Akutagawa Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 33 (1955) award
Shusaku Endo
えんどう しゅうさく
Endo Shusaku
Pen Names:
Korian Sanjin（Pseudonym used in essays）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1923-03-27 （Nishi-sugamo, Kita-Toshima District, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1996-09-29 （Keio University Hospital, Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan） age 73
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Catholicism Baptized in 1935 （Baptismal Name: Paul）
- Residence History
- Dalian, Manchukuo → Tamagawa Gakuen, Machida
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1953-1996
- Affiliations
- Japan PEN Club, Japan Art Academy
- Memberships
- President, Japan PEN Club, Member, Japan Art Academy
- Influenced By
- Graham Greene
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia University Preparatory Course | — | — | — | 1941–1942 | Japan |
| Faculty of Letters, Keio University (French) | Faculty of Letters | French Literature | 学士 | 1943–1948 | Japan |
| University of Lyon | — | — | — | 1950–1953 | France |
Sophia University Preparatory Course
Period:
1941–1942
Country:
Japan
Withdrew
Faculty of Letters, Keio University (French)
Faculty of Letters
/ French Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1943–1948
Year of Graduation:
1948
Country:
Japan
University of Lyon
Period:
1950–1953
Year of Graduation:
1953
Country:
France
Study abroad
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Akutagawa Prize | The Man Who Looked Like Life | — | Bungeishunju | 受賞 |
| 1958 | Shinchosha Literary Prize | The Sea and Poison | — | Shinchosha | 受賞 |
| 1958 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award | The Sea and Poison | — | Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Tanizaki Prize | Silence | — | Bungeishunju | 受賞 |
| 1979 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | Birth of Christ | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1979 | Japan Art Academy Award | A Life of Marie Antoinette | — | Japan Art Academy | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Noma Literary Prize | The Samurai | — | Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Mainichi Art Award | Against the Shadows | — | Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Order of Culture | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
Akutagawa Prize
1955
Work:
The Man Who Looked Like Life
Organization:
Bungeishunju
Result:
受賞
Shinchosha Literary Prize
1958
Work:
The Sea and Poison
Organization:
Shinchosha
Result:
受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1958
Work:
The Sea and Poison
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Tanizaki Prize
1966
Work:
Silence
Organization:
Bungeishunju
Result:
受賞
Yomiuri Literary Prize
1979
Work:
Birth of Christ
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Japan Art Academy Award
1979
Work:
A Life of Marie Antoinette
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
受賞
Noma Literary Prize
1980
Work:
The Samurai
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Mainichi Art Award
1994
Work:
Against the Shadows
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Order of Culture
1995
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 12 (1958) award
Shinchosha Literary Award
3 appearances
-
Edition 5 (1958) award
-
Edition 12 (1965) nominee
-
Edition 13 (1966) nominee
Tanizaki Junichiro Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 2 (1966) award
Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 35 (1979) award
Noma Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 33 (1980) award
Works
Major Works
The Man Who Looked Like Life
1955 NovelAward-winning short novel.
sinfaith
The Sea and Poison
1958 NovelA novel about human experimentation.
ethicswar
Silence
1966 NovelEpic about Christian persecution in Edo Japan.
persecutionfaith
Adaptations
- [Film] Silence / マーティン・スコセッシ (2016)
Translations
The Samurai
1980 NovelStory about a missionary.
faithsacrifice
Deep River
1993 NovelDepicts faith and humanity through an Indian pilgrimage.
salvationreconciliation
Adaptations
- [Film] Deep River / 熊井啓 (1995)
Adaptations
- Film adaptation of Silence
- Film adaptation of Deep River
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Christocentric literaturehistorical novel
- Recurring Motifs
- sinsalvationfaith conflict
Health
-
Tuberculosis1952–1953Hospitalization and surgery
-
Peritoneal dialysis1993–1996Required long-term care
Legacy
Regarded as a writer who rooted Christian literature in Japan.
Museums
- Shusaku Endo Literary Museum Sotome Town, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture Opened in 2000
Academic Societies
- Japan PEN Club
Archives
- Shusaku Endo Museum Archive
In Popular Culture
- Song “Deep River” by Hikaru Utada
Quotes
-
The task of tailoring a baggy Western suit into Japanese clothes
Source: Essay “Ill-fitting Clothes” (1967)
Trivia
- Also known for humorous essays
- Praised by Graham Greene