Yomiuri Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 73 (2021) award
Nao Kawamoto
かわもと なお
Kawamoto Nao
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1980-01-13 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Literary critic
- Active Years
- 2011-
- Influenced By
- Gore Vidal
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rikkyo University | Faculty of Letters | Department of English and American Literature | — | — | Japan |
Rikkyo University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of English and American Literature
Country:
Japan
Dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | The True Life of Julian Butler | 小説部門 | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Sakeji Literary Prize | The True Life of Julian Butler | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Minna no Tsubuyaki Literary Prize | The True Life of Julian Butler | 国内篇 | — | 第1位 |
Yomiuri Literary Prize
2021
Work:
The True Life of Julian Butler
Category:
小説部門
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Sakeji Literary Prize
2021
Work:
The True Life of Julian Butler
Result:
受賞
Minna no Tsubuyaki Literary Prize
2023
Work:
The True Life of Julian Butler
Category:
国内篇
Result:
第1位
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The True Life of Julian Butler
2021 NovelNao Kawamoto's debut novel. Through the figure of Julian Butler, the work explores the boundary between biography and fiction and probes questions of identity.
biographical fictionidentityreferences to literary history
The 'Otokonoko' (Cross-dressing Boys)
2014 Non-fictionA non-fiction work based on reporting into the world of cross-dressing. It presents reportage-style discussions of subculture and gender issues.
gendersubculturesocial margins
Yoshida Ken'ichi Revisited
2019 Co-edited volumeA co-edited volume with Tatsuro Kashihara collecting essays and materials on the English literature scholar Yoshida Ken'ichi, aiming to reassess his work.
literary historyEnglish literaturecriticism
On Yoshida Ken'ichi
2023 Co-edited volumeCo-edited with Tatsuro Kashihara and Masaaki Takeda, this volume gathers studies and essays concerning Yoshida Ken'ichi.
research essaysstudies of an English literature scholar
Bibliography
- Gore Vidal interview piece (published in Shincho, 2011)
- The 'Otokonoko' (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 2014)
- The True Life of Julian Butler (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 2021)
- Yoshida Ken'ichi Revisited (co-edited, Fumiyama-bo International, 2019)
- On Yoshida Ken'ichi (co-edited, Kokushokankokai, 2023)
- Gore Vidal, 'On Mishima's Death' — first Japanese translation (Shincho, Feb 2025 issue)
Translations by Author
- Gore Vidal, 'On Mishima's Death' — translation (Shincho, Feb 2025 issue)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- critical, academically inflected prosefrequent intertextual references to other literary works and scholarshipmeasured and incisive narrative voice
- Recurring Motifs
- the boundary between biography and fictionreferences to literary historythe search for identity
Legacy
An emerging novelist and literary critic who gained attention after winning major literary awards for his debut novel. He is also active in criticism, reviews, and translation, and is noted for his engagement with American and British literature.
Trivia
- Dropped out of Rikkyo University, Faculty of Letters, Department of English and American Literature.
- Debuted in 2011 with an interview of Gore Vidal published in Shincho.
- Active on X (formerly Twitter) as @KawamotoNao11.
- Published the first Japanese translation of Gore Vidal's essay 'On Mishima's Death' in 2025.