Bungei Award
1回登壇
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第38回（2001年） award
Risa Wataya
わたや りさ
Wataya Risa
ペンネーム:
Risa Wataya（Pen name derived from a classmate's surname, different from her real name Yamada Risa）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1984-02-01 （Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan → Tokyo, Japan → Beijing, China
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist
- 活動期間
- 2001年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Osamu Dazai, Edogawa Rampo, Masaki Nasu, Michael Ende, Margaret Mitchell, Seiko Tanabe, Haruki Murakami, Banana Yoshimoto, Kou Machida, Stephen King
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Faculty of Education | Faculty of Education | Department of Japanese Language and Literature | 学士 | 2002-2006 | Japan |
Waseda University, Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education
/ Department of Japanese Language and Literature
学位:
学士
期間:
2002-2006
卒業年:
2006
国:
Japan
Admitted via self-recommendation, belonged to Shunji Chiba's seminar
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Bungei Prize | Install | — | Kawade Shobo Shinsha | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Akutagawa Prize | I Want to Kick Your Back | — | Japan Literary Promotion Society | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Oe Kenzaburo Prize | Isn't It Pitiful? | — | Oe Kenzaburo Prize Executive Committee | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Shima Kiyoshi Love Literature Award | As Is, Life | — | Shima Kiyoshi Love Literature Award Executive Committee | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award | — | — | Kyoto Prefecture | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Azusa Ono Memorial Award (Art Award) | I Want to Kick Your Back | — | Waseda University | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Alumni Association Inadama Award | I Want to Kick Your Back | — | Waseda University Alumni Association | 受賞 |
Bungei Prize
2001
対象作品:
Install
主催:
Kawade Shobo Shinsha
結果:
受賞
Akutagawa Prize
2004
対象作品:
I Want to Kick Your Back
主催:
Japan Literary Promotion Society
結果:
受賞
Oe Kenzaburo Prize
2012
対象作品:
Isn't It Pitiful?
主催:
Oe Kenzaburo Prize Executive Committee
結果:
受賞
Shima Kiyoshi Love Literature Award
2019
対象作品:
As Is, Life
主催:
Shima Kiyoshi Love Literature Award Executive Committee
結果:
受賞
Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award
2008
主催:
Kyoto Prefecture
結果:
受賞
Azusa Ono Memorial Award (Art Award)
2005
対象作品:
I Want to Kick Your Back
主催:
Waseda University
結果:
受賞
Alumni Association Inadama Award
2005
対象作品:
I Want to Kick Your Back
主催:
Waseda University Alumni Association
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
Mishima Yukio Award
1回登壇
-
第15回（2002年） nominee
Akutagawa Prize
1回登壇
-
第130回（2003年 第2回開催） award
Oe Kenzaburo Award
1回登壇
-
第6回（2012年） award
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第26回（2019年） award
作品
代表作
Install
2001年 NovelA debut novel depicting a girl who drops out of high school and experiences a sex chat service.
YouthLonelinessInternet society
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Install (2004)
I Want to Kick Your Back
2003年 NovelA novel depicting the interaction between a track team high school student and an idol otaku.
YouthHuman relationshipsLoneliness
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] I Want to Kick Your Back
- [TV Drama] I Want to Kick Your Back (2007)
Give Dreams
2007年 NovelA full-length novel published after three and a half years.
DreamsContemporary society
映像化・舞台化
- [TV Drama] Give Dreams (2015)
Tremble All You Want
2010年 NovelA novel depicting women's emotional struggles and growth.
WomenGrowthRomance
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Tremble All You Want (2017)
Hold Me Back
2017年 NovelA novel portraying the inner life of contemporary women.
WomenSelf-understanding
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Hold Me Back (2020)
Open
2012年 NovelA novel themed on human relationships.
Human relationships
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Open (2021)
Isn't It Pitiful?
2011年 NovelA novel depicting the weak in society.
Social issuesThe vulnerable
Death by Rage
2013年 Short story collectionShort story collection.
作風・主題
- 文体
- Contemporary styleCharacteristic youth depictionDetailed psychological descriptions
- 頻出モチーフ
- LonelinessGrowthYouth
評価・遺産
Risa Wataya is a representative young author in contemporary Japanese literature, having won multiple literary awards and gained social recognition. She has been regarded as a literary idol, attracting attention like an idol.
豆知識
- Won Bungei Prize at age 17, tied for youngest recipient.
- Won Akutagawa Prize at age 19, setting a new youngest record.
- Pen name derived from a classmate's surname in junior high.
- Experienced a slump in creative work and failed in love during university years.
- Had a homestay experience in an Indian family in San Francisco during high school.