Bungei Award
1 appearances
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Edition 55 (2018) award
Taro Yamanobe
やまのべ たろう
Yamanobe Taro
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1975-10-23 （Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Koenji, Tokyo, Japan → Akita City, Akita, Japan → Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Editor
- Active Years
- 2018-
- Influenced By
- Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miyagi Prefectural Sendai Daini High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | German literature | 文学士 | — | Japan |
| Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, University of Tokyo | Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology | — | 修士（文学） | — | Japan |
Miyagi Prefectural Sendai Daini High School
Country:
Japan
University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ German literature
Degree:
文学士
Country:
Japan
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology
Degree:
修士（文学）
Country:
Japan
Studied Jakob Lenz
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bungei Prize | Until I Fall Into a Deep Hole | — | Bungei (literary magazine) | Winner |
Bungei Prize
2018
Work:
Until I Fall Into a Deep Hole
Organization:
Bungei (literary magazine)
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Until I Fall Into a Deep Hole
2018 FictionDebut work including the title story; a collection of short fiction that quietly explores human loneliness and inner unrest.
lonelinesslossordinary vs. extraordinaryjourney
The Visitor of the Isolated Island
2022 FictionA work centered on a remote island, composed of interconnected stories about newcomers to the island and narratives revolving around books and travel.
islandencounterbooks and travelcommunity
Konton's Place
2023 FictionA collection of short and mid-length stories about personal places and memories, depicting subtle disruptions of everyday life with a calm tone.
placememoryalienation
The Dinosaur Era Doesn't End
2024 FictionA volume including allegorical and metaphorical short pieces; the stories reflect the oddities of contemporary society.
allegorytimesocial critique
The Tilt of the Great Kannon
2024 FictionA novel based on a newspaper serialization; it intertwines history and the present through a story about a regional community and a great Kannon statue.
regional communitymemoryfaith and the secular
Bibliography
- Until I Fall Into a Deep Hole
- The Visitor of the Isolated Island
- Konton's Place
- The Dinosaur Era Doesn't End
- The Tilt of the Great Kannon
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- calm, observational proseprecise depiction of detail
- Recurring Motifs
- holesisolated islandsjourneyKannon statues
Legacy
Since debuting with the 55th Bungei Prize, he has been recognized as a noteworthy voice in contemporary Japanese literature, noted for delicate portrayals of loneliness, memory, and regional life.
Trivia
- Won the 55th Bungei Prize for his debut work 'Until I Fall Into a Deep Hole'.
- Worked as a publishing editor before debuting as a writer.
- Studied Jakob Lenz during graduate school.