Tamura Toshiko Award
1回登壇
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第11回（1971年） award
Enatsu Miyoshi
えなつ みよし
Enatsu Miyoshi
ペンネーム:
Enatsu Miyoko（Pen name used in early career, used for works such as 'Nankai Chōjūten' (1950).）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1923-01-19 （Kamioka Town, Yoshiki District, Gifu Prefecture (now Hida City), Japan）
- 死没
- 1982-07-17 59歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Writer
- 活動期間
- 1950年〜1982年
- 所属
- Bungei Shuto (literary circle), Editor/organizer of the literary magazine 'Tokai Bungaku'
- ノミネート
- Naoki Prize nominee (Dassōki, 1963), Naoki Prize nominee (Rurii no Ki, 1964)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gifu Prefectural Hida Takayama Girls' High School (formerly Takayama Higher Girls' School) | — | — | — | 在籍中に中退 | Japan |
Gifu Prefectural Hida Takayama Girls' High School (formerly Takayama Higher Girls' School)
期間:
在籍中に中退
国:
Japan
Dropped out before graduation (Takayama Girls' High School).
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Shincho Literary Prize | Nankai Chōjūten | — | Shinchosha | 佳作入選 |
| 1963 | Naoki Prize | Dassōki (Escape Record) | — | Bungeishunjū | 候補 |
| 1964 | Naoki Prize | Rurii no Ki (Record of Wandering) | — | Bungeishunjū | 候補 |
| 1970 | Tamura Toshiko Prize | Shimo no Onna (Women of the Lower Ranks) | — | Tamura Toshiko Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Shincho Literary Prize
1950
対象作品:
Nankai Chōjūten
主催:
Shinchosha
結果:
佳作入選
Naoki Prize
1963
対象作品:
Dassōki (Escape Record)
主催:
Bungeishunjū
結果:
候補
Naoki Prize
1964
対象作品:
Rurii no Ki (Record of Wandering)
主催:
Bungeishunjū
結果:
候補
Tamura Toshiko Prize
1970
対象作品:
Shimo no Onna (Women of the Lower Ranks)
主催:
Tamura Toshiko Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Escape Record: Nankai Unit Aftermath
1963年 NovelA novel focusing on escape amid war and social upheaval, depicting individual conflicts and societal turmoil.
war and humanityescapesocial turmoil
Record of Wandering
1966年 NovelDepicts the protagonist's wandering life and changing circumstances.
wanderingwomen's lifenostalgia
Women of the Lower Ranks
1971年 NovelFrom the perspective of women in rural society, it portrays social standing and discrimination.
womenclasslocality
Woman in a Cage
1971年 NovelA psychological work about a woman placed in a confined environment.
confinementpsychologywomen
Song of Akojo
1973年 FictionA work themed on local traditions and female figures.
traditionfemale figureslocality
Mogari-bue
1975年 FictionExplores themes of oppression and resistance.
oppressionresistancewomen
My Hida-Takayama
1980年 Essay/MemoirPersonal recollections and sketches of her hometown Hida-Takayama.
local nostalgiamemoir
Monument of Snow
1980年 NovelA story set in snowbound regions that explores memory and nostalgia.
snowmemorynostalgia
A Thousand Needles: My Cancer Journal
1982年 Illness memoirA candid non-fiction account of her battle with oral cancer.
illnessbattle with cancerviews on life and death
全著作
- Escape Record - Nankai Unit Aftermath (Kofusha, 1963)
- Record of Wandering (Fuyuki-sha, 1966)
- Women of the Lower Ranks (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 1971)
- Woman in a Cage (Kofusha Shoten, 1971)
- Song of Akojo (Fubaisha, 1973)
- Mogari-bue (Fubaisha, 1975)
- My Hida-Takayama (Fubaisha, 1980)
- Monument of Snow (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 1980)
- A Thousand Needles: My Cancer Journal (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 1982)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Realistic depictionUse of regional colorFocus on women's inner lives
- 頻出モチーフ
- female solitudenostalgia for hometownillness and aging
健康
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Oral cancer1970年代後半 - 1982年She underwent prolonged treatment which significantly affected her life and writing. She died by suicide in 1982 while undergoing treatment.
評価・遺産
Enatsu Miyoshi is known as a postwar novelist from a regional background who depicted local life and women's perspectives. Her illness memoirs based on personal experience are noted, but her late illness and suicide have limited biographical study.
豆知識
- Birth name: Nakano Miyoshi.
- Used the pen name Enatsu Miyoko in early career.
- Selected for Shincho Literary Prize (honorable mention) in 1950 for 'Nankai Chōjūten'.
- Naoki Prize nominee in 1963 and 1964.
- Received the Tamura Toshiko Prize in 1970.
- Suffered from oral cancer and died by suicide in 1982.