Kita-ku Uchida Yasuo Mystery Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2010) grand prize
Sachio Matsuda
まつだ さちお
Matsuda Sachio
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 2009-
- Influenced By
- William Trevor, Steven Millhauser, Anton Chekhov
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters I | Faculty of Letters I | Department of Western History | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters I
Faculty of Letters I
/ Department of Western History
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sakai Free City Literary Prize (Honorable Mention) | Saigo no Tomodachi | 佳作 | Sakai Cultural Promotion Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Kita Ward Uchida Yasuo Mystery Literary Prize (Grand Prize) | Kanpeki na Mama | 大賞 | Kita Ward (Tokyo) | 受賞 |
| 2015 | All Yomimono Newcomer Prize | A Seat Facing the Courtyard | — | Bungeishunju (All Yomimono) | 受賞 |
Sakai Free City Literary Prize (Honorable Mention)
2009
Work:
Saigo no Tomodachi
Category:
佳作
Organization:
Sakai Cultural Promotion Foundation
Result:
受賞
Kita Ward Uchida Yasuo Mystery Literary Prize (Grand Prize)
2010
Work:
Kanpeki na Mama
Category:
大賞
Organization:
Kita Ward (Tokyo)
Result:
受賞
All Yomimono Newcomer Prize
2015
Work:
A Seat Facing the Courtyard
Organization:
Bungeishunju (All Yomimono)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
All Yomimono Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 95 (2015) award
Works
Major Works
A Seat Facing the Courtyard
2015 FictionA short story that depicts subtle human relationships and the tensions hidden within everyday life.
familymemorythe underside of daily life
The Last Friend
2009 Short fictionA short story awarded honorable mention in the Sakai prize; explores friendship and separation.
friendshipparting
The Perfect Mom
2010 MysteryWinner of the Kita Ward Uchida Yasuo Mystery Prize; a domestic mystery set within family life.
familysecretscrime
Yume no Ato
2014 FictionA finalist for the Nikkei Fiction Prize; a story revolving around dreams and memory.
dreamsmemory
Reply
2011 Short storyA short piece published in a monthly magazine, delicately portraying human interactions.
human relationshipseveryday life
Bibliography
- Reply (Monthly J-Novel, Apr 2011)
- Wosanagokoro (Monthly J-Novel, Mar 2014)
- A Seat Facing the Courtyard (All Yomimono, Nov 2015)
- The Man from the Writing Class (Shosetsu Subaru, Aug 2016)
- Running in Rakusai (All Yomimono, Nov 2016)
- Wonderful Days (All Yomimono, May 2017)
- Yodazo Bunzee (Shosetsu Subaru, Jan 2018)
- Colorful Performer (All Yomimono, Aug 2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed psychological descriptionquiet, restrained prose
- Recurring Motifs
- memoryfamily relationshipsunease beneath the everydaysmall secrets
Legacy
Recognized for blending subtle human drama with elements of mystery in short fiction. Has received regional literary prizes and newcomer awards, and is acknowledged as a contemporary Japanese short-story mystery writer.
Trivia
- Graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Letters I, Department of Western History.
- Winner of the 95th All Yomimono Newcomer Prize (2015).
- Grand Prize winner of the Kita Ward Uchida Yasuo Mystery Literary Prize (2010).
- Honorable mention in the Sakai Free City Literary Prize (2009).