Kadan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1996) award
Naoko Higashi
ひがし なおこ
Higashi Naoko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1963-12-23 （Asa-machi, Asa District, Hiroshima Prefecture (now Asakita-ku, Hiroshima)）
- Died
- /**alive**/ null
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, novelist, scriptwriter
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Affiliations
- Kaban (tanka group)
- Influenced By
- Takashi Okai, Hiroshi Homura
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe College (Kobe Jogakuin University) | Faculty of Home Economics | Department of Food Science | — | — | Japan |
Kobe College (Kobe Jogakuin University)
Faculty of Home Economics
/ Department of Food Science
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the Faculty of Home Economics, Department of Food Science.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Kadan Prize (Uta-dan Prize) | “Kusakanmuri no Houmonsha” (included) | — | Kadan Prize Selection Committee | winner |
| 2016 | Tsubota Jōji Literary Prize | Ito no Mori no Ie | — | Tsubota Jōji Literary Prize Selection Committee | winner |
Kadan Prize (Uta-dan Prize)
1996
Work:
“Kusakanmuri no Houmonsha” (included)
Organization:
Kadan Prize Selection Committee
Result:
winner
Tsubota Jōji Literary Prize
2016
Work:
Ito no Mori no Ie
Organization:
Tsubota Jōji Literary Prize Selection Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Tsubota Joji Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 31 (2015) award
Works
Major Works
Mr. Haruhara's Recorder
1996 tanka collectionFirst tanka collection; contains short poems including “Kusakanmuri no Houmonsha.”
everyday lifememoryfamily
Blue Egg
2001 tanka collectionSecond tanka collection featuring delicate sensibilities and observations of daily life.
sensibilitydaily lifenature
Nagasaki-kun's Finger
2006 novelDebut novel; a story (or collection of stories) that applies the author's tanka sensibility to prose.
growthmemoryfamily
House in the Ito Forest
2014 novelA novel with elements appealing to younger readers; winner of the 31st Tsubota Jōji Literary Prize (source years show some variation).
familycommunitycoming of age
Toritsukushima
2007 short story collectionShort story collection; scheduled for omnibus film adaptation in 2023 directed by her daughter, Kahori Higashi.
ghost storiesstrange events in daily lifefamily
Adaptations
- [film (omnibus)] Toritsukushima (film adaptation) / 東かほり (2023)
Bibliography
- Mr. Haruhara's Recorder
- Blue Egg
- Naoko Higashi Selected Poems
- Tenth Floor: Tanka Diary 2007
- Nagasaki-kun's Finger
- Toritsukushima
- Goodbye, Window
- Yuzuyuzuri (Four in the Temporary Home)
- House in the Ito Forest
- Palette on the Stairs
- Flannel String
Adaptations
- Toritsukushima (omnibus film, dir. Kahori Higashi, planned 2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- transparent lyricismdetailed depictions of everyday lifeconcise language informed by tanka sensibility
- Recurring Motifs
- familymemoryscenes of daily lifesmall mysteries (ghost-story elements)
Legacy
A writer who builds on tanka technique to produce poetry, novels, children's literature and scripts. Recognized in both contemporary tanka and children's literature through prizes such as the Kadan Prize and Tsubota Jōji Literary Prize. Her work has been adapted for film and she has engaged in teaching.
In Popular Culture
- Omnibus film adaptation of the short story collection 'Toritsukushima' (2023, dir. Kahori Higashi)
Trivia
- Her elder sister is tanka poet Kumiko Kobayashi.
- She studied illustration as a member of the Aoyama Illustration School (16th class) and has provided cover art for some of her books.
- She has served as a selector for NHK Tanka and as a judge for various tanka prizes.
- She has served as a visiting professor at Waseda University's School of Culture, Media and Society.