Bungakukai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 86 (1998) award
Suu Wakai
わかい すう
Wakai Suu
Pen Names:
Suu Wakai（Pen name used for publishing）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1958-08-11 （Shiogama, Miyagi, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1998-
- Nominations
- 119th Akutagawa Prize nominee — 'Nō Byōin e Mairimasu.', 120th Akutagawa Prize nominee — 'Katakana Sanjūkyūji no Isho.', 121st Akutagawa Prize nominee — 'Tenohira no Koishi.'
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tohoku Gakuin University | Faculty of Economics | Department of Economics | 学士（経済学） | — | Japan |
| Kokugakuin University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Shintō Studies | 学士（文学） | — | Japan |
Tohoku Gakuin University
Faculty of Economics
/ Department of Economics
Degree:
学士（経済学）
Country:
Japan
After graduation she worked at an advertising agency and as a newspaper part-time staff.
Kokugakuin University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Shintō Studies
Degree:
学士（文学）
Year of Graduation:
2005
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Department of Shintō Studies in 2005.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Bungei Newcomer Award | Nō Byōin e Mairimasu. | — | Bungei (Literary World) | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Noma Literary Newcomer Award | Kaiba no Josō (The Hippocampus' Run-up) | — | Noma Literary Foundation | 受賞 |
Bungei Newcomer Award
1998
Work:
Nō Byōin e Mairimasu.
Organization:
Bungei (Literary World)
Result:
受賞
Noma Literary Newcomer Award
2002
Work:
Kaiba no Josō (The Hippocampus' Run-up)
Organization:
Noma Literary Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Noma Literary Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (2002) award
Works
Major Works
Nō Byōin e Mairimasu.
1999 Fiction (short story collection)A debut short story collection focusing on psychiatric hospitals and everyday life; this work won the Bungei Newcomer Award.
mental healthcareeveryday lifememory
Seiken-sama Kaku Ariki
2001 Fiction (linked short stories)A linked collection of short stories focusing on midwifery and traditional characters, composed mainly of pieces published in magazines.
familybirthtradition
Fig Diary
2002 FictionA volume compiled from magazine serializations; contains short stories that depict inner life and subtle everyday moments.
interiorityeveryday lifesolitude
Kaiba no Josō (The Hippocampus' Run-up)
2002 Fiction (novel)A novel exploring memory and consciousness; one of her representative works and winner of the 24th Noma Literary Newcomer Award.
memoryconsciousnessfamily
Mayfly
2003 FictionA short story collection from the early 2000s, containing works that depict transience and fragments of everyday life.
transiencetimeeveryday life
Bibliography
- Nō Byōin e Mairimasu. (1999)
- Seiken-sama Kaku Ariki (2001)
- Fig Diary (2002)
- Kaiba no Josō (2002)
- Mayfly (2003)
- Short stories: 'Katakana Sanjūkyūji no Isho', 'Tenohira no Koishi', 'Binetsu Gatari', etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed psychological descriptionlyrical, tranquil prose
- Recurring Motifs
- hospitalsmemorymaternal themesfragments of everyday life
Legacy
Debuting with the 1998 Bungei Newcomer Award and later winning the 2002 Noma Literary Newcomer Award, she was highly regarded in her early career. She is known for works about mental healthcare, memory, and subtle everyday moments. Her publications and awards have marked her contribution as a regional Japanese novelist.
Archives
- National Diet Library: Bibliographic record for Suu Wakai
- VIAF: 117447360
Trivia
- Birth name is Yūko Yamanobe.
- Debuted after winning the 86th Bungei Newcomer Award in 1998 for 'Nō Byōin e Mairimasu.'
- Won the 24th Noma Literary Newcomer Award in 2002 for 'Kaiba no Josō.'
- Born in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture.
- Maintains an official website and blog.