History Literature Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 18 (1993) award
Kaname Azusawa
あずさわ かなめ
Azusawa Kaname
Aliases:
永田道子
Pen Names:
Kaname Azusawa（Pen name; real name is Nagata Michiko.）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1953-07-20 （Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Historical fiction writer
- Active Years
- 1993-
- Affiliations
- Toyo University Graduate School
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiji University | Faculty of Letters | Department of History and Geography (Archaeology major) | — | — | Japan |
| Toyo University Graduate School | Graduate School | Buddhist Studies | — | 2007年〜 | Japan |
Meiji University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of History and Geography (Archaeology major)
Country:
Japan
Specialized in archaeology
Toyo University Graduate School
Graduate School
/ Buddhist Studies
Period:
2007年〜
Country:
Japan
Studied Buddhist studies at the graduate school (enrolled from 2007)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | History Literature Prize | Kimusume (The Joyful Bride) | — | History Literature Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Historical Period Fiction Writers' Club Award | Sutetekoso Kuya | 作品賞 | Historical Period Fiction Writers' Club | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize | Unkei: The Rough Buddhist Sculptor | — | Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize Committee | 受賞 |
History Literature Prize
1993
Work:
Kimusume (The Joyful Bride)
Organization:
History Literature Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Historical Period Fiction Writers' Club Award
2014
Work:
Sutetekoso Kuya
Category:
作品賞
Organization:
Historical Period Fiction Writers' Club
Result:
受賞
Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize
2017
Work:
Unkei: The Rough Buddhist Sculptor
Organization:
Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Historical Period Writers Club Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 3 (2014) award
Nakayama Gishu Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 23 (2017) award
Works
Major Works
Kimusume (The Joyful Bride)
1993 Historical novelAzusawa's debut, set in ancient times and centering on a female protagonist; it examines personal fate and social constraints with delicate characterization.
womenancient historysociety vs individual
Ashura
1995 Historical novelA novel that explores faith and human passions through historical figures, delving into characters' inner lives amid conflict and devotion.
Buddhismfaithhuman drama
One Hundred Leaves of Teika
1998 Historical novelAn ensemble work centered on the poet Fujiwara no Teika and those around him, portraying the era through poetry and literary life.
waka poetryliterary historyensemble cast
Sutetekoso Kuya
2013 Historical novelA historical novel about the medieval religious figure Kuya; it probes faith, salvation, and sacrifice, notable for careful use of historical sources.
Buddhismreligious historysalvation
Unkei: The Rough Buddhist Sculptor
2016 Historical novelA historical novel focusing on the medieval sculptor Unkei, portraying the craft, faith, and solitude of an artisan; praised for its integration of historical and art-historical research.
sculptorsart historyartisan solitude
The Solitary Moon of the Abbot (A Biography of Kamo no Chomei)
2019 Historical biographyA biographical novel on Kamo no Chomei, exploring his life and thoughts with reflections on retreat and solitude.
reclusionmedieval literatureintellectual history
Bibliography
- Ashura
- Kimusume (The Joyful Bride)
- One Hundred Leaves of Teika
- Treasures of Shosoin
- Summer Grass Plain
- Asobe
- Tachibana Michiyo
- Edamame & Soramame
- Tang Garment (Karaginu)
- Let There Be Women: Jiro Hoshi
- Heroines of Japanese History: 100 Women Who Colored the Ages
- Love, War, Love Wins
- Yusuraume: Edo Love Longing
- Echizen Regent: Hideyasu
- Sutetekoso Kuya
- Kingdom of Light: Hidehira and Saigyo
- Unkei: The Rough Buddhist Sculptor
- The Woman Who Became Castle Lord: Ii Naotora
- Manyo Love Collection
- The Mad Painter: Kono Ichi
- The Solitary Moon of the Abbot (Kamo no Chomei)
- Register of Splendor: Tofukumon-in Tokugawa Kazuko
- Aka Akaya: Myoe
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- meticulous historical reconstructiondelicate interior characterization of womendetailed descriptions of nature and art
- Recurring Motifs
- womenBuddhism and religionartisans and artiststhe struggles of creationlife in ancient and medieval Japan
Legacy
Kaname Azusawa has written many period and historical novels centered on women and is highly regarded for works about sculptors and religious figures. Her intensive use of historical sources and art-historical perspective have deepened portrayals of women in contemporary historical fiction.
Academic Societies
- Historical Period Fiction Writers' Club
Archives
- National Diet Library (authority record)
- VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)
- ISNI (International Standard Name Identifier)
Trivia
- Real name: Nagata Michiko.
- Debuted in 1993 after winning the 18th History Literature Prize for "Kimusume."
- From 2007 studied Buddhist studies at Toyo University Graduate School.
- Received the Historical Period Fiction Writers' Club Award (2014) and the Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize (2017).
- Many works treat themes of Buddhism and art history.