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Hiroshi Okutani

おくたに ひろし

Okutani Hiroshi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1978-04-12 （Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
novelist
Active Years
2003-2025
Influenced By
Haruki Murakami

Awards

Akutagawa Prize
2015
Work: Bridge of Night
Organization: Japan Literary Promotion Society
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Bridge of Night

2014 Contemporary Fiction 320 pages

A story that parallels human loneliness and rebirth with a bridge.

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Bibliography

  • Bridge of Night
  • Garden of Light
  • Voice of Silence

Style & Themes

Literary Style
introspectivelyrical
Recurring Motifs
waterbridges

Legacy

Okutani's works depict the loneliness of modern society and have influenced many readers.

Academic Societies

  • Japan Society for Contemporary Literature

Quotes

  • Loneliness may rock life's boat, but it also makes it stronger.
    Source: Afterword of 'Bridge of Night' (2014)

Trivia

  • He starts writing with a morning walk every day.