Haruka Tono

Haruka Tono
Native name
遠野遥
BornTōno Haruka
(1991-08-22) August 22, 1991 (age 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.