R-18 Literary Award for Women by Women
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2008) readers prize
Mariko Yamauchi
やまうち まりこ
Yamauchi Mariko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1980-11-20 （Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Toyama City (birthplace) → Kyoto Prefecture (residence) → Tokyo (residence and creative activity)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Essayist, Writer
- Active Years
- 2012-
- Influenced By
- Tom Robbins, Paul Auster
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka University of Arts | Faculty of Arts | Department of Visual Arts/Film | 学士（芸術） | — | Japan |
Osaka University of Arts
Faculty of Arts
/ Department of Visual Arts/Film
Degree:
学士（芸術）
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7th R-18 Literary Prize (Readers' Award) | Short story "Sixteen Is the Age of Sex" | — | Shinchosha (R-18 Literary Prize organizer) | 受賞（読者賞） |
| 2016 | Kitanippon Shinbun Art Award | — | — | Kitanippon Shinbun | 受賞 |
7th R-18 Literary Prize (Readers' Award)
2008
Work:
Short story "Sixteen Is the Age of Sex"
Organization:
Shinchosha (R-18 Literary Prize organizer)
Result:
受賞（読者賞）
Kitanippon Shinbun Art Award
2016
Organization:
Kitanippon Shinbun
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Come to Pick Me Up, This Place Is Boring
2012 Short story collectionA collection of short stories depicting the claustrophobia of provincial towns and the everyday lives of young women. Her debut work that attracted attention.
Claustrophobia of regional townsFemale friendshipYouth migration and alienation
Adaptations
- [Film] Come to Pick Me Up (film) / 廣木隆一 (2018)
Azumi Haruko Is Missing
2013 NovelA novel about the relationships surrounding a missing woman. One of her representative works adapted into film.
DisappearanceUrban lonelinessBreakdown of relationships
Adaptations
- [Film] Azumi Haruko Is Missing (film) / 松居大悟 (2016)
That Girl Is an Aristocrat
2016 NovelA work themed on relationships between women and class consciousness. Serialized in a magazine, later published as a book and adapted into a film.
Female friendshipClass consciousnessUrban isolation
Adaptations
- [Film] That Girl Is an Aristocrat (film) / 岨手由貴子 (2021)
Glasses and the Profligate Girl
2017 FictionA work that positively portrays Toyama, dealing with themes such as the revival of shopping streets. It carefully depicts relationships among women.
Hometown revitalizationCommunityWomen's bonds
Bibliography
- Come to Pick Me Up
- Azumi Haruko Is Missing
- Call My Name When You Feel Lonely
- I've Never Been to Paris
- Cute Marriage
- 23 Tokyo Stories
- That Girl Is an Aristocrat
- Glasses and the Profligate Girl
- Chosen Solitude Is Good Solitude
- We're Doing Pretty Well
- We Were of One Mind
- Everything Is a Message: Novel Yuming
- Marilyn Told Me
- Kimono Reintroduction
- The Fleeing Girl
Adaptations
- Azumi Haruko Is Missing (film)
- Come to Pick Me Up (film)
- That Girl Is an Aristocrat (film)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise, unadorned narrative voiceCinematic description and scene transitions
- Recurring Motifs
- Regional towns and nostalgiaFemale friendshipDetailed depictions of everyday life
Legacy
Recognized for depicting the claustrophobia of regional towns and relationships among women, her work has been adapted to film and other media. She is known for portraying the sentiments of contemporary young Japanese women and has a broad readership.
Trivia
- Deeply versed in cinema and runs a blog writing about films seen at repertory theaters.
- Owned a mixed-breed cat named "Chichimo" found during university.
- Graduate of Toyama Daiichi High School and Osaka University of Arts, Department of Visual Arts.
- Debuted in 2012 with the short story collection "Come to Pick Me Up."