Shosetsu Subaru Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1995) award
Makiko Takeya
たけや まきこ
Takeya Makiko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1953-02-17 （Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1995-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio University | Faculty of Letters | Department of English | 学士（文学） | — | Japan |
Keio University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of English
Degree:
学士（文学）
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Shosetsu Subaru New Writer Award | English Department A to Z | — | Shueisha | Winner |
| 2006 | Nikkei Novel Award | Bubbles on the Thames | — | Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) | Winner |
Shosetsu Subaru New Writer Award
1995
Work:
English Department A to Z
Organization:
Shueisha
Result:
Winner
Nikkei Novel Award
2006
Work:
Bubbles on the Thames
Organization:
Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei)
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Nikkei Novel Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2006) award
Works
Major Works
English Department A to Z
1996 NovelA novel set in a university English department that portrays the friendships, romances and self-discovery of its students. Taketani's debut work.
university liferomanceself-discovery
Chicago, The City Where You Were
1997 NovelA work set partly abroad that explores loneliness and relationships confronting the past in a foreign city.
cross-culturallonelinessconfronting the past
Girlfriends
1999 NovelA work (short story collection or novel) focusing on friendships and romances among women, delving into characters' psychology.
friendshipromancefemale psychology
Bubbles on the Thames
2007 NovelA novel set with allusions to the Thames in London, centering on themes of love and popular sensibility. It won the Nikkei Novel Award in 2006.
romanceurban lifepopular sensibility
Sentimental Education: a boy met a girl
2008 NovelA work addressing sentimentality, youth, and male-female relationships; the title mixes Japanese and English, suggesting experimental elements.
sentimentalityyouthgender relations
Return Ticket
2009 NovelA work that likely deals with returning home, reunion, and reconciling with the past, sharing themes with her contemporaneous works.
homecomingreunionreconciling with the past
Bibliography
- English Department A to Z (Shueisha, 1996)
- Chicago, The City Where You Were (Shueisha, 1997)
- Girlfriends (Shueisha, 1999)
- Bubbles on the Thames (Nihon Keizai Shimbun, 2007)
- Sentimental Education: a boy met a girl (Nihon Keizai Shimbun Publishing, 2008)
- Return Ticket (Nihon Keizai Shimbun Publishing, 2009)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- conversational, accessible proseemphasis on psychological depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- romanceuniversity/youthforeign placesreturning home
Legacy
Since her debut in the mid-1990s, she has been regarded as a novelist who sensitively depicts women's inner lives and romance. With awards such as the Shosetsu Subaru New Writer Award and the Nikkei Novel Award, she maintains a recognized presence in the literary world.
Trivia
- Graduated from Keio University Faculty of Letters, Department of English (1975)
- Won the 8th Shosetsu Subaru New Writer Award in 1995 for 'English Department A to Z'
- Won the 1st Nikkei Novel Award in 2006 for 'Bubbles on the Thames'