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Maiko Seo

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Seo Maiko

ペンネーム: Maiko SeoPen name as a writer

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1974-01-16 (Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan

経歴

職業
Novelist, Junior High School Teacher
活動期間
2002年〜
ノミネート
Yamamoto Shugoro Prize (2018)

学歴

Otani Women's University
Faculty of Literature / Department of Japanese Literature
国: Japan

受賞歴

Bocchan Literature Prize
2001
対象作品: Tamago no O
主催: Bocchan Literature Prize Secretariat
結果: 大賞受賞
Eiji Yoshikawa New Author Prize
2005
対象作品: Happy Dining Table
主催: Kodansha
結果: 受賞
Tsubota Joji Literature Prize
2008
対象作品: Tomura Restaurant Seishun 100 Renpatsu
主催: Tsubota Joji Literature Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Sakuya Konohana Prize Literature Other Category
2013
主催: Sakuya Konohana Prize Executive Committee
結果: 受賞
Booksellers Award
2019
対象作品: And Then, the Baton Was Passed
主催: Booksellers Award Executive Committee
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Tamago no O

2002年 Novel

Debut work of Maiko Seo.

FamilyGrowth

Happy Dining Table

2004年 Novel

A warm depiction of family stories.

FamilyLove
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Happy Dining Table (2007)

Tomura Restaurant Seishun 100 Renpatsu

2008年 Novel

A work themed around youth.

Youth

Our Meal Will Wait Until Tomorrow

2012年 Novel

Depicts themes of food and family.

FoodFamily
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Our Meal Will Wait Until Tomorrow (2017)

And Then, the Baton Was Passed

2018年 Novel

A story of love about a high school girl who had seven different parents.

FamilyAffection
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] And Then, the Baton Was Passed (2021)

作風・主題

文体
Warm writing styleEmphasis on natural flow without detailed plotting
頻出モチーフ
FamilyHuman relationshipsAffection

健康

  • Gynecological illness
    約35歳頃
    Interrupted writing activities for 2 years and obtained childcare worker license

評価・遺産

Depicts warmth in human relationships and family, winning numerous literary awards and wide support.

引用

  • Having someone to give love to is a very happy thing.
    出典: Interview with Maiko Seo, Asahi Shimbun Digital Magazine & [and]

豆知識

  • Obtained childcare worker license but never worked as a childcare worker.
  • Started writing as a way to have an appeal point after repeated failures in teacher recruitment exams.