Japan SF Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2001) award
Tsuyoshi Inoue
いのうえ つよし
Tsuyoshi Inoue
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Science fiction writer
- Active Years
- 2001-
- Affiliations
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SF Writers Club)
- Memberships
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SF Writers Club)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Kyoto University
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Japan SF New Writer Award (Grand Prize) | Marble Revolt (Marble Soudouki) | — | Japan SF-related awarding bodies | 大賞 |
Japan SF New Writer Award (Grand Prize)
2001
Work:
Marble Revolt (Marble Soudouki)
Organization:
Japan SF-related awarding bodies
Result:
大賞
Awards & Nominations
Art Encouragement Newcomer Award of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 67 (2017) award
Works
Major Works
Marble Revolt
2002 Science fictionDebut work; includes stories that depict social distortions and human relationships from a distinctive perspective.
social criticismhuman relationshipstechnology and ethics
Don't Die
2003 Science fiction / NovelA novel blending absurdity and SF settings, dealing with themes of life, death and memory.
life and deathmemoryidentity
Hibikigaoka Radical Sisters
2004 Science fiction / Short storiesA collection of short stories with ensemble casts set against local and generational backdrops, featuring humor and irony.
communityintergenerational conflicthumor
Queen of Malice
2014 Science fiction with mystery elementsAn SF work with suspense elements, thematically centered on human malice and hidden motives.
malicesuspensemotivation exploration
Because I Loved You More Than Anyone
2019 Contemporary fiction with romantic elementsA work centered on love and human relationships, portraying subtle emotional nuances.
lovememoryrelationships
Bibliography
- Marble Revolt (2002)
- Don't Die (2003)
- Hibikigaoka Radical Sisters (2004)
- Queen of Malice (2014)
- Because I Loved You More Than Anyone (2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- a crisp, observant prose stylepacing suited to short stories and flash fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- family and the breakdown of everyday lifeconflict between technology and ethicsabsurdity lurking within the human psyche
Legacy
Debuted after winning the 2001 Japan SF New Writer Award (Grand Prize). Known for fusing social themes with SF imagination in short fiction, he is recognized as a mid-career figure in contemporary Japanese SF.
Academic Societies
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SF Writers Club)
Trivia
- Debuted in 2001 after winning the Japan SF New Writer Award (Grand Prize) for "Marble Revolt."
- Graduate of Kyoto University and a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan.