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Hatsue Ogawauchi

おがわうち はつえ

Ogawauchi Hatsue

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1966-01-01 （Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
2002-

Education

Osaka Women's University
Faculty of Liberal Arts / Department of Japanese Literature
Country: Japan
Osaka Literary School
Period: 2000-2001
Country: Japan
Studied for one year starting in 2000

Awards

Dazai Osamu Prize
2002
Work: Kinbaku (Bondage)
Organization: Chikuma Shobo
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Kinbaku (Bondage)

2002 Novel

Debut work published in 2002; winner of the Dazai Osamu Prize.

human relationshipspsychologysexuality

Kemonomichi (The Beast's Path)

2004 Novel

Published in 2004.

naturehuman nature

Courtship Dance

2005 Novel

Published in 2005.

romancerelationships

Lost in Love

2006 Novel

Published in 2006 by Kobunsha; later released in paperback.

loveloneliness

Let's Go Home

2008 Novel

Published in 2008; includes themes of home and belonging.

familybelonging

A Long Premonition

2008 Novel

Published in 2008.

premonitiontime

Bibliography

  • Kinbaku (Bondage)
  • Kemonomichi (The Beast's Path)
  • Courtship Dance
  • Lost in Love
  • Let's Go Home
  • A Long Premonition

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Delicate prose focused on interiorityRestrained, quiet narration
Recurring Motifs
lonelinesssubtle dissonances in everyday lifefemale perspectives

Legacy

Debuted after winning the Dazai Osamu Prize. A novelist from Osaka active in the 2000s, known for careful depictions of interpersonal relationships and psychological nuance.

Trivia

  • Debuted in 2002 by winning the Dazai Osamu Prize for 'Kinbaku'.
  • Born in 1966 in Osaka Prefecture.
  • Graduated from Osaka Women's University, Department of Japanese Literature.
  • Studied at Osaka Literary School for one year starting in 2000.