Bungei Award
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (2004) award
Naocola Yamazaki
やまざき ナオコーラ
yamazaki nao-cola
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- 1978-09-15 （Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- essayist, novelist
- Active Years
- 2004-
- Influenced By
- Junichiro Tanizaki, Murasaki Shikibu, Mitsuharu Kaneko
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kokugakuin University | Faculty of Literature | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士（文学） | — | Japan |
Kokugakuin University
Faculty of Literature
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士（文学）
Country:
Japan
Graduation thesis was on Ukifune from The Tale of Genji
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Bungei Prize | Don't Laugh at People's Sex | — | Bungei Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Shima Kiyoshi Love Literature Prize | Beautiful Distance | — | Shima Kiyoshi Love Literature Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Bunkamura-Dumago Literary Prize | Genji Monogatari of the Future | — | Bunkamura Dumago Literary Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Bungei Prize
2004
Work:
Don't Laugh at People's Sex
Organization:
Bungei Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Shima Kiyoshi Love Literature Prize
2017
Work:
Beautiful Distance
Organization:
Shima Kiyoshi Love Literature Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Bunkamura-Dumago Literary Prize
2023
Work:
Genji Monogatari of the Future
Organization:
Bunkamura Dumago Literary Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Shimasei Romance Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (2016) nominee
Bunkamura Deux Magots Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2023) award
Works
Major Works
Don't Laugh at People's Sex
2004 NovelDebut work, depicting sexuality and human relationships from multiple perspectives.
diversitycategorization
Beautiful Distance
2016 NovelA work themed on subtle distances in human relationships.
human relationshipssense of distance
Genji Monogatari of the Future
2023 EssayAn essay interpreting The Tale of Genji in a contemporary way.
The Tale of Genjimodern interpretation
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Free and open style inviting reader's imaginationEmphasis on psychological depiction of diverse characters
- Recurring Motifs
- diversitydistance in relationshipsgender
Legacy
Highly regarded as a writer depicting human nature from diverse perspectives in contemporary Japanese literature.
Quotes
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Unlike movies, in novels characters are just ink stains on paper when they appear. It is ultimately left to each reader's imagination. I believe novels are free and can do things that only novels can do.
Source: Interview (2008)
Trivia
- Favorite cola is diet cola.
- Not good at interpersonal relationships.
- Known for well-regarded essays.