is a Japanese book publisher headquartered in ,
Taitō
is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. In English, it is known as Taitō City.
As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 186,276, and a population density of 18,420 persons per km2. The total area is . Thi ...
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Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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Founded in 1940 by Furuta Akira (1906–1973) in cooperation with the writer and critic
Yoshimi Usui
was a Japanese writer and critic from Azumino, Nagano prefecture.
Usui won the 1974 10th Tanizaki Prize for ''Azumino'' (安曇野).
In 1977 he published a novelised account of Kawabata's death that led to a law-suit against him by the Nobel P ...
, it first published the intellectual monthly ''Tembo'' (Views) in 1946.
In 1953 Usui planned and edited the first edition of the ''Gendai Nihon bungaku zenshu'' (Collected Works of Modern Japanese Literature). Originally issued as 55 volumes and later increased to 99 volumes, this undertaking provided "a model for later collections of literature by Japanese authors".
The firm co-sponsors the
Dazai Osamu Prize
The Dazai Osamu Prize (太宰治賞) is a Japanese literary prize named for novelist Dazai Osamu (1909–1948).
The prize was established in 1965 by the Chikuma Shobō publishing company, discontinued in 1978, and resumed again in 1999 with co-spo ...
with the city of
Mitaka, Tokyo
260px, Inokashira Park in Mitaka
is a city in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 190,403, and a population density of 12,000 persons per km². The total area of the city was .
Geography
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The prize is awarded annually to an outstanding, previously unpublished short story by an unrecognized author; the winner receives a commemorative gift and a cash award of 1 million yen.
Book series
* Chikuma Bunko (English, "Chikuma Library")
* Chikuma Gakugei Bunko
* Chikuma Shinsho (English, "Chikuma New Book
.e. trade paperback)
* Chikuma Purima Shinsho (English, "Chikuma Primer New Book
.e. trade paperback)
* Chikuma Sensho (English, "Chikuma Book Selection")
* Chikuma Nihon Bungaku Zenshu (English, "Chikuma Complete Works of Japanese Literature")
* Chikuma Nihon Bungaku (English, "Chikuma Japanese Literature")
* Chikuma Hyoden Shirizu (porutore) (English, "Chikuma Criticism Series")
Former book series
* Chikuma Sosho (English, "Chikuma Monographs")
* Chikuma Purima Bukkusu (English, "Chikuma Primer Books")
* Chikuma Raiburari (English, "Chikuma Library")
* Gendai Nihon Bungaku Zenshu (English, "Collected Works of Modern Japanese Literature")
References
Works cited
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Book publishing companies in Tokyo
Japanese companies established in 1940
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