Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award
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Taki Okae
おかえ たき
Okae Taki
Aliases:
佐久間妙子
Pen Names:
Taki Okae（Pen name）,
Taeko Sakuma（Birth name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1953-06-16 （Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1979-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Shosetsu Gendai New Writers' Prize | Slow Dance in the Late Night | — | Shosetsu Gendai | Winner |
Shosetsu Gendai New Writers' Prize
1979
Work:
Slow Dance in the Late Night
Organization:
Shosetsu Gendai
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Night's Silk Touch
1984 Erotic fictionHer first standalone book; contains erotic elements.
EroticismHuman relationships
Expert Judgment
1994 Mystery / Legal novelA mystery that addresses issues related to Article 39 of the Penal Code; explores mental disorder and criminal responsibility.
Criminal lawResponsibilityMental condition
Slow Dance in the Late Night
1979 Short storyWinner of the Shosetsu Gendai New Writers' Prize (second half of the year).
YouthNighttimeSolitude
Feast of Witches
1985 Occult mystery novelA mystery incorporating occult and legendary elements.
OccultCrimeSupernatural
Scenes with Cats
1989 FictionA work featuring cats as motifs; later released in paperback.
AnimalsEveryday lifeNostalgia
Wetlands of Hokkaido
2007 Travel / NatureCo-authored with Misao Okada and Masayuki Takada; a non-fiction work about Hokkaido's wetlands.
NatureWetlandsEnvironment
Bibliography
- Night's Silk Touch
- Feast of Witches
- The Faceless Tempter
- Tragedy of the Yokohama House of Adultery
- Midday Secrets
- Nurehaha
- Scarlet-Changed Witch
- Black Leaf Veins
- I Want a Beautiful Boy
- Potato Salad Detective Agency
- Burned-Out Twilight
- Trembling Lullaby
- Bare-Skinned Venus
- Fog Flight: Tokyo-London Murder Journey
- Demonic Lust
- Murder Over Tea
- Scenes with Cats
- Shanghai Blues
- Hard to Speak
- Honey-Colored Tentacles
- The Dead Don't Dance the Samba
- Expert Judgment
- The Peeking Woman
- Lipstick of Death
- Abyss
- Wetlands of Hokkaido
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Strong erotic descriptionsNarrative structures incorporating mystery elements
- Recurring Motifs
- DesireCrime and responsibilityFemale psychologyNight
Legacy
A novelist active since the late 1970s, known for works in both erotic fiction and mystery. Best known for winning the Shosetsu Gendai New Writers' Prize in 1979. While academic recognition is limited, she has a dedicated readership within genre literature.
Trivia
- Birth name: Taeko Sakuma.
- Won the Shosetsu Gendai New Writers' Prize (second half of 1979) for 'Slow Dance in the Late Night'.
- Graduate of Waseda University, Faculty of Letters.
- Works are often classified within mystery and erotic fiction genres.
- Identifiers exist in ISNI, VIAF, and the National Diet Library (NDL).