Ekinaka Bookstore Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2015) grand prize
Sawako Natori
なとり さわこ
Natori Sawako
Pen Names:
Natori Nazuna（Pen name used for some light novel works）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1973-01-01 （Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kobe, Hyōgo (birthplace) → Tsujidō, Fujisawa, Kanagawa (grew up)
Career
- Occupations
- Game scenario writer, Novelist
- Active Years
- 1997-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiji University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Meiji University
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ekinaka Bookstore Award | Penguin Railway: Lost-and-Found Department | — | JR East Retail Net | winner |
Ekinaka Bookstore Award
2015
Work:
Penguin Railway: Lost-and-Found Department
Organization:
JR East Retail Net
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Penguin Railway: Lost-and-Found Department
2014 NovelA novel about a small-town railway, books and the warm human connections and healing that surround them.
loss and renewalcommunitybooks and libraries
The Friday Bookstore
2016 Novel (series)A short-story series set in a bookstore, depicting small everyday miracles and human relationships. First in the series.
everyday lifehuman relationshipsbooks
NieR Gestalt/Replicant (scenario work)
2010 Video game (scenario)Contributed main scenario writing for Square Enix's action RPG title.
humanity and machinesloss
Bibliography
- Kōban no Yoru (Night at the Police Box)
- Welcome Back Ten Thousand Times
- Your Graduation Ceremony
- Penguin Railway: Lost-and-Found Department
- Share House Kazamidori
- The Friday Bookstore
- Enoshima Nekomori Diner
- Hinemosu Namunamu
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- warm, understated proserestrained descriptioncareful attention to everyday details
- Recurring Motifs
- books, bookstores, librariestrains and railwaysthe sea and coastal settingsfamily and neighborly ties
Legacy
Leveraging experience as a game scenario writer, she is noted for narrative skill and character depiction. Her works about local communities and books have gained a broad readership.
Trivia
- Also active under the pen name Natori Nazuna (mainly for light novel works).
- Formerly worked at Namco and contributed to the Tales series as a scenario writer.
- Won the Ekinaka Bookstore Award in 2015 for Penguin Railway: Lost-and-Found Department.