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第55回（2023年） award
Setsuna Ira
いら せつな
Ira Setsuna
ペンネーム:
Setsuna Ira（Pen name derived from the Irago Channel, between Kamishima (the setting of Mishima's 'The Sound of Waves') and Irago Cape.）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 不明
- 生誕
- 2005-09-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Tokyo, Japan → Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan (raised)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist
- 活動期間
- 2023年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Yukio Mishima
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Shincho Newcomer Award | Peering into the Sea | — | Shinchosha | Winner |
Shincho Newcomer Award
2023
対象作品:
Peering into the Sea
主催:
Shinchosha
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Peering into the Sea
2024年 NovelFirst appeared in Shincho (Nov 2023). The single-volume edition was published by Shinchosha in March 2024 as the author's debut work and winner of the 55th Shincho Newcomer Award.
the seabeautyGeneration Z perspective
全著作
- Peering into the Sea (single-volume, Shinchosha, 2024)
- Unclear Vision - Shincho (Sept 2024) (essay)
- Mishima's Prose 'Afternoon Towing' - Shincho (Feb 2025) (essay)
- Every Day Is a Good Day - Subaru (Jul 2025) (essay)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Aesthetic-focused proseSensory, aesthetic descriptions
- 頻出モチーフ
- the seabeauty
評価・遺産
Recognized as a promising young author. Notably became the youngest-ever recipient of the Shincho Newcomer Award at age 17, attracting attention.
引用
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I want to write such beautiful prose — a Generation Z story of 'beauty'.
出典: Shinchosha awardee interview (55th Shincho Newcomer Award) (2023年)
豆知識
- Won the 55th Shincho Newcomer Award (was 17 at the selection meeting, the youngest in the award's history).
- Pen name derived from the Irago Channel.
- Began writing novels using a smartphone.