Ao Omae
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Ao Omae 大前 粟生 | |
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| Born | November 28, 1992 Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Japanese |
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| Subject | Gender |
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Ao Omae (大前 粟生, Ōmae Ao, born 1992) is a Japanese fiction writer. Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, he lives in Kyoto.
Writing career[]
Omae made his debut in 2016 with the short story "Kanojo wo basutabu ni irete moyasu" (彼女をバスタブにいれて燃やす), which was ranked first place in an open call for stories hosted by the "GRANTA JAPAN with Waseda." His story "Yuki no ijō na taishitsu mata wa boku wa dore hodo okane ga hoshii ka" (ユキの異常な体質 または僕はどれほどお金がほしいか) won the second Book Shorts Award and was subsequently made into a short film of the same name, given the English title "Ms. Strangedisposition or: How I Desire to Be Rich." For the story "Bunchō" (文鳥), he was awarded Grand Prize in the "at home AWARDs." Omae made his English-language debut with "Beam," translated by Emily Balistrieri for Electric Lit.[1]
Selected works[]
Story collections[]
- Kaitengusa (回転草) Shoshikankanbou, 2017
- Watashi to wani to imōto no heya (私と鰐と妹の部屋) Shoshikankanbou, 2019
Novellas[]
- Nuigurumi to shaberu hito wa yasashii (ぬいぐるみとしゃべる人はやさしい) Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 2020
References[]
External links[]
- "Interview with Ao Omae" Book Shorts (Japanese)
- "Special Interview with Ao Omae" Mitsumura-Tosho (Japanese)
- "Bunchō" (full text) at home AWARD (Japanese)
- 21st-century Japanese writers
- 1992 births
- Living people