Bungei Award
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Edition 60 (2023) excellent work
Riku Sasaki
ささき りく
Sasaki Riku
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- 1990 （Saitama Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Saitama Prefecture, Japan (birthplace) → Tokyo, Japan (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2023-
- Nominations
- Dazai Osamu Prize — Finalist (31st, 2014), Dazai Osamu Prize — Finalist (35th, 2019)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihon University | College of Art | Department of Literary Arts | — | 2010-2014 | Japan |
Nihon University
College of Art
/ Department of Literary Arts
Period:
2010-2014
Year of Graduation:
2014
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Bungei Prize | Please Have the Answerer Run | 優秀作 | Kawade Shobo Shinsha (Bungei magazine) | 受賞（優秀作） |
Bungei Prize
2023
Work:
Please Have the Answerer Run
Category:
優秀作
Organization:
Kawade Shobo Shinsha (Bungei magazine)
Result:
受賞（優秀作）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Please Have the Answerer Run
2023 NovelBibliography
- Please Have the Answerer Run (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, Nov 2023)
- Atarashii Dorei ("The New Slave") — Dazai Osamu Prize entry (2015)
- Name Your Tracks — Dazai Osamu Prize entry (2019)
- Dizzy with Sadness — Chikuma Magazine (Jan 2025)
- At the End of the Trash — Bungei (Autumn 2025)
- Losers and the Judges (essay) — Bungakukai (Jan 2024)
- No Reason Needed to Build a Temple (essay) — Gunzo (Mar 2024)
- When I Was Selling Gravestones (series of essays) — Chikuma (Aug–Oct 2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Contemporary narrative voiceFocus on psychological description
- Recurring Motifs
- lossyouthful conflictsdeath and rebirth
Legacy
A young novelist who gained attention after his debut work was selected as an 'Excellent Work' in the 60th Bungei Prize. He is regarded as a promising writer to watch.
Trivia
- Debuted after being selected as an 'Excellent Work' in the 60th Bungei Prize (2023).
- Official X (formerly Twitter) account: @rqssqs.
- Graduated from Nihon University, College of Art, Department of Literary Arts.
- Identifiers present in VIAF and the National Diet Library (NDL).