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Takayuki Emiya

えみや たかゆき

Emiya Takayuki

Pen Names: Takashi NakamuraReal name

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1948-01-01 (Masuho Town, Minamikoma District, Yamanashi Prefecture (now Fujikawa Town))
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
historical novelist, period novelist, non-fiction writer
Active Years
1989-

Education

Chuo University
Faculty of Law
Country: Japan

Awards

Historical Literature Prize
1989
Work: Kyo Seiki
Result: 受賞
Nakamura Seiko Literary Prize
1995
Work: The Porcelain Man
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Kyo Seiki

1989 historical novel

A work depicting the bravery and struggles of Fujiwara no Tsunekiyo, founder of the Oshu Fujiwara clan.

Sengoku periodwarriorhistory

The Porcelain Man

1994 biographical historical novel

A novel depicting the life of ceramic critic Takumi Asakawa.

ceramicsbiographyhistory

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Mainly writes biography-like historical novels based on factual history
Recurring Motifs
sengoku generalsKai ProvinceShinsengumi

Legacy

Takayuki Emiya is recognized as a historical novelist with deep insight into regional history, focusing on the Sengoku period and Kai Takeda clan.