Subaru Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 44 (2020) award
Mitsuko Kizaki
きざき みつこ
Kizaki Mitsuko
Pen Names:
Mitsuko Kizaki（Pen name used for publishing）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1990 （Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2020-
- Nominations
- Akutagawa Prize, Noma Literary Newcomer Prize
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Subaru Literary Prize | Konjuji | — | Shueisha | Winner |
Subaru Literary Prize
2020
Work:
Konjuji
Organization:
Shueisha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Konjuji
2020 NovelHer debut novel, written over five years. First published in Subaru magazine (Nov 2020) and issued in book form by Shueisha in January 2021. It won the 44th Subaru Literary Prize and was shortlisted for the Akutagawa Prize and the Noma Literary Newcomer Prize.
Bibliography
- Konjuji (published in Subaru magazine, Nov 2020; book: Shueisha, Jan 2021)
- Konjuji (Shueisha Bunko, Feb 2023)
- Essay "The Accent of 'Kon' in 'Konjuji' is like in 'contact'" (Seishun to Dokusho, Jan 2021)
- Essay "Ways to Keep Warm" (Bungakukai, Mar 2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- contemporary fictionpsychological, detail-focused prose
- Recurring Motifs
- lonelinessfamilymemory
Legacy
A young author who gained attention after winning the 44th Subaru Literary Prize for her debut novel 'Konjuji'. She is regarded as a promising writer in contemporary Japanese literature.
Trivia
- Her debut novel 'Konjuji' was written over approximately five years.
- After graduating university she worked in a bookstore and as a copy editor for websites while writing fiction.
- She debuted by winning the 44th Subaru Literary Prize (2020).
- 'Konjuji' was published in Subaru magazine (Nov 2020) and later released as a book in January 2021.