Subaru Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (2014) award
Ryohei Uemura
かみむら りょうへい
Uemura Ryohei
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1978-03-09 （Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Lives in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2014-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansai University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Kansai University
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Subaru Literary Prize | Toward the Lake | — | Shueisha | Winner |
Subaru Literary Prize
2014
Work:
Toward the Lake
Organization:
Shueisha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Toward the Lake
2015 NovelA quietly told novel focusing on family and memory. Winner of the Subaru Literary Prize; first appeared in a magazine and was later published as a book.
memoryfamilyeveryday life
Bibliography
- Toward the Lake (Shueisha, 2015)
- Original story published in Subaru magazine (Nov 2014)
- Four Springs — Subaru (Dec 2016 issue)
- At the Airport — Subaru (Apr 2020 issue)
- Keikiwai-go — Subaru (Jul 2021 issue)
- Nora — Subaru (May 2023 issue)
- Embers — Subaru (Jan 2025 issue)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- quiet, restrained prosedelicate psychological描写
- Recurring Motifs
- lakesfamily memoryfragments of everyday life
Legacy
Gained attention after winning the Subaru Literary Prize; praised for quiet prose that explores family and memory.
Trivia
- Debuted after winning the 38th Subaru Literary Prize (2014).
- Graduate of Kansai University, Faculty of Letters.
- Born in Toyonaka, Osaka; lives in Kobe.