Shosetsu Subaru Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (2014) award
Risato Nakamura
なかむら りさと
Nakamura Risato
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1986-06-07 （Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Fukui City → Kyoto City
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Company employee
- Active Years
- 2015-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (First Department) | Faculty of Letters (First Department) | — | 学士（文学） | — | Japan |
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (First Department)
Faculty of Letters (First Department)
Degree:
学士（文学）
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Shousetsu Subaru New Writer Prize | The Night the Desert's Blue Melts | — | Shueisha | 受賞 |
Shousetsu Subaru New Writer Prize
2014
Work:
The Night the Desert's Blue Melts
Organization:
Shueisha
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Night the Desert's Blue Melts
2015 NovelDebut novel. Praised for its delicate use of language and the evocative spaces between lines.
human relationshipsnuances of languageloneliness
Wakaba no Yado
2017 NovelPublished in 2017. A work that sensitively depicts the inner lives and subtle moments of everyday people.
coming of agefragments of everyday life
Bibliography
- The Night the Desert's Blue Melts (2015, Shueisha)
- Wakaba no Yado (2017, Shueisha)
- Short stories in magazines (e.g. "Tsuki to Bentoubako", "Akai Itokuzu", "House of Jewels' Love")
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- delicate descriptionemphasis on subtext
- Recurring Motifs
- lonelinessgaps in languagefragments of daily life
Legacy
A young female writer who gained recognition with her debut novel; noted for her delicate style and regional background.
Quotes
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A work praised for its delicate use of language and an evocative sense of what lies between the lines.
Source: Judge Kenzo Kitakata (comment on the 27th Shousetsu Subaru New Writer Prize) (2014)
Trivia
- Started writing fiction in high school.
- Worked at a publisher in Kyoto.
- Won the 27th Shousetsu Subaru New Writer Prize in 2014.