(born 1964) is a Japanese writer. She has won the Subaru Literary Newcomer Prize, the

Naoki Prize The Naoki Prize, officially , is a Japanese literary award presented biannually. It was created in 1935 by Kikuchi Kan, then editor of the ''Bungeishunjū'' magazine, and named in memory of novelist Naoki Sanjugo. Sponsored by the Society for the ...

, and the Shibata Renzaburo Prize.

Biography

Born in 1964 in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

, Japan, Murayama graduated from

Rikkyo University , also known as Saint Paul's University, is a private university, in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan. Rikkyo is known as one of the six leading universities in the field of sports in Tokyo (東京六大学 "Big Six" — Rikkyo University, University of ...

and majored in

Japanese literature Japanese literature throughout most of its history has been influenced by cultural contact with neighboring Asian literatures, most notably China and its literature. Early texts were often written in pure Classical Chinese or , a Chinese-Japanes ...

. Before becoming a writer she worked at as a real-estate agent and a teacher at a cram school. In 1993 her first novel, ', won the Subaru Literary Newcomer Prize in Japan. After garnering the prize, she produced many other novels: ''Wild Winds'', ''Bad Kids'', ''Delicious Coffee Series'', among others. ''The Angel's Egg'' was adapted to film in 2006 as ''

The Angel's Egg is a 2006 Japanese romantic melodrama film directed by Shin Togashi and based on a novel by Yuka Murayama. Film summary On the way to hospital to visit his father, art student Ayuta Ipponyari (Hayato Ichihara) spots and falls in love with a b ...

'', directed by

Shin Togashi is a Japanese film director. Career Born in Fujishima, Yamagata (now part of the city of Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Tsuruoka), Togashi attended Rikkyō University, where he was inspired by the lectures on cinema by the critic Shigehiko Hasumi. After g ...

. In 2003 Murayama won the 129th

for '. In 2009 she won the 22nd Shibata Renzaburo Prize and the 4th Chuokoron Literary Prize for ', a story about a housewife seeking new sexual experiences. ''Double Fantasy'' was adapted into a 2018 Wowow television drama starring

Asami Mizukawa is a Japanese actress. She grew up in Ibaraki, Osaka. She made her debut in 1996 at age 13 in an advertisement for Asahi Kasei's "Hebel Haus". In 2000, she won the ''Grand Prix'' at the “3rd Miss Tokyo Walker” competition (the first winner ...

. Yuka Murayama lives in

Chiba Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the ...

near Tokyo.

Recognition

* 1993 6th Subaru Literary Newcomer Prize * 2003 129th

(2003上) * 2009 4th Chuokoron Literary Prize * 2009 22nd Shibata Renzaburo Prize

Bibliography

* ',

Shueisha (lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The foll ...

, 1994, * ',

Bungeishunjū is a Japanese publishing company known for its leading monthly magazine ''Bungeishunjū''. The company was founded by Kan Kikuchi in 1923. It grants the annual Akutagawa Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards in Japan, as well as th ...

, 2003, * ',

, 2009,

References

External links

J'Lit , Authors : Yuka Murayama , Books from Japan
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