MF Bunko J Light Novel Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2007) honorable mention
Hajime Taguchi
タグチ ハジメ
Taguchi Hajime
Pen Names:
H. Taguchi（Pen name used for essays and some short stories）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1978-04-12 （Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan (born — present) → Kyoto, Japan (lived for several years)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 2003-
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Banana Yoshimoto
- Influenced
- A generation of younger writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | BA | 1997-2001 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
BA
Period:
1997-2001
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
Japan
Undergraduate thesis on modern reinterpretations of folktales
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bungakkai Newcomer Award | Rumika the Witch's Red Thread | — | Bungakkai Editorial Board | 受賞 |
Bungakkai Newcomer Award
2012
Work:
Rumika the Witch's Red Thread
Organization:
Bungakkai Editorial Board
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Rumika the Witch's Red Thread
2011 Novel (long) 320 pagesSet in a small port town, the novel follows Rumika, a girl regarded as a witch, and the lives intertwined around her. The red thread symbolizes fate and family memory in this lyrical, magical realist narrative.
FateFamilyMagic and the everydayMemory
Adaptations
- [Film] Rumika the Witch's Red Thread / 濱田尚広 (2016)
Translations
- Rumika the Witch's Red Thread (English translation available)
Morning Prayer
2015 Short Story Collection 220 pagesA collection of short stories about characters traveling between city and countryside, depicting small miracles appearing in cracks of everyday life.
AlienationRebirthSmall miracles
Bibliography
- Rumika the Witch's Red Thread (2011)
- Morning Prayer (2015)
- Letters by the Sea (2018)
Adaptations
- Rumika the Witch's Red Thread (film, 2016)
Translations of Works
- Rumika the Witch's Red Thread (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Magical realismLyrical proseGentle narrative voice
- Recurring Motifs
- Red threadSea/port townsOld photographsFestival rituals
Legacy
Known for integrating fantastical elements into everyday settings in contemporary Japanese literature, Taguchi has influenced younger writers. His notable work was adapted into film and reached a wider audience.
Academic Societies
- Japan Society for Contemporary Literature
In Popular Culture
- The film adaptation of his major work increased recognition beyond literary audiences
Quotes
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Stories are born in the cracks of everyday life, like finding a red thread unexpectedly.
Source: Author's afterword, Rumika the Witch's Red Thread (2011) (2011)
Trivia
- Keeps many short notes in a notebook while writing
- Has published essays under a pen name