Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1965) award
Asami Maki
まき あさみ
Maki Asami
Pen Names:
Makoto Asami（Used for a poetry collection）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1983-04-12 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Yokohama (birth–2006) → Tokyo (2006–)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 2006-
- Influenced By
- Osamu Dazai, Mieko Kawakami
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 | 2001-2005 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
2001-2005
Year of Graduation:
2005
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Yoko Literary Prize | The Glass City | 長編小説 | Yoko Foundation for Literature | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Young Writers' Award | A Creaking Afternoon | 短編 | Japan New Writers Association | 最終候補 |
Yoko Literary Prize
2019
Work:
The Glass City
Category:
長編小説
Organization:
Yoko Foundation for Literature
Result:
受賞
Young Writers' Award
2015
Work:
A Creaking Afternoon
Category:
短編
Organization:
Japan New Writers Association
Result:
最終候補
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Glass City
2018 Novel 312 pagesA novel about memory and renewal among inhabitants of a modern city. An ensemble tale where loss and recovery intersect.
lossurban lifememory
Adaptations
- [Film] The Glass City / 中村亮介 (2021)
Translations
- English translation: The Glass City (Harper Books, 2020)
- Korean translation: Yuri-ui Doshi (2021)
A Creaking Afternoon
2015 Short story collection 164 pagesA collection of short stories capturing minor tensions in daily life, quietly portraying distortions in family and neighborhood relationships.
familydiscordeveryday life
Bibliography
- A Creaking Afternoon (2015)
- The Glass City (2018)
- Fragments by the Window (2021)
- Margins of Dawn (2024)
Adaptations
- The Glass City (Film, 2021)
- Fragments by the Window (Stage, 2022)
Translations of Works
- The Glass City — English translation: The Glass City (Harper Books, 2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Introspective, lyrical proseRealism grounded in attention to detail
- Recurring Motifs
- windows/glassurban solitudefragments of memory
Legacy
Recognized as a writer who captures the minutiae of urban life, considered a leading young voice in 21st-century Japanese literature. Her works have been adapted and translated, gaining international attention.
Quotes
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Memories are always cracked; yet sometimes light filters through.
Source: The Glass City (2018) (2018) -
Small fragments may someday define the contours of the whole city.
Source: Fragments by the Window (2021) (2021)
Trivia
- Worked as an editor at a publishing house after university.
- Her favorite reads range from classical to contemporary literature; she cites Osamu Dazai and Mieko Kawakami among her influences.