Gunzo Newcomer Literary Award
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Kazuo Fujisaki
ふじさき かずお
Fujisaki Kazuo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938 （Yahata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan (now Kitakyushu)）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2012-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | First Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
First Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Gunzo New Writers' Award | Goodbye, Koorogi-kun | — | Kodansha (magazine 'Gunzo') | Winner |
Gunzo New Writers' Award
2012
Work:
Goodbye, Koorogi-kun
Organization:
Kodansha (magazine 'Gunzo')
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Goodbye, Koorogi-kun
2012 Short storyA short story first published in Kodansha's literary magazine Gunzo. Fujisaki's debut work and the winner of the 55th Gunzo New Writers' Award.
Makete kui ari: Waga Tōsō
2013 Short piece (magazine)A short piece published in Gunzo (April 2013 issue).
Bibliography
- Goodbye, Koorogi-kun (2012, Kodansha)
- Makete kui ari: Waga Tōsō (Gunzo, April 2013)
Legacy
Noted for beginning to write at age 65 and winning the Gunzo New Writers' Award at 74; an example of a late-life literary debut that attracted attention.
Trivia
- After working at a publisher and as a part-time prep-school lecturer, he began writing fiction after retiring at age 65.
- In 2012 he won the 55th Gunzo New Writers' Award for 'Goodbye, Koorogi-kun'; at 74 he was an unusually old recipient of a new-writer prize.
- Authority identifiers exist (VIAF: 295995457; NDL: 001111679).