Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award
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Toru Yabuki
やぶき とう
Yabuki Tooru
Aliases:
矢吹東
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1965-01-01 （Tokyo）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, TV station employee, TV producer, Television director, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1986-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Keio University
Country:
Japan
Won the 47th Shosetsu Gendai New Writers' Prize while a student at Keio University.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 47th Shosetsu Gendai New Writers' Prize | People on Basket Street | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
47th Shosetsu Gendai New Writers' Prize
1986
Work:
People on Basket Street
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Adventures of Peter Pan
1988 EssayA collection of essays compiled from serial columns in a men's magazine. Uses a light, witty tone to depict everyday life and youth culture.
essayseveryday lifehumoryouth culture
5 (Five) Minutes
1989 NovelA collection of fiction published in the late 1980s, including short and mid-length pieces focused on urban life and interpersonal relationships.
urban lifehuman relationshipsloneliness
A Beautiful Life
2017 NovelA recent novel published by Gentosha that explores the subtleties of daily life and the reconfiguration of human relationships.
everyday lifehuman dramanew beginnings
Bibliography
- The Adventures of Peter Pan (1988, Kodansha)
- 5 (Five) Minutes (1989, Kodansha)
- A Beautiful Life (2017, Gentosha)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- witty narrativeautobiographical elementsdepictions from an urban perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- subtleties of everyday lifemisalignments in relationshipssearch for identity
Legacy
He won a major new-writer prize while still a university student and balanced a long career at Fuji TV with his literary work. After taking early retirement in 2015 he devoted himself to writing and has been noted for publicly identifying as gay.
In Popular Culture
- Involved in production and direction of multiple television programs at Fuji TV
Trivia
- Won the 47th Shosetsu Gendai New Writers' Prize as the youngest recipient while a student at Keio University.
- Joined Fuji TV in 1988 and took early retirement in 2015.
- Has publicly identified as gay.