Bungakukai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
Wataru Kamimura
かみむら わたる
Kamimura Wataru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1978-11-29 （Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan）
- Died
- :null
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2008-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihon University | College of Art | Department of Film | — | — | Japan |
Nihon University
College of Art
/ Department of Film
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Bungeikai Newcomer Prize | Sagittarius | — | Bungeikai (magazine) | 受賞 |
Bungeikai Newcomer Prize
2008
Work:
Sagittarius
Organization:
Bungeikai (magazine)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Beautiful Feathers
2020 Short story collectionA collection of short stories including the title story "Beautiful Feathers." The book gathers works that sensitively portray human relationships, memory, and loss.
memorylossfamilyhuman relationships
Sagittarius
2008 Short storyA short story published in Bungeikai (Dec 2008). This award-winning piece focuses on the inner lives and relationships of its characters.
psychological interiorityrelationshipsconflict
Known by the Night
2009 Short storyA short story published in Bungeikai (Jun 2009). The piece deepens character depiction against the backdrop of night and quiet.
nightlonelinessmemory
Bibliography
- Beautiful Feathers (Shoshi Kankanbo, 2020)
- Sagittarius (Bungeikai, Dec 2008 issue)
- Known by the Night (Bungeikai, Jun 2009 issue)
- Raising the Ultramarine Cup (Bungeikai, Jun 2010 issue)
- Faster Than a Breath (Subaru, Mar 2011 issue)
- Route 246 (Bungeikai, Nov 2011 issue)
- The Missing Dream of March and May (Subaru, Dec 2014 issue)
- Unexploded Bomb (Bungeikai, Feb 2016 issue)
- Asagiri (Subaru, Mar 2013 issue)
- Beautiful Feathers (Subaru, Jun 2019 issue)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- delicate psychological depictionrestrained proseshort story–focused structure
- Recurring Motifs
- nightwingsmemorydreams
Legacy
A contemporary Japanese writer known for short fiction. Rising to attention after winning the Bungeikai Newcomer Prize, he has published works characterized by delicate psychological portrayals.
Trivia
- Born in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture.
- Won the 107th Bungeikai Newcomer Prize in 2008 for "Sagittarius."
- Graduated from Nihon University, College of Art, Department of Film.
- Instagram account: @wataru_kamimura