Eureka Emerging Poet
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Edition 2 (1989) award
Kuraishi Shino
くらいし しの
Kuraishi Shino
Pen Names:
Kuraishi Shino（Used as byline for fiction works）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1987-06-03 （Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, English
- Residence History
- Kyoto (birth–until university) → Tokyo (period of literary activity)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Essayist
- Active Years
- 2010-2025
- Influenced By
- Hiromi Kawakami, Kyoko Nakajima
- Influenced
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | Bachelor of Arts | 2005-2009 | Japan |
Kyoto University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Period:
2005-2009
Year of Graduation:
2009
Country:
Japan
Undergraduate thesis on representations of memory in modern female authors
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Midorigaoka Literary Prize | Voices of the Garden | — | Midorigaoka Literary Promotion Association | winner |
| 2012 | New Writers Award | Memories of a Short Night | 短編 | Japan New Writers Association | winner |
Midorigaoka Literary Prize
2017
Work:
Voices of the Garden
Organization:
Midorigaoka Literary Promotion Association
Result:
winner
New Writers Award
2012
Work:
Memories of a Short Night
Category:
短編
Organization:
Japan New Writers Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Voices of the Garden
2016 Contemporary fiction 240 pagesSet in an old suburban house, it traces family memories and the time left in the garden. Fragments of the past gradually alter the present, depicted with delicate prose.
memoryfamilytime
Adaptations
- [Film] Voices of the Garden / 佐藤春 (2019)
Translations
- English excerpts of 'Voices of the Garden'
Dawn's Letter
2019 Short story collection 188 pagesA collection of stories about various forms of parting and encounter. The pieces sharply capture emotions hidden in the gaps of daily life.
partingencounterfragments of daily life
Translations
- English translation of 'Dawn's Letter'
Bibliography
- Memories of a Short Night (short stories)
- Voices of the Garden
- Dawn's Letter
- White Windows (essays)
Adaptations
- Voices of the Garden (film, 2019, dir. Haru Sato)
Translations of Works
- Voices of the Garden — English (partial)
- Dawn's Letter — French translation
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical yet restrained descriptionmeticulous psychological portrayalconcise prose
- Recurring Motifs
- gardens and plantsletters and fragmented memoryboundaries between home and outside
Legacy
Kuraishi Shino is regarded as a contemporary voice who depicts memory and time through domestic spaces. She contributed to the emergence of young writers and reached a wider readership through screen adaptations.
Academic Societies
- Contemporary Japanese Literature Society
Archives
- Kuraishi Shino Works Archive (private collection)
In Popular Culture
- The film adaptation of 'Voices of the Garden' increased recognition beyond literary circles
Quotes
-
I think memory does not vanish; it continues to reside within us in different forms.
Source: 'Voices of the Garden' afterword (2016) (2016)
Trivia
- She tends to do gardening before writing to clear her mind.
- Favorite snack is matcha and salted kelp rice balls.