Ao Omae

Ao Omae 大前　粟生
Born	(1992-11-28) November 28, 1992 Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Japanese
Genre	short story flash fiction
Subject	Gender
Notable works	Nuigurumi to shaberu hito wa yasashii Kaitengusa

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.

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

Novels

• 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
• Kimi da kara sabisii (きみだからさびしい) Bungeishunjū, 2022

Translations

• "Beam." Translated by Emily Balistrieri. Electric Lit. September 2020.
• "Bath Towel Visuals." Translated by Emily Balistrieri. The Southern Review. September 2021.

External links

• "Interview with Ao Omae" Book Shorts (Japanese)
• "Special Interview with Ao Omae" Mitsumura-Tosho (Japanese)
• "Bunchō" (full text) at home AWARD (Japanese)