Bungei Award
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (1996) excellent work
Ayuko Sato
さとう あゆこ
Sato Ayuko
Pen Names:
Ayuko Taira（real name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1969-10-19 （Iwate Prefecture）
- Died
- 2013-01-05 （Tokyo） age 43
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Writer
- Active Years
- 1996-2013
- Nominations
- 117th Akutagawa Prize nominee
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters, Department of French Literature | Department of French Literature | — | — | Japan |
University of Tokyo Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters, Department of French Literature
/ Department of French Literature
Year of Graduation:
1994
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Bungei Prize Outstanding Work | Body Rental | — | Bungei Prize | 受賞 |
Bungei Prize Outstanding Work
1996
Work:
Body Rental
Organization:
Bungei Prize
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Shimasei Romance Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2003) nominee
Works
Major Works
Body Rental
1996 Literary fiction, Erotic novelDebut work that attracted attention as an erotic novel.
LoveS&MLiterary fiction
Grape
1997 Literary fictionWork nominated for the 117th Akutagawa Prize.
Literary fiction
The University of Tokyo Murder Case
1999 Literary fictionThe Grave Markers of Flowers
2008 AutobiographicalDepicts her and her sister's sexual abuse by their father and mental illness.
Sexual abuseMental illness
Bibliography
- Body Rental
- Sacrifice
- Collar
- The University of Tokyo Murder Case
- Ange
- Taboo
- Hold Me, Then Kill Me
- Aphrodisiac
- The Grave Markers of Flowers
- Maman Lover
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Literary styleEmotional descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- LoveMental illnessFamily secrets
Health
-
Alcohol dependenceContributed to death by acute drug poisoning.
Legacy
A writer of contemporary Japanese literature active in diverse genres.
Trivia
- Debut work that won the Bungei Prize Outstanding Work remained popular as an e-book for years.
- Confessed sexual abuse by her father and wrote about mental illness.
- Died at 43 due to acute drug poisoning.