Gunzo Newcomer Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1958) award
Yasushi Adachi
あだち やすし
Adachi Yasushi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1936-11-26 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 2021-01-08 age 84
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, English
Career
- Occupations
- American historian, Translator, Academic, Literary critic
- Active Years
- 1958-2021
- Affiliations
- Professor Emeritus, Aoyama Gakuin Women's Junior College
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio University | Faculty of Letters | Department of English | 学士 (Bachelor of Arts) | — | Japan |
| Keio University Graduate School | — | Graduate School (unspecified) | 修士課程修了 (Master's program completed) | — | Japan |
| University of Texas at Austin | — | American Civilization | 博士課程修了 (Completed doctoral program) | — | United States |
Keio University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of English
Degree:
学士 (Bachelor of Arts)
Country:
Japan
Keio University Graduate School
Graduate School (unspecified)
Degree:
修士課程修了 (Master's program completed)
Country:
Japan
Master's program completed (details unclear)
University of Texas at Austin
American Civilization
Degree:
博士課程修了 (Completed doctoral program)
Country:
United States
Recorded as having completed doctoral program; details on degree conferral unclear
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize | The Literature of Gems | 評論部門 | Gunzo (literary magazine) | 受賞 |
Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize
1958
Work:
The Literature of Gems
Category:
評論部門
Organization:
Gunzo (literary magazine)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Notes on America
2001 Essay collectionA collection of essays and commentary on America, containing observations on American culture and history.
American cultureHistoryEssays
Bibliography
- Notes on America (2001)
- Modern American Short Stories (translator, 1964)
- The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (Fergus Hume) (co-translator, 1964)
- Living Japan (Donald Keene) (co-translator, 1973)
- The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí (translator, 1981)
- People in American History (Roderick Nash / Gregory Graves) (translator, 1989)
- The Last of the Mohicans (J.F. Cooper) (translator, 1993)
- Proof of Effort: The Story of Ban Ki-moon (co-translator/editor, 2008)
Translations by Author
- Modern American Short Stories (1964)
- The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (Fergus Hume) (co-translator, 1964)
- Living Japan (Donald Keene) (co-translator, 1973)
- The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí (1981)
- People in American History (Nash / Graves) (1989)
- The Last of the Mohicans (J.F. Cooper) (1993)
- Proof of Effort: The Story of Ban Ki-moon (co-translator/editor, 2008)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, analytical proseClear, practical style suited to translation
- Recurring Motifs
- Exploration of American cultureHistory and memoryCultural exchange between Japan and the U.S.
Health
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Liver cancer晩年〜2021年1月Died of liver cancer on 2021-01-08. The illness affected his late-life activities.
Legacy
Contributed to Japanese understanding of American history through scholarship and translation. As an educator he mentored students and served as a bridge for cultural exchange via translation.
Trivia
- Won the 1st Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize (criticism category) in 1958 for 'The Literature of Gems'.
- Served as a professor and later professor emeritus at Aoyama Gakuin Women's Junior College.
- Translated and co-translated works by authors such as Donald Keene and Salvador Dalí.
- Father of Hikaru Adachi, who served as Chief Marketing Officer of McDonald's Japan.