Subaru Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 34 (2010) award
Yukari Yoneda
よねだ ゆかり
Yoneda Yukari
Pen Names:
Miyazaki Yo（Pen name used when submitting to the 34th Subaru Literary Prize）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1980-07-13 （Ichihara, Chiba, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Cram school teacher
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Influenced By
- Yasutaka Tsutsui, Katsunori Miyauchi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters | First Faculty of Letters | Department of Literary Arts | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters
First Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Literary Arts
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the Department of Literary Arts
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Subaru Literary Prize | The Trompe-l'oeil Star | — | Shueisha | Winner |
Subaru Literary Prize
2010
Work:
The Trompe-l'oeil Star
Organization:
Shueisha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Trompe-l'oeil Star
2011 NovelDebut novel that won the Subaru Literary Prize. It is noted for incorporating synesthetic elements and emphasizing depictions of sound and sensation.
synesthesiamemoryillusionthe boundary between everyday life and the uncanny
Bibliography
- The Trompe-l'oeil Star (Shueisha, hardcover, Feb 2011)
- Gun'uo no Sumika (short story, Subaru, June 2011)
- Oto no Furu Kawa (short story, Subaru, August 2011)
- Chiji no Shizuku (short story, Subaru, March 2016)
- Hontou no Sensei (short story, Gunzo, March 2019)
- Ra (short story, Subaru, May 2019)
- Pedestrian Paradise (short story, Subaru, January 2020)
- Taigan to no Catchball (essay, Seishun to Dokusho, January 2011)
- Like a Rhinoceros Horn (essay, Bungakukai, March 2011)
- Cat's Tongue (essay, Shincho, April 2011)
- You Were at the Bookshop (essay, Monthly J-Novel, June 2011)
- The Mystery of the Black Telephone (essay, Gunzo, August 2011)
- The Scene Someone Once Saw (essay, Subaru, November 2011)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- delicate psychological descriptionsensory depiction informed by synesthesiaa style that weaves in fantastical elements
- Recurring Motifs
- soundmemoryillusionthe rupture between everyday life and the uncanny
Legacy
She debuted after winning the 34th Subaru Literary Prize. Noted for distinctive sensory expression informed by synesthesia, she is regarded as a promising voice in contemporary Japanese literature.
Trivia
- Winner of the 34th Subaru Literary Prize (2010).
- Submitted to the prize under the pen name 'Miyazaki Yo'.
- Has reported having synesthesia and feeling sound as a physical sensation.
- Graduated from Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters, Department of Literary Arts.