Murata, Sayaka

Born on August 14, 1979 in the city of Inzai in Chiba Prefecture ^{[1] [2]} . She graduated from the at the ^[1] , in the school Murat held the position of senior in the arts club. A graduate of the literary department of the University ^[2] . Among the teachers of Murata is the writer ^[3] .

As of 2016, she worked in a convenience store at a part-time shop ^{[4] [5]} . According to the writer, the work gives her food for thought and plots for books ^[6] .

She wrote from her youth, Murata’s “Ideal” introductory essay ( Jap. ) Was highly appreciated during the exams ^[5] . The literary debut - the book "Breastfeeding" ( Jap. 授乳 ) , for which Murata was awarded ^{[6] [2]} . Murata's work four times brought her Mishima award . In 2016, Murata received the Akutagawa Award for her story “The Man of the Minimarket” ( Jap. ン ビ 間 人 ) , published in the magazine Bungakukai , which was her first nomination for this award ^{[7] [2]} .

• 2009 - Mishima Prize for the story "Silver Song" ( Jap. ギ ン イ ロ ノ ウ タ )
• 2009 - for the same work ^[1]
• 2010 - Mishima Prize for the story "Water that sucked the stars" ( Jap. 星 が 吸 う 水 )
• 2012 - Mishima Award for the story “Door to Home” ( Jap. タ ダ イ マ ト ビ ラ )
• 2013 - Mishima Prize for the story "About the white city, the temperature of its bones" ( Jap. 温 ろ い ろ の 街 の 、 そ の 温 体温 の ) ^[3]
• 2014 - for the story “Childbearing-Murder” ( Jap. 殺人 出産 )
• 2016 - Akutagava Prize for the story "Man mini-market" ( jap. コ ン ビ ニ 人間 )
• 2016 - Vogue Japan Award "Woman of the Year" ^[8]
• 2016 - Yahoo! Search Award in the "Writers" category ^[9]

• 殺人 出産 (jap.) . Kodan . The appeal date is February 1, 2017.
• 芥 川 賞 ＞ 印 西 西 出身 の 村田 沙耶 沙耶 香 さ ん 入学 集 文集 集 い つ か 理想 理想 の 自 学 学. Я я 高 学 学 も 喜 舎 学 ／) 千葉 柏 柏 高 、 母校 も Mainiti Shimbun (July 21, 2016). Archived July 23, 2016.
• 芥 川 賞 受 賞 者 一 覧 (jap.) . Bunghei Shunju (2017). Circulation date February 1, 2017. Archived January 2, 2017.
• 由 紀 夫 賞 ・ ・ 山 本 周五郎 賞 ・ ・ 文 学 贈 呈 式 「挑 戦 し て よ か っ た」 喜 び と 感謝 と (Jap.) Sankei (July 3, 2013). Archived July 15, 2013.
• Alicia Joy. Meet Sayaka Murata: Akutagawa Prize Winner (English) . The Culture Trip (21 September 2016). The appeal date is February 1, 2017.
• Daisuke Kikuchi. Convenience store worker who wins prestigious Akutagawa Prize (an.) . The Japan Times (July 20, 2016). The appeal date is February 1, 2017.
• 畑 充 希 、 飛躍 の 一年 を 回顧 「台風 の 目 に い る よ う な 感 じ」 (Jap.) . Oricon (November 24, 2016). The appeal date is February 1, 2017.
• ゅ う ち ぇ る 、 心 心 霊 写真 の 正 体 は “も の の け” 「勘 違 て 寄 っ て き た」 (jap.) Oricon (December 7, 2016). The appeal date is February 1, 2017.
• 村田 沙耶 香 (jap.) . The appeal date is February 1, 2017.

• Sayaka Murat on Twitter
• The text of the introductory essay Murata, "Ideal" . Minichi Shimbun .
• Saito Satoru. Alexithymia: an emotional break under the guise of normality (rus.) . Nippon.com (November 18th, 2016). The appeal date is February 1, 2017.