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Haruya Sakurai

さくらい はるや

Sakurai Haruya

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1985-00-00 （Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Writer
Active Years
2013-

Education

Graduate School of Engineering, Gunma University
Graduate School of Engineering / Information Engineering
Degree: 専攻修了
Country: Japan
Completed graduate program in Information Engineering

Awards

Bungei Prize
2013
Work: The World Thief (Sekai Dorobou)
Organization: Kawade Shobo Shinsha
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The World Thief

2013 Novel

Debut work. Published in November 2013 by Kawade Shobo Shinsha and winner of the 50th Bungei Prize.

human relationshipsalienation in contemporary society

Bibliography

  • The World Thief (2013, Kawade Shobo Shinsha)
  • “The Time We Are Told About” (Mita Bungaku, Winter 2017)
  • “My Story of Rain” (Binder Vol.5)
  • “The Sound I Thought Might Shatter” (Mita Bungaku, Spring 2018)
  • “All the Things About Love We Do Not Know” (PEDES Vol.2; first published on author's blog)
  • “The Last Night of Mankind” (author's blog)
  • “She Was a Very Small-Voiced Girl” (note, 2023-12-15; reprinted in anthology 'Shosetsu Binran' May 2024)
  • Essay: “The Starkness of Taishi Sato” (2014, included in 'Taishi Sato: A Writer Who Sought the Brilliance of Life', Kawade Shobo Shinsha)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
contemporary fictionobservational, lyrical prose
Recurring Motifs
lonelinessthe uncanny in everyday life

Legacy

A contemporary Japanese writer who debuted after winning the 50th Bungei Prize. Primarily publishes short fiction and gained attention following the award.

Trivia

  • Debuted after winning the 50th Bungei Prize (2013).
  • Born in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture.
  • Completed graduate studies in Information Engineering at Gunma University.
  • Maintains a Twitter account (@HaruyaSakurai).