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Bungei Prize
The is a Japanese literary award given by publishing company Kawade Shobō Shinsha , formerly , is a publisher founded in 1886 in Japan and headquartered in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo. It publishes the magazine '' Bungei'' and administers the Bungei Prize. History Kawade Shobō Shinsha traces its history to 1886 when a new br .... It was first awarded in 1962. The award is intended to recognize new writers, and several famous Japanese writers have won the award, but many Bungei Prize winners have not achieved any further literary recognition. Notable winners Kawade Shobō Shinsha maintains a complete official list of winning works. See also * List of Japanese literary awards References External links * 1962 establishments in Japan Japanese literary awards Awards established in 1962 {{Japan-lit-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literary Award
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Many awards are structured with one organization (usually a non-profit organization) as the presenter and public face of the award, and another organization as the financial sponsor or backer, who pays the prize remuneration and the cost of the ceremony and public relations, typically a corporate sponsor who may sometimes attach their name to the award (such as the Orange Prize). Types of awards There are awards for various writing formats including poetry and novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as science fiction or politics). There are also awards dedicated to works in individual languages, such as the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (Spanish), the Camões Prize (Portuguese), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noma Literary Prize
The Noma Literary Prize (''Noma Bungei Shō'') was established in 1941 by the Noma Service Association (''Noma Hōkō Kai'') in accordance with the last wishes of Seiji Noma (1878–1938), founder and first president of the Kodansha publishing company. It is awarded by the Noma Cultural Foundation, the largest single shareholder in Kodansha. The Noma Literary Prize has been awarded annually to an outstanding new work published in Japan between October and the following September. The Noma Prize includes a commemorative plaque and a cash award of 3 million yen. It is one in a series of Noma Prizes. Sponsorship Prize (1941–1946) Noma Literary Prize (1941–present) An archive of past prize winners is maintained by Kodansha. Noma Literary New Face Prize (1979–present) An archive of past prize winners is maintained by Kodansha. Noma Children's Literature Prize (1963–present) Noma Children's Literature New Face Prize This prize was last awarded in 1998. *09 1971 — Rie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haruka Tono
is a Japanese novelist from Fujisawa, Kanagawa. Life and career Tono's father is Japanese musician and singer-songwriter Atsushi Sakurai. He graduated from Komayose Elementary School and Ohba Junior High School in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefectural Hakuyo High School, and the Faculty of Law at Keio University. He did not read a lot in school and was rather more into sports. For a short while he was in a high school band. He later moved to Tokyo. In 2020, Tono won the Akutagawa Prize for his book . He also won the Bungei Prize The is a Japanese literary award given by publishing company Kawade Shobō Shinsha , formerly , is a publisher founded in 1886 in Japan and headquartered in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo. It publishes the magazine '' Bungei'' and administers the Bun ... in 2019 for his work . In 2021, his work was shortlisted for the . References Living people 1991 births People from Fujisawa, Kanagawa Japanese male writers Writers from Kanagawa Prefecture Akut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chisako Wakatake
is a Japanese writer. Her 2017 book '' Ora ora de hitori igu mo'' won the Akutagawa Prize and the Bungei Prize. Biography Wakatake was born in 1954 in Tōno, Iwate, Japan. She started writing while in school, but after graduating from Iwate University she worked briefly as a teacher, then married and became a housewife. While working at home Wakatake wrote occasionally and won a small local literary prize for a story she submitted, but she never seriously pursued a writing career. At the age of 55, after the death of her husband, she started writing full-time, drawing on her own experiences of age and loneliness. Wakatake's first book, ''Ora ora de hitori igu mo'' (''I'll Live By Myself''), about a Tōhoku dialect-speaking widow coping with life alone after the death of her husband, was published in 2017. ''Ora ora de hitori igu mo'' won the 54th Bungei Prize, making Wakatake the oldest recipient of the award, at age 63. Shortly thereafter it also won the 158th Akutagawa Prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanae Aoyama
is a Japanese fiction writer. She has won the Akutagawa Prize, the Bungei Prize, and the Yasunari Kawabata Literary Prize. Her work has been translated into Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, German, French, and Italian. Early life and education Aoyama was born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. She graduated from the University of Tsukuba, where she studied library science. Career After graduating from university, Aoyama moved to Tokyo to take a job at a travel firm. She began writing her first novel, ''Mado no akari'', while working full-time. ''Mado no akari'' was published in 2005, and won the 42nd Bungei Prize. In 2007 ''Hitori biyori'', Aoyama's story about freeters working part-time jobs, won the 136th Akutagawa Prize. After winning the Akutagawa Prize, Aoyama quit her office job to pursue writing full-time. In 2009 she won the Yasunari Kawabata Literary Prize for her short story ''Kakera'', which was published in a collection of the same name. She was the youngest author ever to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nao-Cola Yamazaki
is the professional name of , a Japanese writer. They pride themselves on writing "things no one else can say in words anyone can understand". They have won the Bungei Prize and the Shimase Award for Love Stories. They have been nominated multiple times for the Akutagawa Prize, and their work has been adapted for film. Nao-Cola has chosen not to make their gender public, and has stated that their pronoun is singular "they". They have two children. Early life and education Yamazaki was born in 1978 in Kitakyushu, Japan. Shortly after their birth their family moved to Saitama Prefecture, where they were raised. Yamazaki started writing fiction as a senior at Kokugakuin University, from which they graduated after writing a thesis on the character Ukifune in '' The Tale of Genji''. They chose the pen name "Nao-Cola" because they liked Diet Coke. Career Yamazaki made their literary debut in 2004 with , a story about a romantic relationship between a 19-year-old male student an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keisuke Hada (author)
is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Hada was born in Ainan, Ehime on February 20, 1982. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse in 1996. However he could not play at all in the match behind Masanori Sanada until 2000. From 2001, he battles with newcomer Takaya Kurokawa for the position. Although he played many matches in 2001, his opportunity to play decreased behind Kurokawa from 2002. In 2004, he moved to Cerezo Osaka. However he could not play many matches behind Tomohiko Ito. In 2005, he moved to his local club Ehime FC in Japan Football League. He became a regular goalkeeper and played in all matches in 2005 season. The club also won the champions and was promoted to J2 League The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risa Wataya
is a female Japanese novelist from Kyoto. Her short novel ''Keritai senaka'' won the Akutagawa Prize and has sold more than a million copies. Wataya has also won the Bungei Prize and the Kenzaburo Oe Prize. Her work has been translated into German, Italian, French, Thai, Korean, and English. Biography Wataya was born in Kyoto, Japan. Her mother was a university English teacher, and her father worked for a clothing company. At age 17, she told her parents that she was working on her university entrance exams, but she was actually writing her first novella, titled ''Insutōru'' (''Install''). ''Insutōru'' won the 38th Bungei Prize in 2001. It was later adapted into a 2004 film of the same name, starring Aya Ueto. After graduating from Murasakino High School in Kyoto, Wataya attended Waseda University, where her thesis focused on the structure of Osamu Dazai's ''Hashire merosu'' (走れ、メロス ''Run, Melos!''). In 2004, while a second-year student at Waseda, Wataya rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Kuroda
, born 1977, is a Japanese novelist. She was born in Chiba Prefecture and studied Art at Meiji Gakuin University before dropping out and going on to study at the University of Brighton. In 2000 she won the 37th Bungei Prize for her novel, ''You Love Us'', though the title has since been changed to ''Made in Japan''. In 2003 she was nominated for the 16th Yukio Mishima Prize The is a Japanese literary award presented annually. It was established in 1988 in memory of author Yukio Mishima. The Mishima Yukio Prize is explicitly intended for work that "breaks new ground for the future of literature," and prize winners te ... for her novel, ''Sekai ga Hajimaru Asa''. References 1977 births 21st-century Japanese novelists Living people Alumni of the University of Brighton Japanese women novelists 21st-century Japanese women writers {{Japan-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maki Kashimada
is a Japanese writer. She has won the Bungei Prize, the Mishima Yukio Prize, the Noma Literary Prize, and the Akutagawa Prize. Early life and education Kashimada was born in Tokyo, Japan. In 1998, while still a university student, she submitted her work ''Nihiki'' for the Bungei Prize, winning the 35th Bungei Prize. She later graduated from Shirayuri Women's University after writing a thesis on Julia Kristeva. Career In 2005 Kashimada won the 18th Mishima Yukio Prize for ''Rokusendo no ai'' (''Love at Six Thousand Degrees''), a story set in Nagasaki and loosely inspired by Marguerite Duras' screenplay for ''Hiroshima mon amour''. In 2007 Kashimada won the 29th Noma Literary Prize for ''Pikarudī no sando''. In 2012, after having her work nominated for the Akutagawa Prize multiple times and almost sharing the award with Akiko Akazome in 2010, Kashimada won the 147th Akutagawa Prize for ''Meido meguri'' (''Touring the Land of the Dead''). Personal life Kashimada is a mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomoyuki Hoshino
is a Japanese writer. He has won the Bungei Prize, the Mishima Yukio Prize, the Noma Literary New Face Prize, the Ōe Kenzaburō Prize, the Yomiuri Prize, and the Tanizaki Prize. Biography Born in Los Angeles, he accompanied his family back to Japan before he was three years old. He attended Waseda University and worked for a while as a journalist after graduating in 1988. He spent the better part of the years 1990-5 living in Mexico before returning to Japan, where for a time he worked translating from Spanish-language movies into Japanese. In 1997 he published his first novel ''The Last Gasp'', for which he was awarded the Bungei Prize. He won the 13th Yukio Mishima Prize for his second novel ''The Mermaid Sings Wake Up'', which was published in 2000. He won the Noma Literary New Face Prize for ''Fantasista'' in 2003. Other works include ''The Poisoned Singles Hot Springs'' (2002), ''Naburiai'' (2003), ''Lonely Hearts Killer'' (2004), ''Alkaloid Lovers'' (2005), ''The Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seigō Suzuki
Seigo (written: , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese darts player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese dermatologist * Seigo Nakao Seigo Nakao is the head of Japanese Studies at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, United States. He is the author of many books relating to Japan including The Random House Japanese-English English-Japanese dictionary and the Japanese Refe ..., head of Japanese Studies at Oakland University *, Japanese footballer Seigō or Seigou (written: , , or ) is a separate masculine given name, though it may be romanized the same way. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese judoka *, founder of Goju-Ryu Seigokan Karatedo *, Japanese drift driver See also * Seigo Kosaku {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
