Shinchosha Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1962) award
Jun Eto
えとうじゅん
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Aliases:
江頭淳夫
Pen Names:
Jun Eto（Pen name derived from birth name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-12-25 （Okubo-cho, Toyotama District, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1999-07-21 （Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan） age 66
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Okubo-cho, Toyotama District, Tokyo Prefecture → Gokuraku-ji, Kamakura, Kanagawa → Ichigaya Kagamachi, Tokyo → Nishimikado, Kamakura, Kanagawa
Career
- Occupations
- Literary critic, University professor
- Active Years
- 1956-1999
- Affiliations
- Japan Art Academy, Japan Writers Association, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Keio University, Taisho University
- Memberships
- Japan Art Academy, Japan Writers Association
- Influenced By
- Hideo Kobayashi, Kenichi Yoshida, Natsume Soseki, Katao Yamakawa
- Influenced
- Shintaro Ishihara, Kazuya Fukuda, Nijuyacho Hyodo, Koichiro Tomioka, Kanji Nishio, Norihiro Kato, Kojin Karatani, Chiaki Ishihara, Takaki Okubo, Chuei Takubo, Satoshi Morimoto, Yukitaro Yamazaki
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanagawa Prefectural Shonan High School | — | — | — | 1946-1948 | Japan |
| Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya High School | — | — | — | 1948-1951 | Japan |
| Keio University Faculty of Letters | — | English and American Literature | 学士（文学） | 1953-1957 | Japan |
| Keio University Graduate School of Letters | — | — | 文学博士 | 1972-1975 | Japan |
| Princeton University | — | Department of East Asian Studies | — | 1962-1964 | United States |
Kanagawa Prefectural Shonan High School
Period:
1946-1948
Country:
Japan
Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya High School
Period:
1948-1951
Country:
Japan
Keio University Faculty of Letters
English and American Literature
Degree:
学士（文学）
Period:
1953-1957
Year of Graduation:
1957
Country:
Japan
Keio University Graduate School of Letters
Degree:
文学博士
Period:
1972-1975
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
Japan
Doctoral thesis 'Soseki and the Arthurian Legend'
Princeton University
Department of East Asian Studies
Period:
1962-1964
Country:
United States
Rockefeller Foundation fellow
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Shinchosha Literary Prize | Kobayashi Hideo | — | Shinchosha | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | Soseki and His Era | — | Kikuchi Kan Prize | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Noma Literary Prize | Soseki and His Era | — | Noma Literary Prize | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Japan Art Academy Prize | The Sea Revives | — | Japan Art Academy | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Seiron Grand Prize | — | — | Seiron Grand Prize | 受賞 |
Shinchosha Literary Prize
1962
Work:
Kobayashi Hideo
Organization:
Shinchosha
Result:
受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1970
Work:
Soseki and His Era
Organization:
Kikuchi Kan Prize
Result:
受賞
Noma Literary Prize
1970
Work:
Soseki and His Era
Organization:
Noma Literary Prize
Result:
受賞
Japan Art Academy Prize
1976
Work:
The Sea Revives
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
受賞
Seiron Grand Prize
1997
Organization:
Seiron Grand Prize
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Noma Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (1970) award
Kikuchi Kan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (1970) award
Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (1976) award
Works
Major Works
Rejecting the Slave Mindset
1958 Literary criticismKobayashi Hideo
1961 Literary criticismMaturity and Loss
1967 Literary criticismThe Sea Revives
1976 Literary criticismSoseki and His Era
1970 Literary criticismHealth
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Pulmonary infiltration1951Interrupted high school for home recuperation
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Hemoptysis1954-06Hospitalized for hemoptysis
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Prostatitis1998Contracted during wife's illness
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Cerebral infarction1999-06Suffered from sequelae
Legacy
Recognized as one of postwar Japan's foremost literary critics
Academic Societies
- Japan Art Academy
- Japan Writers Association
Trivia
- He was a fan of the Chunichi Dragons baseball team