Mita Bungaku Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1997) award
Haruko Matsumoto
まつもと はるこ
Matsumoto Haruko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Art critic
- Active Years
- 1997-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Philosophy (Aesthetics and Art History) | 学士 (BA) | 1994-1998 | Japan |
| Université Paris XII (Paris Institute of Urban Planning, Master's program) | Paris Institute of Urban Planning | Urban Planning / Urban Studies | 修士 (Master's) | 2008-2009 | France |
| École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) | — | Doctoral program (enrolled) | — | 在籍中 | France |
Keio University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Philosophy (Aesthetics and Art History)
Degree:
学士 (BA)
Period:
1994-1998
Year of Graduation:
1998
Country:
Japan
Graduated March 1998
Université Paris XII (Paris Institute of Urban Planning, Master's program)
Paris Institute of Urban Planning
/ Urban Planning / Urban Studies
Degree:
修士 (Master's)
Period:
2008-2009
Year of Graduation:
2009
Country:
France
Completed while in France as a Cultural Affairs Agency dispatch artist trainee
École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)
Doctoral program (enrolled)
Period:
在籍中
Country:
France
Enrolled in doctoral program (in progress)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Mita Bungaku New Writers' Prize | BONES | — | Mita Bungaku | winner |
| 2008 | Agency for Cultural Affairs: Overseas Study Program for Artists (Fellowship) | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan) | selected (fellowship) |
Mita Bungaku New Writers' Prize
1997
Work:
BONES
Organization:
Mita Bungaku
Result:
winner
Agency for Cultural Affairs: Overseas Study Program for Artists (Fellowship)
2008
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)
Result:
selected (fellowship)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
BONES
1997 NovelA novel first submitted while she was a third-year student at Keio University; winner of the 4th Mita Bungaku New Writers' Prize.
artcitymemoryyouth
Bibliography
- BONES (1997)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Critical, observational proseEmphasis on visual descriptionIncorporates specialized vocabulary related to art and architecture
- Recurring Motifs
- artspacethe citymemory
Legacy
Haruko Matsumoto is recognized as a writer and art critic who bridges fiction and criticism. Having won a new-writers' prize early in her career and undertaken research in France, she continues to produce work and criticism focused on art, architecture, and urban space.
Trivia
- Not the calligrapher Haruko Matsumoto (松本春子).
- Maintains a blog titled "Tokyo Scenery: Haruko Matsumoto's Diary."