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Yuka Murayama

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Yuka Murayama
Native name
村山由佳
Born1964 (age 59–60)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationWriter, novelist
NationalityJapanese
Alma materRikkyo University
GenreFiction
Notable works
  • The Angel's Egg
  • Hoshiboshi no fune
  • Double Fantasy
Notable awards
  • Subaru Literary Newcomer Prize
  • Naoki Prize
  • Shibata Renzaburo

Yuka Murayama (村山由佳, Murayama Yuka) (born 1964) is a Japanese writer. She has won the Subaru Literary Newcomer Prize, the Naoki Prize, and the Shibata Renzaburo Prize.

Biography

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Born in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan, Murayama graduated from Rikkyo University and majored in Japanese literature.[1] Before becoming a writer she worked at as a real-estate agent and a teacher at a cram school.[citation needed]

In 1993 her first novel, The Angel's Egg (天使の卵 (エンジェルス・エッグ), Enjerusu eggu), won the Subaru Literary Newcomer Prize in Japan.[2] After garnering the prize, she produced many other novels: Wild Winds, Bad Kids, Delicious Coffee Series, among others. The Angel's Egg was adapted to film in 2006 as The Angel's Egg, directed by Shin Togashi.[3] In 2003 Murayama won the 129th Naoki Prize for Voyage Through Stars (星々の舟, Hoshiboshi no fune).[4] In 2009 she won the 22nd Shibata Renzaburo Prize and the 4th Chuokoron Literary Prize for Double Fantasy (ダブル ファンタジー, Daburu fantaji), a story about a housewife seeking new sexual experiences.[5] Double Fantasy was adapted into a 2018 Wowow television drama starring Asami Mizukawa.[6]

Yuka Murayama lives in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.[citation needed]

Recognition

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  • 1993 6th Subaru Literary Newcomer Prize[7]
  • 2003 129th Naoki Prize (2003上)[4]
  • 2009 4th Chuokoron Literary Prize[8]
  • 2009 22nd Shibata Renzaburo Prize[9]

Bibliography

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  • Enjerusu eggu (天使の卵 (エンジェルス・エッグ), The Angel's Egg), Shueisha, 1994, ISBN 9784087740516
  • Hoshiboshi no fune (星々の舟, Voyage Through Stars), Bungeishunjū, 2003, ISBN 9784163216508
  • Daburu fantaji (ダブル ファンタジー, Double Fantasy), Bungeishunjū, 2009, ISBN 9784163275307

References

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  1. ^ "第23回：村山 由佳さん". WEB本の雑誌 (in Japanese). August 1, 2003. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  2. ^ 小出, 和明 (April 10, 2018). "著者インタビュー　村山由佳 『風は西から』". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  3. ^ 天使の卵 (2006) (in Japanese). Allcinema.net. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "直木賞受賞者一覧" (in Japanese). 日本文学振興会. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "水川あさみ、田中圭ら出演の「ダブル・ファンタジー」　海外SFドラマも". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). July 10, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "水川あさみ主演『ダブル・ファンタジー』メイキング映像公開 田中圭のギャップも注目". Oricon News (in Japanese). June 2, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  7. ^ "小説すばる新人賞受賞作リスト" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  8. ^ "中央公論文芸賞受賞作品一覧" (in Japanese). Chuokoron-Shinsha. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  9. ^ "集英社 柴田錬三郎賞". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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