and characters' loneliness.
familylonelinesseveryday life
Adaptations
- [Film] Fugainai Boku wa Sora o Mita / タナダユキ (2012)
Seiten no Mayoi Kujira
2012 Short story collectionA short-story collection depicting the emotional fluctuations and fragments of everyday life of women.
womenthe bodymotherhood
Trinity
2019 NovelA novel exploring family, memory, and secrets through an intimate human drama.
familymemorysecrets
Yoru ni Hoshi o Hanatsu
2022 NovelA work about people confronting loss and moving toward recovery. Winner of the Naoki Prize.
lossrecoveryfamily
Yameru Toki mo, Sukoyaka Naru Toki mo
2017 NovelA novel that portrays human relationships around caregiving and family.
caregivingfamilyhuman relationships
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Yameru Toki mo, Sukoyaka Naru Toki mo / 小室直子 (2020)
Kasokeki Sankayou
2014 Short storyA short story that sensitively treats motherhood and bodily sensations; adapted into a film.
motherhoodthe bodyeveryday life
Adaptations
- [Film] Kasokeki Sankayou / 今泉力哉 (2021)
Jitto Te o Miru
2018 NovelA work that weaves human relationships and the past from multiple perspectives. A Naoki Prize nominee.
memoryrelationshipsthe past
I Want to Become a Woman
2020 Essay / Non-fictionAn essayistic book dealing with themes of gender and identity.
genderidentitysociety
Bibliography
- Fugainai Boku wa Sora o Mita
- Seiten no Mayoi Kujira
- How to Love a Cloud Cluster
- Anniversary
- Name of Rain
- Yoru no Fukurami
- I Water at Night, Always
- Goodbye, Nirvana
- Akagami
- In a Familiar Body
- Yameru Toki mo, Sukoyaka Naru Toki mo
- Jitto Te o Miru
- Trinity
- Iru Inai Mirai
- Gracefully Drawing a Circle
- I Want to Become a Woman
- Haha no Ren'ai
- Saku ga Michiru
- Redder than Vermilion: The Life of Takaoka Chishoni
- Yoru ni Hoshi o Hanatsu
- Summer Day Rhapsody
- Time of Death, Date of Birth
- The Waning Moons Floating in the Night Sky
- Luminescence
Adaptations
- Fugainai Boku wa Sora o Mita (film, 2012)
- Kasokeki Sankayou (film, 2021)
- Yameru Toki mo, Sukoyaka Naru Toki mo (TV drama, 2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- delicate psychological descriptionrealism of everyday lifefemale-centered perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- motherhoodbody and healthchildcaredetails of everyday life
Legacy
She is regarded as a writer who carefully depicts family, women's bodies, and the subtleties of everyday life. Through film and TV adaptations and multiple literary awards including the Naoki Prize, she has gained wide readership and holds a notable place in contemporary Japanese literature.
In Popular Culture
- Fugainai Boku wa Sora o Mita (film adaptation, 2012)
- Yameru Toki mo, Sukoyaka Naru Toki mo (TV drama adaptation, 2020)
Trivia
- Her family ran a sake shop for generations.
- She dropped out of junior college.
- Worked at an advertising production company and later as a freelance editor-writer after childbirth.
- She has a son.
- Member of the Japan PEN Club.