Hideo Okuda

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Hideo Okuda ( Japanese 奥 田 英 朗 , Okuda Hideo ; born October 23, 1959 in Gifu , Gifu Prefecture ) is a Japanese author.

Life

Before he became a writer, he worked as a copywriter and editor.

Works (selection)

Dr. Irabu series

Comedic series. Dr. Irabu is not a normal psychiatrist: He is overweight, clumsy, insensitive and doesn't think much of conventional treatment methods.

  • 2002: In the Pool ( イ ン ・ ザ ・ プ ー ル , In za pūru )
    The Japanese couch: new stories from the practice of Dr. Irabu (2008, ISBN 978-3-442-73765-9 )
  • 2004: Kūchū Buranko ( 空中 ブ ラ ン コ , literally: " Trapeze ")
    The strange methods of Dr. Irabu (2007, ISBN 978-3-442-73602-7 )
  • 2006: Chōchō Senkyo ( 町 長 選 挙 , literally: "Mayoral election")
    The strange cases of Dr. Irabu (2010, ISBN 978-3-442-74060-4 )

Novels

  • 1997: Uranbāna no Mori ( ウ ラ ン バ ー ナ の 森 )
  • 1999: Saiaku ( 最 悪 )
  • 2001: Jama ( 邪魔 )
  • 2003: Mayonaka no March ( 真 夜 中 の マ ー チ , Mayonaka no māchi )
  • 2005: Southbound ( サ ウ ス バ ウ ン ド , Sausubaundo )
  • 2005: Lala Pipo ( ラ ラ ピ ポ , Rarapipo )
  • 2008: Olympic no Minoshirokin ( オ リ ン ピ ッ ク の 身 代金 )
  • 2009: Muri ( 無理 )
  • 2011: Junpei, Kangae Naose ( 純平 、 考 え 直 せ )
  • 2013: Chinmoku no Machi de ( 沈 黙 の 町 で )
  • 2014: Naomi to Kanako ( ナ オ ミ と カ ナ コ )

stories

  • 2001: Tōkyō Monogatari ( 東京 物語 )
  • 2002: Madonna ( マ ド ン ナ )
  • 2006: Gāru ( ガ ー ル )
  • 2007: Ie-Biyori ( 家 日 和 )
  • 2011: Wagaya no Mondai ( 我 が 家 の 問題 )
  • 2012: Uwasa no Onna ( 噂 の 女 )

Nominations and Awards

  • 2001 (1st half year): Nomination for the 125th Naoki Prize for Jama
  • 2001: 4th Ōyabu Haruhiko Prize for Jama
  • 2002 (1st half year): Nomination for the 127th Naoki Prize for The Japanese Couch: New Stories from the Practice of Dr. Irabu
  • 2002 (2nd half year): Nomination for the 128th Naoki Prize for Madonna
  • 2004 (1st half year): 131st Naoki Prize for The Strange Methods of Dr. Irabu
  • 2006: 2nd place in the booksellers' Grand Prix for Southbound
  • 2007: 20th Shibata Renzaburō Prize for Ie-Biyori
  • 2009: 43rd Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Olympic no Minoshirokin

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Okuda, Hideo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 奥 田 英 朗 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese author
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Gifu , Gifu Prefecture