Bungakukai Newcomer Award
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Tetsuya Nihei
にへい てつや
Nihei Tetsuya
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1968-06-04 （Niigata Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2012-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bungakkai Newcomer Prize | The Last Leap Year | — | Bungakkai (literary magazine) | Winner |
Bungakkai Newcomer Prize
2012
Work:
The Last Leap Year
Organization:
Bungakkai (literary magazine)
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Last Leap Year
2012 Short storyA short story praised for its mature prose and a distinctive world shaped by the Niigata dialect.
DialectNostalgiaHuman drama
Farewell to This Day
2013 Short storyA short piece quietly depicting everyday farewells and losses.
FarewellInterior reflection
An Ordinary Dog
2015 Short storyA story that portrays human relationships through the perspective of a dog in ordinary life.
Everyday lifeAnimal perspectiveHuman relationships
Return Visit
2015 Short storyDepicts the emotional tremors that arise when revisiting places or people from the past.
ReunionMemory
Between Drunkenness
2016 Short storyExplores intersecting memories and emotions amid intoxication.
MemoryFluctuations of consciousness
Closing the Grave
2017 Short storyA short story dealing with conflicts and farewells surrounding generational and familial inheritance.
FamilyInheritanceLoss
Letters Concerning Miyamizu
2018 Short storyDelicately portrays memories and relationships centered on local waters.
LocalityNatureMemory
Rings of the Himalayan Cedar
2020 Short storyContrasts the passage of natural time with human time.
NatureTimeContrast
For That Reason Alone
2023 Short storyA short story that quietly depicts motivations and feelings that are hard to put into words.
MotivationEmotion
The Twin Theory
2024 Short storyA work exploring relationships and psychology related to twins.
TwinsPsychology
On Crying
2013 EssayAn essay published in Subaru reflecting on the meaning of crying and related inner states.
EmotionSelf-reflection
Bibliography
- The Last Leap Year
- Farewell to This Day
- An Ordinary Dog
- Return Visit
- Between Drunkenness
- Closing the Grave
- Letters Concerning Miyamizu
- Rings of the Himalayan Cedar
- For That Reason Alone
- The Twin Theory
- On Crying
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Use of Niigata dialectRestrained narrationDetailed description
- Recurring Motifs
- DialectNostalgiaNature imageryNuances of human relationships
Legacy
An author praised for a distinctive worldview rooted in the Niigata dialect and mature prose. Known for short stories with strong expressive and narrative qualities.
Trivia
- Won the 115th Bungakkai Newcomer Prize in 2012 for 'The Last Leap Year'.
- Representative work: 'The Last Leap Year'.
- Born in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
- Active as a writer since 2012.