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Shinya Tanaka
Award-winning author Shinya Tanaka debuted with Tsumetai Mizu no Hitsuji (2005), recipient of the Shincho New Writers Award. Tanaka then became the youngest author to win the Kawab...view moreAward-winning author Shinya Tanaka debuted with Tsumetai Mizu no Hitsuji (2005), recipient of the Shincho New Writers Award. Tanaka then became the youngest author to win the Kawabata Yasunari Award with Sanagi (2007). In 2008, Kireta Kusari, his collection of stories including Sanagi, was the winner of the Mishima Yukio Award. Finally, Tanaka received the Akutagawa Award for Cannibals (2011), which became the basis of the eponymous film in 2013, directed by Shinji Aoyama. Other significant works include Moeru Ie (2013), Prime Minister A (2014), Chi ni Hau Mono no Kiroku (2020), and Nagareru Shima to Umi no Kaibutsu (2023).view less