Nitta Jiro Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1988) award
Yasuhisa Ebisawa
えびさわ やすひさ
Ebisawa Yasuhisa
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1950-01-22 （Sakeyori area, Makabe Town, Makabe District, Ibaraki Prefecture (now Sakuragawa City), Japan）
- Died
- 2009-08-13 （Japan） age 59
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Non-fiction writer, Sports writer, Columnist
- Active Years
- 1974-2009
- Affiliations
- Orikuchi Hakase Memorial Ancient Studies Institute, Kokugakuin University, Tokyo Chunichi Sports (Columnist)
- Influenced By
- Hirohiko Okano
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibaraki Prefectural Shimotsuma First High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Kokugakuin University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Ibaraki Prefectural Shimotsuma First High School
Country:
Japan
Kokugakuin University
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the Faculty of Letters. Worked at Kokugakuin University's Orikuchi Hakase Memorial Ancient Studies Institute and studied under Hirohiko Okano.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Shosetsu Shincho Newcomer Prize | Ran | — | Shinchosha | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Nitta Jirō Literary Prize | F1: Dreams on Earth | — | Nitta Jirō Literary Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Naoki Prize | Homecoming | — | Naoki Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
Shosetsu Shincho Newcomer Prize
1974
Work:
Ran
Organization:
Shinchosha
Result:
受賞
Nitta Jirō Literary Prize
1988
Work:
F1: Dreams on Earth
Organization:
Nitta Jirō Literary Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Naoki Prize
1994
Work:
Homecoming
Organization:
Naoki Prize Selection Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Naoki Sanjugo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 111 (1994) award
Yamamoto Shugoro Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1994) nominee
Works
Major Works
Manager
1979 NovelA novel about a baseball manager modeled on Tatsuro Hirooka. His debut work which drew attention.
BaseballLeadershipVictory and setback
F2 Grand Prix
1981 NovelA novel themed on the All-Japan F2 Championship, featuring vivid depictions of motorsport scenes.
MotorsportsCompetitionComing of age
F1: Dreams on Earth
1987 Non-fictionA non-fiction account of Honda's F1 team (first period through early second period), describing the team's challenges and technical innovations.
MotorsportsCorporate technologyChallenge
F1: Racing Spirit
1988 Non-fictionA non-fiction work following Satoru Nakajima's F1 debut year; depicts the rigors and passion of racing from a driver's perspective.
Driver conflictOn-site racingEffort and glory
Homecoming
1994 NovelA human drama about homecoming and family. Winner of the 111th Naoki Prize.
HomeFamilyRebirth and reconciliation
In Praise of Deliciousness
1992 EssayA collection of essays on food, characterized by observations on cuisine and an essayistic tone.
FoodCultureEssay
Bibliography
- Manager
- F2 Grand Prix
- Behind the Scenes in Baseball: Another Professional Baseball
- Superstar
- Everyone Loved the Giants
- Lonely Tokyo (later: Lonely Lovers)
- Only for Glory (The Story of Tsuneo Horiuchi)
- Occhi Who Flew in the Sky
- Duet
- F1: Dreams on Earth
- F1: Racing Spirit
- Summer Holiday
- Honor of Being Isolated
- In Praise of Deliciousness
- Veteran
- Homecoming
- Comfortable Days
- Ruins
- Night of Stars and Moon
- Full Moon in the Full Moon Sky
- Why Do People Become Bartenders?
- A PC Guide Even Beginners Can Understand
- The Fool's Boat
- Male Friends
- I Like Golf (The Life of Ayako Okamoto)
- OK.
- Tacit Rules
- My Favorite Golf
- How the Giants Ruined Professional Baseball
- The Great Sin of the Yomiuri Giants
- Blue Sky: Late Edo Christian Clan Chronicle
- Memories of Salvia
- Her Philosophy
- Retired Training at Muyouan
- Two Professionals
- Our Scotland Travelogue
- Professional Baseball Is Being Killed
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Reportage-style non-fiction focused on sportsRealist prose based on real people and eventsA light, observant, and incisive tone in columns
- Recurring Motifs
- SportsMotorsportsGlory and setbackHomecoming and nostalgia
Health
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Duodenal cancer2009Died of duodenal cancer in 2009. He continued writing columns until shortly before his death, but his illness affected his activities.
Legacy
A writer who left a wide body of work including sports and motorsports non-fiction and the Naoki Prize-winning novel "Homecoming." He is respected in sports writing and influenced the field through long-running columns.
Museums
- Sakuragawa City History Museum Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Archives
- National Diet Library
- Materials held by Sakuragawa City History Museum
Trivia
- He authored a beginner's manual for NEC personal computers (VALUESTAR, Aile) which, unusually for a product manual, was published as a standalone book.
- From October 1995 until shortly before his death he wrote the column "Seven Eye" for Tokyo Chunichi Sports (title changed in March 2008).