Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1966) award
Masayoshi Endo
えんどう まさよし
Endo Masayoshi
Pen Names:
M. Endo（Used for short fiction and poetry）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1976-04-03 （Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan → Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Essayist
- Active Years
- 2002-
- Affiliations
- Japan Writers' Association
- Memberships
- Japan PEN Club
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Shusaku Endo
- Influenced
- Shota Sasaki
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 文学士 | 1995-1999 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
文学士
Period:
1995-1999
Year of Graduation:
1999
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Early Spring Literary Prize | Tide's Remembrance | 長編小説部門 | Early Spring Literary Society | Winner |
| 2006 | New Authors' Literary Prize | Sea Tombstone | 短編・中編部門 | New Wave Literary Foundation | Winner |
Early Spring Literary Prize
2014
Work:
Tide's Remembrance
Category:
長編小説部門
Organization:
Early Spring Literary Society
Result:
Winner
New Authors' Literary Prize
2006
Work:
Sea Tombstone
Category:
短編・中編部門
Organization:
New Wave Literary Foundation
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tide's Remembrance
2013 Novel 320 pagesA novel about a protagonist raised in a seaside town who confronts loss and recovery, reevaluating family and memory. It interweaves religious motifs and evocative nature descriptions.
memorylossfamilythe sea
Adaptations
- [Film] Tide's Remembrance / 中村 海斗 (2016)
Translations
- English translation: Tide's Remembrance
- French translation: Mémoire des Marées
Sea Tombstone
2006 Short story collection 180 pagesA collection of short stories set by the sea, depicting the absurdities and sense of loss lurking in everyday life.
isolationabsurdity of everyday lifethe sea
Translations
- English translation: Sea Tombstone
Bibliography
- Sea Tombstone (2006)
- Short Days of Summer (2008)
- Tide's Remembrance (2013)
- Essays by the Seaside (2015)
- Sounds Before Dawn (2019)
Adaptations
- Tide's Remembrance (film, 2016)
- Tide's Remembrance (stage play, 2017)
Translations of Works
- Tide's Remembrance — English translation (2014)
- Tide's Remembrance — French translation (2015)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and detailed nature descriptionsfocus on inner psychological states
- Recurring Motifs
- the seamemoryreligious symbolism
Legacy
A writer who deepened motifs of the sea and memory in contemporary Japanese literature. Through film and stage adaptations he reached a broad readership and influenced younger writers.
Academic Societies
- Society for Japanese Literature
Archives
- Waseda University Library, Special Collections
In Popular Culture
- The film adaptation of 'Tide's Remembrance' sparked a trend of seaside pilgrimage among young people
Quotes
-
The sea does not make us forget; it makes us remember.
Source: Tide's Remembrance (2013)
Trivia
- Was a member of the high school brass band
- Collects seashells as a hobby