Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1948) award
Riki Ouchi
おおうち りき
Ouchi Riki
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1975-05-10 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, essayist
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 | 1994-1998 | Japan |
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1994-1998
Year of Graduation:
1998
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bungei Prize | Sea Side Journey | 小説部門 | Bungeishunju | 受賞 |
| 2025 | Akutagawa Prize | Voice of the Forest | — | Japan Literature Promotion Society | 受賞 |
Bungei Prize
2024
Work:
Sea Side Journey
Category:
小説部門
Organization:
Bungeishunju
Result:
受賞
Akutagawa Prize
2025
Work:
Voice of the Forest
Organization:
Japan Literature Promotion Society
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sea Side Journey
2024 Novel 320 pagesThe protagonist travels by the seaside and reflects on himself.
journeyisolation
Voice of the Forest
2025 Short Story 120 pagesA short story about encountering a mysterious voice in a deep forest.
naturehuman relationships
Bibliography
- Sea Side Journey
- Voice of the Forest
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- delicate descriptionslyrical prose
- Recurring Motifs
- seaforest
Legacy
As a rising writer, he brought a new breeze to Japanese literature.
Quotes
-
Life is a journey.
Source: Sea Side Journey (2024)
Trivia
- He backpacked around the world during his university days.