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Fuminori Onodera

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Onodera Fuminori

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1968 （Chiba Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
2006-

Education

Hosei University
Faculty of Letters / Department of English Literature
Country: Japan

Awards

All Yomimono New Author Prize
2006
Work: Ura e Hashiri Keri Kome
Organization: Bungeishunju (All Yomimono)
Result: Winner
Poplar Publishing Novel Award
2008
Work: ROCKER
Category: 優秀賞
Organization: Poplar Publishing
Result: Winner (Excellence Award)
Honya Taisho (Booksellers Award)
2019
Work: Hito
Organization: Booksellers Award Committee
Result: Ranked 2nd
Miyazaki Book Grand Prize
2022
Work: Hito
Organization: Miyazaki Book Prize Committee
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

ROCKER

2008 Novel
musicyouthfriendship

Mitsuba no Yuubin-ya-san

2012 Short story series/Novel
communityconnectionseveryday life

Korogaru Sora ni Ame wa Furanai

2012 Novel
recoverytraumafriendship

Hito

2018 Novel
human relationshipsfamilyeveryday miracles

Tenshi to Akuma no Cinema

2021 Short story collection
cinemagood and evilmemory

Ie

2022 Novel
homedomestic liferelationships

Bibliography

  • Mitsuba no Yuubin-ya-san
  • Mitsuba no Yuubin-ya-san: Sensei ga Matsu Tegami
  • Mitsuba no Yuubin-ya-san: Nidaime mo Haitatsuchuu
  • Mitsuba no Yuubin-ya-san: Shiawase no Kouen
  • Mitsuba no Yuubin-ya-san: Kiseki ga Meguru Machi
  • Mitsuba no Yuubin-ya-san: Kaika no Kimi wa
  • Mitsuba no Yuubin-ya-san: Anata o Iwau Hito
  • Mitsuba no Yuubin-ya-san: Soshite Ashita mo Chikyuu wa Mawaru
  • Honjitsu mo Kyoukan Nari
  • Mitsuba no Izumi-chan
  • Dear Old New Town
  • Takujō!
  • Takujō! Minna no Michi
  • ROCKER
  • Kanizano Bī
  • Naota no Hoshi
  • Korogaru Sora ni Ame wa Furanai
  • Recovery
  • Gyudon Ai: Beef Bowl Love
  • Jinsei wa Namimori de
  • Sore wa Amakunai Kanaa, Mori-kun.
  • Tokyo Hourou
  • Katamisato Namagusa Good Job
  • Katamisato, Nidaime Bōzu to Soshoku Danshi no Bukiyou Revenge
  • Hoketsu!
  • Sono Ai no Teido
  • Hirituku Yoru no Oto
  • Chikai Hazu no Hito
  • Kazoku no Scenario
  • Tarō to Sakura
  • Sore Jitai ga Kiseki
  • Hito
  • Yoru no Soba ni Tatsu
  • En
  • Machi
  • Kyou mo Machi no Sumi de
  • Kuccha Nete Kaite
  • Konya
  • Tenshi to Akuma no Cinema
  • Katamisato Arakawa Connection
  • Life
  • Tonimo Kakushimo Gohan
  • Mini-Theater no Rokunin
  • Ie
  • Kiseki-shū
  • Residence
  • Kimi ni Hikari Sasu
  • Fusaishū
  • Machinaka Bangaichi
  • Mono
  • Taggu
  • Ura e Hashiri Keri Kome (short story)
  • Juunengo no Niwa (short story)
  • Hanadasofu (short story)
  • Hagu wa Juugobyō (short story)
  • Jukiro Sora Hashiru (short story)
  • Tsuyu Ake Yajio (short story)
  • Cart Ojisan (short story)
  • Nekokainin (contribution)
  • Kimi to Sugosu Kisetsu (contribution)
  • Kuro Neko o Kai Hajimeta (contribution)
  • Sweet & Bitter2 (contribution)
  • Ginza ni Sumu no wa Mada Hayai (essay)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
human drama-focused prosedetailed depiction of everyday psychology
Recurring Motifs
familytown lifesmall miracles

Legacy

Fuminori Onodera is a novelist from Chiba Prefecture known for sensitive depictions of characters and everyday life. He has published numerous series, short stories, and novels; his work 'Hito' ranked second in the 2019 Booksellers Award and won the 2022 Miyazaki Book Grand Prize, earning both commercial and critical attention.

Trivia

  • In 2006 he won the 86th All Yomimono New Author Prize for the short story 'Ura e Hashiri Keri Kome' (shared with Inui Ruka).
  • In 2008 he received the Excellence Award in the 3rd Poplar Publishing Novel Award for 'ROCKER', making his book debut.
  • His novel 'Hito' ranked second in the 2019 Booksellers Award.
  • In 2022 'Hito' won the 3rd Miyazaki Book Grand Prize.
  • Graduated from Hosei University, Faculty of Letters, Department of English Literature.
  • Born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.