Sakigake Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (2021) selected
Natsuki Murakumo
むらくも なつき
Murakumo Natsuki
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- null （Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2023-
- Nominations
- Finalist, 38th Dazai Osamu Prize ("Momo no Momo-iro"), Finalist, 39th Dazai Osamu Prize ("Shōzō no Sumika")
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanazawa College of Art | Faculty of Design | Visual Design | — | — | Japan |
Kanazawa College of Art
Faculty of Design
/ Visual Design
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the Visual Design major
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Gunzo New Writers' Award | Monuke no Kousatsu | — | Kodansha (Gunzo editorial department) | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Sakigake Literary Prize | Korogaru Barrel | — | Akita Sakigake Shimpō | 入賞 |
Gunzo New Writers' Award
2023
Work:
Monuke no Kousatsu
Organization:
Kodansha (Gunzo editorial department)
Result:
受賞
Sakigake Literary Prize
2021
Work:
Korogaru Barrel
Organization:
Akita Sakigake Shimpō
Result:
入賞
Awards & Nominations
Gunzo Newcomer Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 66 (2023) award
Works
Major Works
Monuke no Kousatsu
2023 NovelDebut work that won the Gunzo New Writers' Award: a linked collection of short stories exploring unease and a sense of absence hidden within everyday life.
uncanny aspects of daily lifeabsencememoryloneliness
Collectors' High
2024 Fiction/EssayA 2024 collection combining short fiction and essays that examine collecting, consumer behavior, and attachment to books.
collectingconsumer culturefan practicesmemory
Bibliography
- Monuke no Kousatsu (Kodansha, 2023)
- Collectors' High (Kodansha, 2024)
- Korogaru Barrel (Sakigake Literary Prize selection, 2021)
- Momo no Momo-iro (Finalist, Dazai Osamu Prize, 2022)
- Shōzō no Sumika (Finalist, Dazai Osamu Prize, 2023)
- Essays and reviews in literary magazines (Gunzo, Shincho, Bungei, Nami, etc., 2023-2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- restrained prosepsychological depiction based on close observation of detailcontemporary everyday realism
- Recurring Motifs
- disappearance/absencebooks and collectiblesapartment blocks and residentsfragments of memory
Legacy
An emerging writer who gained attention after winning the Gunzo New Writers' Award; praised for depicting the unsettling aspects hidden in everyday life. She continues to publish short fiction and essays.
Quotes
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She described herself as "writing novels is a hobby" while working as a company employee.
Source: Kousho Kounichi (Asahi Shimbun) article (2023) (2023)
Trivia
- After graduating university, she worked as a company employee while pursuing creative writing.
- Debuted after winning the Gunzo New Writers' Award (2023).
- Placed in the Sakigake Literary Prize (2021).
- Has been shortlisted multiple times for the Dazai Osamu Prize.