Mishima Yukio Award
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1993) award
Kazuya Fukuda
ふくだ かずや
Fukuda Kazuya
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1960-10-09 （Tabata, Kita, Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 2024-09-20 （Urayasu, Chiba, Japan） age 63
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tabata, Kita, Tokyo, Japan → Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan (moved in adolescence) → Urayasu, Chiba, Japan (place of death)
Career
- Occupations
- literary critic, scholar, commentator, author
- Active Years
- 1989-2024
- Affiliations
- Keio University (Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Professor; later Professor Emeritus), BS Fuji Program Advisory Committee member, Selection committees for literary prizes (Shincho Newcomer Prize, Mishima Yukio Prize, Shincho Documentary Prize, etc.)
- Memberships
- Comparative Literature Association (formerly)
- Influenced By
- Jun Eto, Kenzo Furuya
- Influenced
- Yo Hitoto, Wakako Sato, Shin Sakai, Nobusuke Osawa, Suzumi Suzuki
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabata Sakura Kindergarten | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Ochanomizu University Elementary School (attached) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Ochanomizu University Junior High School (attached) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Keio Senior High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Keio University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | Department of French Literature | 学士 | 1979-1983 | Japan |
| Keio University Graduate School, Graduate School of Letters | Graduate School of Letters | French Literature (Master's program) | 修士 | 1983-1985 | Japan |
Tabata Sakura Kindergarten
Year of Graduation:
1967
Country:
Japan
Ochanomizu University Elementary School (attached)
Year of Graduation:
1973
Country:
Japan
Ochanomizu University Junior High School (attached)
Year of Graduation:
1976
Country:
Japan
Keio Senior High School
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
Japan
Keio University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of French Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1979-1983
Year of Graduation:
1983
Country:
Japan
Studied under Kenzo Furuya
Keio University Graduate School, Graduate School of Letters
Graduate School of Letters
/ French Literature (Master's program)
Degree:
修士
Period:
1983-1985
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Mishima Yukio Prize (6th) | Nihon no Ikkyō (Japan's Hometown) | — | Mishima Yukio Prize Committee | winner |
| 1996 | Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize (24th, criticism category) | A Sweet Life | 評論部門 | Hirabayashi Taiko Prize Committee | winner |
| 2002 | Yamamoto Shichihei Prize (11th) | Chi Hiraku — Ishiwara Kanji and the Dream of Showa | — | Yamamoto Shichihei Prize Committee | winner |
| 2006 | Kodansha Essay Award (22nd) | Gourmet Arts of the Femme Fatale | エッセイ | Kodansha | winner |
Mishima Yukio Prize (6th)
1993
Work:
Nihon no Ikkyō (Japan's Hometown)
Organization:
Mishima Yukio Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize (24th, criticism category)
1996
Work:
A Sweet Life
Category:
評論部門
Organization:
Hirabayashi Taiko Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Yamamoto Shichihei Prize (11th)
2002
Work:
Chi Hiraku — Ishiwara Kanji and the Dream of Showa
Organization:
Yamamoto Shichihei Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Kodansha Essay Award (22nd)
2006
Work:
Gourmet Arts of the Femme Fatale
Category:
エッセイ
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 24 (1996) award
Kodansha Essay Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 22 (2006) award
Works
Major Works
Strange Ruins — The Genealogy of Anti-Modernism in France and the Collaborateurs
1989 literary research / criticismDebut study on the genealogy of anti-modernism in France and writers who collaborated during wartime; examines cultural positions of authors in wartime.
fascismanti-modernismFrench literature
Japan's Hometown
1993 criticism / cultural essayEssays on modern Japan's culture, landscape, and nostalgia. A major work that won the Mishima Yukio Prize in 1993.
Japanese culturemodern criticismnostalgia
A Sweet Life
1995 critique / essaysA collection of critical essays on literature and views of life. Winner of the Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize (criticism).
literary criticismaestheticsmodern Japan
Chi Hiraku — Ishiwara Kanji and the Dream of Showa
2001 history / political thoughtHistorical critique centered on Ishiwara Kanji and intellectual-political imaginaries of the Showa era. Winner of the Yamamoto Shichihei Prize.
Showa historymilitarismintellectual history
Gourmet Arts of the Femme Fatale
2006 essayAn essay collection on food and feminine figures. Winner of the Kodansha Essay Award.
food culturegenderessay
The Showa Emperor (multi-volume)
2008 history / biographyA multi-volume examination of the Showa Emperor and Japan's modern leadership, published across several volumes.
the imperial systemmodern Japanese historypolitical history
Bibliography
- Strange Ruins — 1945 (Genealogy of Anti-Modernism in France and the Collaborateurs)
- Japan's Hometown
- A Sweet Life
- Chi Hiraku — Ishiwara Kanji and the Dream of Showa
- The Value of Writers
- Gourmet Arts of the Femme Fatale
- Luxurious Reading
- Ideologies
- Kazuya Fukuda's 'Writing Workshop'
- The Showa Emperor (volumes)
- Death of Europe — Unfinished Serial Collection
- At the End of Dissipation — Autobiographical Critiques
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- combative, polemical critical styleclear and assertive argumentationessayistic voice mixing humor and provocation
- Recurring Motifs
- Japan's modernity and local identityfascism and wartime cultural historyauthority and authorial valuation
Health
-
Serious illness (details not publicly specified)2010年代後半頃 - 2024年Reduced writing activity
-
acute respiratory failure (cause of death)2024-09-20deceased (aged 63)
Legacy
A literary critic and public intellectual known for sharp criticism and a conservative viewpoint. As a Keio University professor and later professor emeritus, he mentored younger writers and influenced debates on contemporary Japanese literature and thought through numerous works.
Academic Societies
- Comparative Literature Association (formerly)
Quotes
-
A failed fascism is just about right.
Source: Statement (appeared in interviews / writings)
Trivia
- Professor Emeritus at Keio University
- Winner of the Mishima Yukio Prize in 1993
- Winner of the Kodansha Essay Award in 2006
- Reportedly left his wife at one point to run away with a lover (reported in media)