Bungakukai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 120 (2015) award
Hirotaka Sugimoto
すぎもと ひろたか
Sugimoto Hirotaka
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Writer
- Memberships
- Japan Contemporary Literature Association
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Contemporary Japanese Literature Award | Winter Passage | — | Japan Contemporary Literature Association | winner |
Contemporary Japanese Literature Award
2024
Work:
Winter Passage
Organization:
Japan Contemporary Literature Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Winter Passage
2023 Novel 312 pagesA full-length novel set in a harsh winter that sensitively depicts family memory, loss, and renewal. Through the protagonist's journey confronting the past, connections between individuals and the community emerge.
familymemorylossrenewal
Adaptations
- [Film] Winter Passage
Translations
- English edition: Winter Passage
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and detailed scenic descriptionsnarration that emphasizes psychological introspection
- Recurring Motifs
- seatrainswinterold photographs
Legacy
Recognized as one of the authors representing a new current in contemporary Japanese literature. Gained wide attention after winning the Contemporary Japanese Literature Award in 2024, and his works on family and memory are read across generations.
Academic Societies
- Japan Contemporary Literature Association
Quotes
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Perhaps all one can do is look at the sea and let the past swim by.
Source: 'Winter Passage' (2023)
Trivia
- Often writes in cafes.
- Published short stories in doujinshi (independent magazines) early in his career.