Ao Omae Explained

Ao Omae
Birth Date:November 28, 1992
Birth Place:Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Occupation:Writer
Nationality:Japanese
Subject:Gender
Notableworks:
  • Nuigurumi to shaberu hito wa yasashii
  • Kaitengusa

is a Japanese fiction writer. Born in Hyōgo Prefecture,[1] he lived in Kyoto until 2022, when he relocated to Tokyo.

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 organized by Granta Japan with . 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.[2] Omae's work is known for being "gender-conscious"[3] and often considers the effects of social alienation[4] and the nature of masculinity.[5] The titular novella of the fiction collection Nuigurumi to shaberu hito wa yasashii (ぬいぐるみとしゃべる人はやさしい) was adapted for film and released internationally under the title People Who Talk to Plushies Are Kind.[6] In June 2023, the collection was published in an English translation by Emily Balistrieri under the title People Who Talk to Stuffed Animals Are Nice.[7]

Selected works

Story collections

Novels

Translations

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hasada . Yoko . Eiga "nuigurumi to shaberu hito wa yasashī" ni kometa omoi kantoku kaneko yukari Rina × gensaku Ōmae Aou taidan — zenpen". . ja:映画『ぬいぐるみとしゃべる人はやさしい』に込めた想い　監督・金子由里奈 × 原作・大前粟生 対談—前編 . The thinking behind the film People who talk to stuffed animals are kind: A dialogue between director Yurina Kaneko and author Ao Omae - Part 1 . TOKION . 27 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629055021/https://tokion.jp/2023/04/10/yurina-kaneko-x-ao-ohmae-vol1/ . 29 June 2023 . ja . 10 April 2023 . live.
  2. Web site: Beam . Omae . Ao . Balistrieri . Emily . Electric Lit . 10 August 2020 . 20 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Contributors: Ao Omae . Electric Lit . 20 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220615131044/https://thesouthernreview.org/contributors/detail/ao-omae/3739 . 15 June 2022 . live.
  4. Web site: Margolis . Eric . Ao Omae confronts identities and alienation of modern youth . The Japan Times . 27 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230611010704/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/06/10/books/ao-omae/ . 11 June 2023 . 10 June 2023 . live.
  5. Web site: Natsuki . Shiho . Chūmoku no kiei sakka ga egaita ikari no yūrei hīrō shōsetsu Shinde iru watashi to, watashi mitai na hito tachi no koe Ōmae Aou . ja:注目の気鋭作家が描いた怒りの幽霊ヒーロー小説　『死んでいる私と、私みたいな人たちの声』大前粟生 . Up-and-coming writer Ao Omae's vengeful ghost novel . 20 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220812033548/https://web.kawade.co.jp/bungei/44482/ . 12 August 2022 . 12 August 2022 . 大前粟生氏が過去作『ぬいぐるみとしゃべる人はやさしい』で、男性性への徹底的な自問をしたように . Ao Omae interrogates masculinity, like in his previous collection Nuigurumi to shaberu hito wa yasashii. live.
  6. Web site: People Who Talk to Plushies Are Kind August 5, 2023 . Japan Society . 18 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230718220336/https://japansociety.org/events/people-who-talk-to-plushies-are-kind/?mc_cid=2e869cf672&mc_eid=a130bc730e . 18 July 2023 . live.
  7. Web site: PEOPLE WHO TALK TO STUFFED ANIMALS ARE NICE: Nuanced and moving explorations of the intricacies of interpersonal relationships. . Kirkus . 27 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230525143335/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ao-omae/people-who-talk-to-stuffed-animals-are-nice/ . 25 May 2023 . 24 April 2023 . live.

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