Subaru Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (2011) award
Yusuke Sawanishi
さわにし ゆうすけ
Sawanishi Yusuke
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1986-07-12 （Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan → Kyoto, Japan → Beppu, Japan → Ryukoku University (workplace), Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, University lecturer
- Active Years
- 2011-
- Affiliations
- Beppu University (Lecturer), Ryukoku University (Lecturer, Faculty of International Studies)
- Influenced By
- Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University | Faculty of Letters | — | Bachelor of Arts | — | Japan |
| Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University | Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies | Department of Symbiotic Civilization Studies | Ph.D. (Human and Environmental Studies) | — | Japan |
Kyoto University
Faculty of Letters
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Year of Graduation:
2010
Country:
Japan
Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies
/ Department of Symbiotic Civilization Studies
Degree:
Ph.D. (Human and Environmental Studies)
Year of Graduation:
2015
Country:
Japan
Doctoral dissertation: "On Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's reception of foreign literature: Landscapes visible through his former book collection"
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 35th Subaru Literary Prize | Flamingo Village | — | Shueisha | winner |
35th Subaru Literary Prize
2011
Work:
Flamingo Village
Organization:
Shueisha
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Flamingo Village
2012 Fiction (novel)Debut work. First published in Subaru magazine in 2011 and issued by Shueisha in 2012. A story set in a village.
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Beppu Fromarathon
2017 Short story collectionA collection of short stories, many set in Beppu. Published in 2017.
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The Fate of Letters
2018 Short story collectionA collection of short stories focusing on language, memory, and human relationships.
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Rain and Crows
2019 Short story collectionA short story collection published in 2019. Includes pieces such as "Rain and Crows," "Statue of Ice," "Under an Umbrella in the Rain," and "International You Conference."
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Bibliography
- Flamingo Village
- Beppu Fromarathon
- The Fate of Letters
- Rain and Crows
- Akutagawa Ryūnosuke: Anglo‑American Tales of the Weird and Fantastic (co-ed./trans.)
Translations by Author
- Akutagawa Ryūnosuke: Anglo‑American Tales of the Weird and Fantastic (co-ed./trans. with Motoyuki Shibata, Iwanami Shoten, 2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- delicate psychological depictionlyrical and restrained narration
- Recurring Motifs
- rainmemoryregional landscapes
Legacy
He gained attention after winning the Subaru Literary Prize and is active both as a young novelist and as a literary scholar specializing in Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. He works as a university lecturer contributing to research and education.
Trivia
- There is inconsistency in sources about the reading of his given name (appears as "Yuten" in some places and "Yusuke" in university sources); university pages use "Yusuke."
- He is known on X (formerly Twitter) under the handle @letterofletters.
- He debuted after winning the 35th Subaru Literary Prize in 2011 for "Flamingo Village."