Bungei Award
1 appearances
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Edition 37 (2000) award
Akira Kuroda
くろだ あきら
Kuroda Akira
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1977-12-22 （Chiba Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1999-
- Nominations
- 36th Bungei Prize — finalist (1999) for 'HELL YEAH!', 16th Mishima Yukio Prize — nominee (2003) for 'As the World Turns' / 'The Morning the World Begins'
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoei Girls' Academy High School | — | — | — | 1993-1996 | Japan |
| Meiji Gakuin University | Faculty of Literature, Department of Arts | Department of Arts | — | 在学中に中退 | Japan |
| University of Brighton | — | — | — | 留学（時期: 2000年頃） | United Kingdom |
Shoei Girls' Academy High School
Period:
1993-1996
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the high school division
Meiji Gakuin University
Faculty of Literature, Department of Arts
/ Department of Arts
Period:
在学中に中退
Country:
Japan
Attended Faculty of Literature (Department of Arts); left before graduation
University of Brighton
Period:
留学（時期: 2000年頃）
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied abroad
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Bungei Prize | YOU LOVE US (later published as 'Made in Japan') | — | Bungei (Kawade Shobo Shinsha) | Winner |
Bungei Prize
2000
Work:
YOU LOVE US (later published as 'Made in Japan')
Organization:
Bungei (Kawade Shobo Shinsha)
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Mishima Yukio Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 16 (2003) nominee
Works
Major Works
Made in Japan
2001 Short story collectionOriginally appeared in Bungei (winter 2000). A collection of short stories that portray fragments of youth and urban life. When issued as a book the original title 'YOU LOVE US' was changed to 'Made in Japan'.
youth cultureidentityurban life
As the World Turns
2002 NovelFirst appeared in Bungei (summer 2001). A work later expanded for book publication that delicately描s inner life and the instability of human relationships.
rebirthhuman relationshipsinner turmoil
Bibliography
- Made in Japan (2001)
- As the World Turns (2002)
- The World Is Oysters (published in Bungakukai, Dec. 2007)
- Family Entertainment (published in BEAMS 'In The City' Vol.2)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- cool, detached observational prose with concise descriptionfragmentary narration
- Recurring Motifs
- youth alienationconsumer culturebody and sexuality
Legacy
Since winning the Bungei Prize in 2000, she gained attention as a notable new writer in the early 2000s. Known for sharp depictions of urban life and youth emotions, especially in short fiction, her distinctive sensibility has been praised.
Archives
- Kawade Shobo Shinsha author page
- National Diet Library authority data (NDL)
- VIAF / ISNI / WorldCat authority records
Trivia
- Not to be confused with the classical Japanese literature scholar Akira Kuroda (same name).
- Maintained blogs titled 'The Cloud of Unknowing' and 'SenSual SenSeless THiNgS'.
- Graduated from Shoei Girls' Academy high school, attended Meiji Gakuin University (left before graduation) and studied at the University of Brighton.