Asahi Newcomer Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2002) award
Suzumo Sakurai
さくらい すずも
Sakurai Suzumo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1968-04-23 （Tobetsu, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Writer
- Active Years
- 2002-
- Influenced By
- Alternative rock, Anglo-American pop music, Yasushi Machida
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiji Gakuin University | Faculty of Sociology | Department of Sociology | 学士 | — | Japan |
| Doshisha University Graduate School | Graduate School of Commerce | — | — | 1999-2002（中退） | Japan |
Meiji Gakuin University
Faculty of Sociology
/ Department of Sociology
Degree:
学士
Country:
Japan
Exact years of attendance/graduation not specified.
Doshisha University Graduate School
Graduate School of Commerce
Period:
1999-2002（中退）
Country:
Japan
Entered in 1999; left graduate program to focus on writing (dropped thesis).
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Asahi New Writers' Award | Alleluia | — | The Asahi Shimbun Company | Winner |
Asahi New Writers' Award
2002
Work:
Alleluia
Organization:
The Asahi Shimbun Company
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Alleluia
2002 NovelDebut novel depicting the struggles and partial redemption of young people; features musical motifs and scenes of urban loneliness.
youth and failurework and insecuritymusicurban life
How Much Time Left Until the End?
2005 NovelA novel exploring inner life and unstable interpersonal relationships.
lonelinessrelationshipsrecovery
Women
2009 Short story collectionA linked short story collection originally serialized on FOIL web, collecting diverse stories centered on women.
female figurescracks in daily lifehuman relationships
Translations
- Includes English translation "Sandra" (story 'サンドラ')
Winter Journey
2011 Short stories / NovellaCollection including new work; stories employ motifs of cold and journeys.
journeylosssense of season
Why Are We in Such a Place?
2014 Novel/Serialized novelPublished after web-serialisation; depicts everyday unease and human ties.
modern lifealienationfamily
From This Strange Place
2015 Short story collectionShort story collection gathering magazine pieces; includes an English translation of a story about the 2011 earthquake.
disaster and daily lifememorymarriage
Translations
- Includes English translation "My Wife and Me in March 2011"
In a Broken World We Are
2018 NovelNovel retitled from a serialization in 'Shosetsu Subaru'; includes ensemble-like elements reflecting contemporary society.
ensemble dramamargins of societystruggle
Bibliography
- Alleluia
- How Much Time Left Until the End?
- Women
- Winter Journey
- Why Are We in Such a Place?
- From This Strange Place
- In a Broken World We Are
Translations of Works
- English translation of 'Sandra'
- English translation "My Wife and Me in March 2011" (published on Words without Borders)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- rhythmic, fragmentary prose influenced by pop musicrealist depiction that picks out details of everyday life
- Recurring Motifs
- musicunemployment and precarious laborurban lonelinessfamily relationships
Legacy
An author who emerged with the 2002 Asahi New Writers' Award; noted for incorporating pop music and youth culture into a distinctive contemporary voice.
Archives
- National Diet Library holdings / authority data available
Quotes
-
After Yasushi Machida's 'Shame about Winning' comes the story of Sakurai Suzumo's 'The Cheerful Vanquished'.
Source: Masashi Miura (review) (2002)
Trivia
- Born in Tōbetsu, Hokkaido; graduated from Sapporo Kaisei High School.
- After Meiji Gakuin University, he worked in a variety of jobs (band member, bike courier, university clerk, snack bar boy, small restaurant manager, water meter inspector) before becoming a novelist.
- Entered Doshisha University graduate school but dropped out to focus on writing; won the 13th Asahi New Writers' Award for 'Alleluia'.