Botchan Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1991) grand prize
Hatsue Nakawaki
なかわき はつえ
Nakawaki Hatsue
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1974-01-01 （Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture → Shimanto City, Kochi Prefecture
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Children's Literature Writer
- Active Years
- 1993-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tsukuba | School of Social and International Studies, Department of Comparative Culture | Department of Comparative Culture | — | 1993-1996 | Japan |
University of Tsukuba
School of Social and International Studies, Department of Comparative Culture
/ Department of Comparative Culture
Period:
1993-1996
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
Japan
Majored in Japanese Folklore Studies
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Bocchan Literary Award | Like a Fish | — | Bocchan Literary Award Committee | 大賞 |
| 2005 | Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award | The Shaman's Daughter | 推薦 | Sankei Shimbun | 推薦 |
| 2013 | Tsubota Jōji Literary Award | You Are a Good Child | — | Okayama City | 受賞 |
| — | Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award JR Prize | Grandma's Old Tales | — | Sankei Shimbun | 受賞 |
Bocchan Literary Award
1991
Work:
Like a Fish
Organization:
Bocchan Literary Award Committee
Result:
大賞
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award
2005
Work:
The Shaman's Daughter
Category:
推薦
Organization:
Sankei Shimbun
Result:
推薦
Tsubota Jōji Literary Award
2013
Work:
You Are a Good Child
Organization:
Okayama City
Result:
受賞
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award JR Prize
Work:
Grandma's Old Tales
Organization:
Sankei Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Tsubota Joji Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 28 (2012) award
Japan Medical Novel Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2014) nominee
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 37 (2016) nominee
Works
Major Works
Like a Fish
1993 NovelNakawaki Hatsue's debut work, published when she was 17 years old by Shinchosha. It was adapted into a TV drama by NHK.
Coming of ageRural life
Adaptations
- [TV Drama] Like a Fish (1993)
Inari's House
1997 NovelA work themed around folklore.
FolkloreFamily
You Are a Good Child
2012 Children's LiteratureA hit work supported by bookstore clerks dealing with child abuse. Made into a film in 2015, winning several movie awards.
Child abuseFamily issues
Adaptations
- [Film] You Are a Good Child / 呉美保 (2015)
Find Me
2013 NovelNominated for the 27th Yamamoto Shugoro Prize. Adapted into an NHK TV drama.
FamilySocial issues
Adaptations
- [TV Drama] Find Me (2015)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- RealismLyrical
- Recurring Motifs
- FamilyCountrysideChildren
Legacy
Hatsue Nakawaki is highly regarded in contemporary Japanese children's literature and novels, with socially impactful works dealing with child abuse. Adaptations of her work have been recognized both in Japan and at international film festivals.
Trivia
- Debuted as a novelist at age 17.
- "You Are a Good Child" addresses child abuse and sold over 50,000 copies.
- "You Are a Good Child" was adapted into a film that won the NETPAC Award at the Moscow International Film Festival.