Bungei Award
1 appearances
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Edition 56 (2019) award
Usami Rin
うさみ りん
Usami Rin
Pen Names:
Rintsuki（Pen name used for poetry）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1988-06-15 （Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kanazawa, Ishikawa (birth–pre-university) → Tokyo (residence and main base for literary activities)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Poet
- Active Years
- 2012-
- Influenced By
- Mieko Kawakami, Banana Yoshimoto
- Influenced
- Younger generation of writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanazawa University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 文学士 | 2006-2010 | Japan |
Kanazawa University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
文学士
Period:
2006-2010
Year of Graduation:
2010
Country:
Japan
Published short stories in literary magazines while enrolled
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Young Writers' Literary Prize | The Town of Tides | 小説部門 | Young Writers' Prize Committee | Winner |
| 2023 | Japan Literature Grand Prize (Shortlisted) | Road Before Dawn | — | Japan Literary Association | Shortlisted |
Young Writers' Literary Prize
2019
Work:
The Town of Tides
Category:
小説部門
Organization:
Young Writers' Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Japan Literature Grand Prize (Shortlisted)
2023
Work:
Road Before Dawn
Organization:
Japan Literary Association
Result:
Shortlisted
Awards & Nominations
Akutagawa Prize
1 appearances
Mishima Yukio Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 33 (2020) award
Okinawa Bookstore Grand Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2021) grand prize
Works
Major Works
The Town of Tides
2019 Novel 320 pagesA novel set in a port town that quietly traces loss and renewal. The protagonist's coming-of-age is intertwined with the town's changes.
lossfamilynostalgia
Adaptations
- [Film] The Town of Tides / 中村 真 (2022)
Translations
- English translation: The Town of Tides (tr. Jane Doe, 2021)
Road Before Dawn
2022 Short story collection 210 pagesA collection of fragmented stories about people living in the city, exploring the boundaries of everyday life.
urban lifelonelinessmemory
Bibliography
- The Town of Tides (2019)
- Short Stories 'When the Lights Go Out' (2016)
- Road Before Dawn (2022)
Adaptations
- The Town of Tides (film adaptation, 2022)
Translations of Works
- The Town of Tides — English translation (2021)
- When the Lights Go Out — Korean translation (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricalfocus on evocative description
- Recurring Motifs
- seamemorynight
Legacy
A writer regarded for delicate portrayals of regional towns in contemporary Japanese literature. Her works have seen film adaptations and foreign translations, influencing younger writers.
Academic Societies
- Society for Contemporary Japanese Literature
In Popular Culture
- The Town of Tides was adapted into a film and became a topic in regional promotion.
Quotes
-
Small losses make us who we are.
Source: The Town of Tides (2019)
Trivia
- Was a member of the university photography club.
- Prefers to write initial drafts by hand on paper.