Dazai Osamu Award
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (2022) award
Tooru Nonoi
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Tooru Nonoi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1979-00-00 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- novelist
- Active Years
- 2022-
- Nominations
- 36th Mishima Yukio Prize nominee (2023)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dazai Osamu Prize | Shuro wo Moyasu | — | Chikuma Shobo | 受賞 |
Dazai Osamu Prize
2022
Work:
Shuro wo Moyasu
Organization:
Chikuma Shobo
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Shuro wo Moyasu
2023 FictionA work that delicately depicts the everyday life of two sisters and their father, who has been given limited time to live. The book focuses on subtle emotional shifts, loss, and the passage of time through intimate portrayals of family life.
familyterminal illnesslosseveryday life
Bibliography
- Shuro wo Moyasu (Chikuma Shobo, 2023)
- Under the Pomegranate (Shincho, Dec 2023) — not in the paperback edition
- Soon Sansho (Shincho, Jun 2023) — essay
- The Summit of Blue (Gunzou, Sep 2023) — essay
- Bunichi's Bookshelf: Yokomitsu Riichi 'Night Shoes' (Gunzou, Apr 2024) — review
- Snake-Skin Love (Chikuma Magazine, Nov 2024) — not in the paperback edition
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical prosedetailed depiction of everyday lifeintimate interior characterization
- Recurring Motifs
- familytimememorymundane details
Legacy
A promising contemporary author who gained attention after winning the 38th Dazai Osamu Prize. Known for delicate depictions of family and everyday life, she made an acclaimed debut with her collected work and was shortlisted for the Mishima Yukio Prize.
Quotes
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'Only the three of us can live together' — The remaining time is one year... A 34-year-old sister and a 29-year-old sister spend everyday life with their father, who has little time left.
Source: Bunshun Online (review article) (2023)
Trivia
- Born in 1979 (from Tokyo)
- Began writing fiction around age 8
- Debuted after winning the 38th Dazai Osamu Prize (2022)
- Published first collected book 'Shuro wo Moyasu' in 2023
- Shortlisted for the 36th Mishima Yukio Prize (2023)