Haruka Tono

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Haruka Tono
Native name
遠野遥
BornTōno Haruka
1991 (age 32–33)
Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
OccupationNovelist
LanguageJapanese
Alma materKeio University
Years active2019–present
Notable awardsBungei Prize (2019)
Akutagawa Prize (2020)
RelativesAtsushi Sakurai (father)

Haruka Tono (Japanese: 遠野遥, Hepburn: Tōno Haruka, born 1991[1]) is a Japanese novelist from Fujisawa, Kanagawa.[2]

Life and career

Tono's father was Japanese rock musician and singer-songwriter Atsushi Sakurai.[3] His parents divorced when he was a year old.[4] Tono graduated from Komayose Elementary School[2] and Ohba Junior High School[5] in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefectural Hakuyo High School, and the Faculty of Law at Keio University.[6][7] He did not read a lot in school and was rather more into sports. For a short while he was in a high school band.[2] He later moved to Tokyo.[2]

In 2020, Tono won the Akutagawa Prize for his book Hakyoku (破局).[8] He also won the Bungei Prize in 2019 for his work Kairyō (改良).[8][9] In 2021, his work Kyōiku (教育) was shortlisted for the Noma Literary Newcomer Award (野間文芸新人賞).[10]

References

  1. ^ "遠野遥氏、平成生まれ初の芥川賞 2作目での受賞に「驚きました」". オリコン. 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  2. ^ a b c d "遠野さん『破局』芥川賞に 大庭出身 平成生まれの新鋭 | 藤沢". タウンニュース (in Japanese). townnews.co.jp. 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  3. ^ "BUCK-TICK櫻井敦司と芥川賞作家・遠野遥は実の親子、本日発売「文藝」で初対談が実現". Natalie (in Japanese). 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  4. ^ "「BUCK―TICK」櫻井敦司さん、長男は芥川賞作家・遠野遥氏 対談時に「感激しちゃうな」". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  5. ^ "遠野遥さんに聞く 普段の考えが形に もっと面白くなる K-Person". カナロコ by 神奈川新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  6. ^ "塾員(卒業生)の遠野遥君が第163回芥川賞を受賞:[慶應義塾]". www.keio.ac.jp. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  7. ^ "芥川賞に高山羽根子さん「首里の馬」と遠野遥さん「破局」" (in Japanese). NHK. 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  8. ^ a b "Novelists Takayama and Tono win Akutagawa awards; Hase wins Naoki Prize". The Japan Times. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  9. ^ "文藝 2019年冬季号" (in Japanese). kawade.co.jp. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  10. ^ "第43回受賞作品が2021年11月4日に決定しました!" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 2022-05-09.