Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award
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Yasuko Yasushi
やすこ やすふみ
Yasuko Yasushi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1987-01-01 （A Zen temple in Tottori Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Sōtō (Soto Zen)
- Residence History
- Tottori Prefecture, Japan (birthplace) → Netherlands (short-term dispatch at Zenkawa-ji) → France (short-term dispatch at Kansho-ji and Ryūmon-ji)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, light novel author, Sōtō Zen monk
- Active Years
- 2012-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tottori Prefectural Yonago Higashi High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Waseda University | School of Letters, Arts and Sciences I | — | — | — | Japan |
| Komazawa University Graduate School | Buddhist Studies | — | 修士 | — | Japan |
Tottori Prefectural Yonago Higashi High School
Country:
Japan
Waseda University
School of Letters, Arts and Sciences I
Country:
Japan
Komazawa University Graduate School
Buddhist Studies
Degree:
修士
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award 'Powers' (Talents) | Soyokaze Catnap (titled 'Donoko' at time of award) | Talents | Kodansha BOX | Winner |
Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award 'Powers' (Talents)
2012
Work:
Soyokaze Catnap (titled 'Donoko' at time of award)
Category:
Talents
Organization:
Kodansha BOX
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Soyokaze Catnap
2012 Light novelDebut work published by Kodansha BOX in 2012. A quietly written novel that depicts fragments of daily life and subtle human emotions.
coming-of-agecats/animalseveryday life with Zen perspectives
Highlight Blue and the Girl
2012 Light novelPublished by Kodansha BOX in December 2012. A volume collecting stories first serialized in the e-magazine 'BOX-AiR'; illustrations by TNSK.
girlsmemorynostalgia
Sky-colored Canvas
2014 NovelA novel based on a serialization in 'Shōsetsu Gendai', published by Kodansha in 2014 and later released in paperback.
art and creationencounterself-expression
Kinshi and the Golden Bat (short story)
2012 Short storyA side story included in the e-book edition of 'Highlight Blue and the Girl'.
side storyplayful elements
Two (short story)
2014 Short storyA short story published in the magazine 'BOX-AiR'.
relationshipsstillness
Bibliography
- Soyokaze Catnap (Kodansha BOX, Apr 2012, ISBN 978-4-06-283795-8)
- Highlight Blue and the Girl (Kodansha BOX, Dec 2012, ISBN 978-4-06-283822-1)
- Sky-colored Canvas (Kodansha, Apr 2014; paperback 2019)
- Kinshi and the Golden Bat (short story, 2012)
- Two (short story, 2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- calm, introspective proseconcise descriptions influenced by Zena blend of light-novel elements and literary sensibility
- Recurring Motifs
- catsZen temples / Buddhist motifsfragments of everyday life
Legacy
Drawing on experience as a Zen monk, known for weaving quiet everyday moments and Buddhist perspectives into fiction. Gained attention with the debut work and shown a bridge between light-novel styles and literary writing.
Trivia
- Born in a Zen temple in Tottori Prefecture.
- Debut novel 'Soyokaze Catnap' won the 10th Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award 'Powers' (Talents); the work was originally titled 'Donoko' at the time of the award.
- Has collaborated with illustrator TNSK.
- 'Sky-colored Canvas' was published after serialization in 'Shōsetsu Gendai'.