Education
She studied at the University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, and later moved to Tokyo.
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Nanae Aoyama
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Career
The principal theme in the novel is the so-called freeters in Japan, the millions of young part-time workers, or jobless people prepared to do part-time work.
Achievements
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Her literary debut was Mado no Akari ("Light of Windows)" in 2005, for which she won the Bungei Prize. Aoyama was awarded the 136th Akutagawa Prize for promising new writers of serious fiction (2006) for her novel Hitori Biyori (ひとり日和, "A Perfect Day to Be Alone"). In 2009, she won the Yasunari Kawabata Literary Prize for her short story Kakera.
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Born
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Nationality
Japan
Awards
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Akutagawa Prize Akutagawa Prize; the Yasunari Kawabata Literary Prize; Bungei Prize
The Bungei Prize is a Japanese literary award given by publishing company Kawade Shobō Shinsha. It was first awarded in 1962.; The Akutagawa Prize is a Japanese literary award presented semi-annually.The Bungei Prize is a Japanese literary award given by publishing company Kawade Shobō Shinsha. It was first awarded in 1962.; The Akutagawa Prize is a Japanese literary award presented semi-annually.