Masatsugu Ono

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Masatsugu Ono
Native name
小野正嗣
Born1970 (age 53–54)
LanguageJapanese
GenreFiction
Notable worksKyūnen-mae no inori
Notable awards

Masatsugu Ono (小野 正嗣, Ono Masatsugu, born 1970) is a Japanese writer.

He resides in Ōita Prefecture and is associate professor at the Rikkyo University. He was awarded the 152nd Akutagawa Prize (for 2014, presented in 2015), for the novel Kyūnen-mae no inori ("A Prayer Nine Years Ago").[1]

Works in Translation

Novels

  • Echo on the bay (にぎやかな湾に背負われた船, Nigiyaka na wan ni seowareta fune), translated by Angus Turvill, Two Lines Press, 2020.
  • Lion cross point (獅子渡り鼻, Shishiwataribana), translated by Angus Turvill, Two Lines Press, 2018.

Short Stories

References

  1. ^ "Ono wins Akutagawa literary award; Nishi wins Naoki Prize". japantimes.co.jp. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2018.