Rin Usami

Rin Usami (宇佐見 りん, Hepburn: Usami Rin, born 16 May 1999) is a Japanese novelist.

Rin Usami
Native name	宇佐見 りん
Born	16 May 1999 Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan
Language	Japanese
Period	2019 -
Genre	novels
Notable awards	Bungei Prize (2019) Mishima Yukio Prize (2020) Akutagawa Prize (2021)

Career

Usami was born in Numazu, Shizuoka,^[1] and raised in Kanagawa Prefecture.^[2] She was awarded the Bungei Prize for her first work Kaka (かか) in 2019.^[3] She was successively awarded the Mishima Yukio Prize for the same work, which made her the youngest holder of the prize.^[4] She was also awarded the 164th Akutagawa Prize for her second work Oshi, Moyu (推し、燃ゆ).

Bibliography

• Kaka (かか), 2019
• Oshi, Moyu (推し、燃ゆ), 2022

References

1. 「文春オンライン」編集部. "第164回芥川賞 宇佐見りんさん『推し、燃ゆ』の受賞が決まる". 文春オンライン. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
2. "第33回三島賞・山本賞が決定 宇佐見りん『かか』、早見和真『ザ・ロイヤルファミリー』が受賞 | 文学賞・賞". Book Bang －ブックバン－. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
3. 文藝 (in Japanese) (2019 Winter ed.). 河出書房新社. 2019.
4. "第33回三島賞・山本賞が決定 宇佐見りん『かか』、早見和真『ザ・ロイヤルファミリー』が受賞 | 文学賞・賞". Book Bang －ブックバン－. Retrieved 2022-12-30.

External links

• Twitter - Usami's Twitter account