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Azusa Maekawa

まえかわ あずさ

Maekawa Azusa

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1984-01-02 (Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
2006-

Education

Kyoto Seika University
Faculty of Humanities
Year of Graduation: 2006
Country: Japan

Awards

Da Vinci Literary Prize (1st)
2006
Work: Yō-chan's Night
Category: 大賞
Organization: Media Factory
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Yō-chan's Night

2006 Novel

Debut work and winner of the 1st Da Vinci Literary Prize. Detailed plot summaries are not widely published.

Everyday lifeHuman relationships

Sayonara Sandwich

2007 Novel

Published in 2007. Comprehensive plot information is limited in public sources.

FarewellEveryday life

Bibliography

  • Yō-chan's Night (2006)
  • Sayonara Sandwich (2007)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Quiet, restrained proseAttention to everyday detail
Recurring Motifs
FarewellMemoryFamily

Legacy

Gained attention by winning the 1st Da Vinci Literary Prize with her debut work. Publicly available information on later activities and reception is limited.

Trivia

  • Made her debut by winning the Grand Prize at the 1st Da Vinci Literary Prize.
  • Graduated from Kyoto Seika University, Faculty of Humanities, in 2006.
  • Born in Hyōgo Prefecture.
  • Notable works include 'Yō-chan's Night' and 'Sayonara Sandwich'.