# Makate Asai, author # Aranda Saikaku ASAI Makate Kodansha (Kodansha Bunko A 119-6) : Written by Makate Asai Aranda Saikaku :9784062935234

**"Possessing the power to view history in a new light"**
Makate Asai has published numerous historical novels and received the Osaka Cultural Prize in 2018. Her works are noted for their portrayal of the relationship between humans and nature, as well as important figures in Japanese history.
Genre: Historical fiction (Representative works include "Madara," "Akudokuden," etc.)
Awards: Novel Gendai New Writers' Encouragement Award, Naoki Sanjugo Award, Sakunosuke Oda Award, Yoshihide Nakayama Literary Award, Seiichi Funahashi Literary Award, Chuo Koron Literary Award, Shinran Award, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for Art, Renzaburo Shibata Award, etc.
Related keywords: Ryukyu Disposition, Satsuma (southern Japan), Okinawa Prefecture, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Meiji Jingu Shrine
Q: What is her profession?
She is active as a historical novelist, expressing the relationship between Japanese culture and nature from a new perspective.
Q: What are her famous works?
"Madara" and "Akudokuden" are representative works, focusing on the Ryukyu Disposition and the history of Satsuma.
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English Summary
**"Have the power to see history in a new light"**
Makate Asai has published many novels with historical themes and won the Osaka Cultural Prize in 2018. Her works have attracted attention for their depictions of the relationship between humans and nature, as well as important figures in Japanese history.
Genre: Historical novels (representative works ``Madara'', ``Akudokuden'', etc.)
Awards: Encouragement Award for New Writers of Modern Features, Sanjugo Naoki Award, Sakunosuke Oda Award, Yoshihide Nakayama Literary Award, Seiichi Funahashi Literary Award, Chuo Kosei Art Award, Shinran Award, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for Art Encouragement, Renzaburo Shibata Award, etc.
Related keywords: Ryukyu disposal, Satsuma (southern Japan), Okinawa Prefecture, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Meiji Shrine
Q: What did you do?
To work as a historical novelist and express the relationship between Japanese culture and nature from a new perspective.
Q: What are your famous works?
``Maze'' and ``Akudokuden'' are representative works, and they focus on the Ryukyu Disposal and the history of Satsuma.
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