Bungakukai Newcomer Award
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Mariko Omura
おおむら まりこ
Omura Mariko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Tokyo, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan → Los Angeles, United States
Career
- Occupations
- Radio personality, Novelist, Music coordinator
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Bungeikai Newcomer Prize | — | — | Bungeikai (literary magazine) | 受賞 |
Bungeikai Newcomer Prize
1996
Organization:
Bungeikai (literary magazine)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Interrogation of the Mother: Summer, 1945
1995 NovelA novel centred on family and mother-child relationships during wartime; published by Kosaido in July 1995.
FamilyWar memoryMother-child relationship
Guild
NovelBibliography
- Interrogation of the Mother: Summer, 1945 (Kosaido, July 1995)
- Guild (publication details unknown)
Legacy
She combined a long career as a radio personality with later work as a novelist. She won the Bungeikai Newcomer Prize in 1996 and is known for relocating to Los Angeles as a Japanese expatriate.
Archives
- National Diet Library (NDL) holdings
- TBS archive (related materials)
Trivia
- On TBS Radio's 'Pack-In Music' she was known for her Friday segment nicknamed the 'Mariko Pack'.
- Provided the voice of 'Nare-chan' in NHK's 'Nekojara City no 11'.
- Won the Bungeikai Newcomer Prize in 1996.
- Later relocated to Los Angeles and was active as a Japanese expatriate.