Gunzo Newcomer Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2002) excellent work
Reiji Ando
あんどう れいじ
Ando Reiji
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1967-06-15 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Literary critic, Editor, University professor
- Affiliations
- Tama Art University, Institute for Anthropology of Art and Design, Tama Art University, Faculty of Art — Professor, Department of Art Studies
- Influenced By
- Shinobu Orikuchi, Shinichi Nakazawa, Takaaki Yoshimoto
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (First Department) | Faculty of Letters (First Department) | Archaeology (specialized course) | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (First Department)
Faculty of Letters (First Department)
/ Archaeology (specialized course)
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize (Criticism category) | The Struggle of the Gods: On Shinobu Orikuchi | 評論部門 | Gunzo (Kodansha) | 優秀作 |
| 2006 | Art Encouragement Prize — New Artist | The Struggle of the Gods: On Shinobu Orikuchi | 新人賞 | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Oe Kenzaburo Prize | Mandala of Light: Essays on Japanese Literature | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Ito Sei Literary Prize | Mandala of Light: Essays on Japanese Literature | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Kadokawa Foundation Academic Award | Shinobu Orikuchi | — | Kadokawa Cultural Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Suntory Academic Award | Shinobu Orikuchi | — | Suntory Foundation | 受賞 |
Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize (Criticism category)
2002
Work:
The Struggle of the Gods: On Shinobu Orikuchi
Category:
評論部門
Organization:
Gunzo (Kodansha)
Result:
優秀作
Art Encouragement Prize — New Artist
2006
Work:
The Struggle of the Gods: On Shinobu Orikuchi
Category:
新人賞
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Oe Kenzaburo Prize
2009
Work:
Mandala of Light: Essays on Japanese Literature
Result:
受賞
Ito Sei Literary Prize
2009
Work:
Mandala of Light: Essays on Japanese Literature
Result:
受賞
Kadokawa Foundation Academic Award
2015
Work:
Shinobu Orikuchi
Organization:
Kadokawa Cultural Foundation
Result:
受賞
Suntory Academic Award
2015
Work:
Shinobu Orikuchi
Organization:
Suntory Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Art Encouragement Newcomer Award of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 56 (2006) award
Ito Sei Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2009) award
Oe Kenzaburo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2009) award
Works
Major Works
The Struggle of the Gods: On Shinobu Orikuchi
2004 Literary criticismA critical study of Shinobu Orikuchi that reads Japanese literature through mythic, folkloric, and religious perspectives.
mythfolkloreShinobu OrikuchiJapanese literature
Mandala of Light: Essays on Japanese Literature
2008 Literary criticismAn essay collection that uses motifs of light and mandala to examine Japanese literature from the modern to contemporary periods.
Japanese literaturemodern literaturesymbolism
Spirit Beasts: The Conclusion to 'The Book of the Dead'
2009 Critical essayA concluding volume of essays on 'The Book of the Dead', probing spirituality and concepts of death and life.
death and lifespiritualityfolklore
Shinobu Orikuchi
2014 Biography / Scholarly studyA comprehensive study reexamining Orikuchi's life and intellectual and literary significance.
Shinobu Orikuchibiographyfolklore studies
Jomon Theory
2022 Intellectual history / EssaysAn essay collection that reconsiders Japanese intellectual history and views of nature starting from the Jomon period.
Jomon periodintellectual historycultural history
Kukai
2025 Biography / Scholarly studyA scholarly study on Kukai's thought and religious activities.
KukaiBuddhismreligious thought
Bibliography
- The Struggle of the Gods: On Shinobu Orikuchi
- On Modernity: Archives of an Age of Crisis
- Mandala of Light: Essays on Japanese Literature
- Spirit Beasts: The Conclusion to 'The Book of the Dead'
- Place and Musubi: Intellectual History of Modern Japan
- Land of Twilight
- Books of Festival: On the Zero of Expression
- Shinobu Orikuchi
- Daisetsu (Suzuki Daisetsu)
- Archipelago Festival Theory
- Labyrinth and the Universe
- Takaaki Yoshimoto: What War Means to the Intellectual
- Minakata Kumagusu: Life and Spirituality
- Jomon Theory
- Toshihiko Izutsu: Philosophy of Origins
- Offerings to the Dead
- Kukai
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- interdisciplinary inquiryhistorical and textual criticismphilosophical and religious perspectives
- Recurring Motifs
- mythfestivaldeath and spiritsfolklore
Legacy
Reiji Ando is a literary critic and scholar known for his studies of Shinobu Orikuchi and research in Japanese literary and intellectual history. As a professor at Tama Art University, he has contributed to education and research, won multiple major literary and academic awards, and served as a bridge between academia and general readers.
Trivia
- Born in Tokyo in 1967.
- Graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (First Department), specialized in archaeology.
- Worked as an editor at Kawade Shobo Shinsha before pursuing a career as a literary critic.
- Professor at Tama Art University and known for scholarship on Shinobu Orikuchi.
- Won the Kadokawa Foundation Academic Award and the Suntory Academic Award for his book 'Shinobu Orikuchi'.