Ao Omae

Ao Omae (大前 粟生, Ōmae Ao, born 1992) is a Japanese fiction writer. Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, he lives in Kyoto.

Ao Omae
大前　粟生
Born (1992-11-28) November 28, 1992
Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
OccupationWriter
NationalityJapanese
Genre
SubjectGender
Notable works
  • Nuigurumi to shaberu hito wa yasashii
  • Kaitengusa

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.[1] Omae's work is known for being "gender-conscious"[2] and often considers the nature of masculinity.[3]

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
  • Omoroi igai iran nen (おもろい以外いらんねん) Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 2021
  • Shindeiru watashi to, watashi mitai na hito tachi no koe (死んでいる私と、私みたいな人たちの声) Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 2022
  • 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. Summer 2021.

References
  1. Omae, Ao (10 August 2020). "Beam". Electric Lit. Translated by Balistrieri, Emily. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. "Contributors: Ao Omae". Electric Lit. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  3. Natsuki, Shiho (12 August 2022). "Chūmoku no kiei sakka ga egaita ikari no yūrei hīrō shōsetsu Shinde iru watashi to, watashi mitai na hito tachi no koe Ōmae Aou" 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]. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 20 October 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 work Nuigurumi to shaberu hito wa yasashii]
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