Bungakukai Newcomer Award
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Ryuichi Maeda
まえだ りゅういち
Maeda Ryuichi
Aliases:
前田隆一
Pen Names:
Ryuichi Maeda（pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1966-04-14 （Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan → Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2013-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Himeji Municipal Shikama High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Himeji Municipal Shikama High School
Country:
Japan
Graduated from high school.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Bungakukai Newcomer Award | African Catfish | — | Bungakukai (magazine) | Winner |
Bungakukai Newcomer Award
2013
Work:
African Catfish
Organization:
Bungakukai (magazine)
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
African Catfish
2013 Short storyA short story inspired by the author's travels across Africa; it portrays encounters on the road, cultural contrasts, and personal change.
travelencounterscultural difference
Tera in the Morning Mist
2015 Short storyA short story that examines memory and solitude through scenes of hometown life; it uses quiet descriptions to reveal characters' inner worlds.
memorysolitudenostalgia
Bibliography
- African Catfish (Bungakukai, Dec 2013)
- Tera in the Morning Mist (Bungakukai, May 2015)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, observational proserealistic character portrayal
- Recurring Motifs
- journeysnature imagerysolitude
Legacy
Debuted with the Bungakukai Newcomer Award. Known for works drawing on his travels in Africa and for delicately depicting local landscapes and everyday life.
Trivia
- After leaving his job in 2002, he traveled across the African continent by motorcycle for about a year.
- In 2013 he won the 117th Bungakukai Newcomer Award (he was unemployed at the time).
- His legal name is Ryuichi Maeda (kanji: 前田隆一).