Bungakukai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 127 (2022) award
Akira Toshimori
としもり あきら
Toshimori Akira
Pen Names:
Akira Toshimori（Writes under the same name as birth name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1994-00-00 （Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2022-
- Nominations
- Candidate for the 167th Akutagawa Prize, Candidate for the 37th Mishima Yukio Prize
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosei University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Hosei University
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bungei Newcomers' Award | N/A | — | Bungei (Bungei magazine / Bungeishunju) | Winner |
Bungei Newcomers' Award
2022
Work:
N/A
Organization:
Bungei (Bungei magazine / Bungeishunju)
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
N/A
2022 NovelDebut novel written while working as a civil servant. First appeared in Bungeikai (May 2022); book publication by Bungeishunju in June 2022. The work won the 127th Bungei Newcomers' Award by unanimous decision.
contemporary societyworklonelinesshuman relationships
Bibliography
- N/A (single-volume book, Bungeishunju, June 2022, ISBN 978-4-16-391562-3)
- 'Yasumu kachi no aru kankei' in Hints to Rest. (edited by Gunzo editorial dept., Kodansha, April 2024)
- 'Tosou' - Shincho, June 2024 (short story)
- 'Not at All Friends' - Shosetsu Tripper, Summer 2022 (essay)
- 'Nothing Can Be Trusted' - Gunzo, July 2022 (essay)
- 'You Don't Need a License to Write Novels' - Shincho, July 2022 (essay)
- 'May You Be Able to Keep Believing' (Review of Sayaka Murata's Shinko) - Bungei, Autumn 2022 (review)
- 'Books to Read When You Realize You Might Not Be Human' (review of Camus' The Stranger) - webChikuma, July 27, 2022 (review)
- 'Every Day is a Good Day' - Subaru, Oct–Dec 2022 (serial)
- 'Forgiveness for Our Deviant Selves' (review of Hayako Takase's Iiko no Akubi) - Subaru, Aug 2023 (review)
- 'Bun-ichi's Bookshelf [Kudou Rein] "Tiger's Soul Mermaid's Tears"' - Gunzo, Dec 2023 (review)
- 'Situation Report' - Bungeikai, March 2024 (essay)
- 'Telling Stories About Others [Nagai Mijika] "I'm Not Well"' - Shosetsu Tripper, Spring 2024 (review)
- 'Reading Diary' - Subaru, Jan–Mar 2025 (serial)
- 'Listening to Children's Voices' (review of Yuuki Takiguchi's Tanoshii Hoikuen) - Bungeikai, July 2025 (review)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, observational prosedetailed depiction of everyday moments
- Recurring Motifs
- lonelinessfriction between work and private lifeanxieties of younger generations
Legacy
A young novelist who attracted early attention with her debut. Winning the Bungei Newcomers' Award increased her recognition in literary circles; she has contributed to various literary magazines and written numerous reviews and essays.
Trivia
- Wrote while working as a civil servant; debut work won the 127th Bungei Newcomers' Award by unanimous decision.
- Graduate of Hosei University, Faculty of Letters.
- Active on X (formerly Twitter) as @NAkiratoshimori.
- Born in 1994.