Haruka Tono | |
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Native name | 遠野遥 |
Born | Tōno Haruka 1991 (age 32–33) Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan |
Occupation | Novelist |
Language | Japanese |
Alma mater | Keio University |
Years active | 2019–present |
Notable awards |
Bungei Prize (2019) Akutagawa Prize (2020) |
Relatives | Atsushi Sakurai (father) |
Haruka Tono ( Japanese: 遠野遥, Hepburn: Tōno Haruka, born 1991 [1]) is a Japanese novelist from Fujisawa, Kanagawa. [2]
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]
Haruka Tono | |
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Native name | 遠野遥 |
Born | Tōno Haruka 1991 (age 32–33) Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan |
Occupation | Novelist |
Language | Japanese |
Alma mater | Keio University |
Years active | 2019–present |
Notable awards |
Bungei Prize (2019) Akutagawa Prize (2020) |
Relatives | Atsushi Sakurai (father) |
Haruka Tono ( Japanese: 遠野遥, Hepburn: Tōno Haruka, born 1991 [1]) is a Japanese novelist from Fujisawa, Kanagawa. [2]
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]