Naoki Sanjugo Award
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Kaoru Furukawa
ふるかわ かおる
Furukawa Kaoru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1925-06-05 （Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan）
- Died
- 2018-05-05 （Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan） age 92
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan → Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan → Yamaguchi (city), Yamaguchi, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Journalist, Editor, Teacher, Lyricist
- Active Years
- 1965-2018
- Influenced By
- Ashihei Hino
- Nominations
- 53rd Naoki Prize nominee (Running Dog) — 1965 (first half), 70th Naoki Prize nominee (Jotai Zōshi) — 1973 (second half), 72nd Naoki Prize nominee (Saiō no Niji) — 1974 (second half), 78th Naoki Prize nominee (Jūsan-nin no Shura) — 1977 (second half), 84th Naoki Prize nominee (Kirameki Samurai / Tōkonki) — 1980 (second half), 100th Naoki Prize nominee (At Noon) — 1988 (second half), 101st Naoki Prize nominee (Maboroshi no Sabīne) — 1989 (first half)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamaguchi University | Faculty of Education | — | — | — | Japan |
Yamaguchi University
Faculty of Education
Year of Graduation:
1953
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Naoki Prize | Aria of the Wanderer | — | Naoki Prize selection committee | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Yamaguchi Prefecture Arts and Culture Promotion Special Award | — | — | Yamaguchi Prefecture | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Popular Literature Research Prize (Special Prize) | Flowers and Storms: The Life of Actress Kinuyo Tanaka | — | Popular Literature Research Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Honorary Citizen of Shimonoseki City | — | — | Shimonoseki City | 授与 |
Naoki Prize
1990
Work:
Aria of the Wanderer
Organization:
Naoki Prize selection committee
Result:
受賞
Yamaguchi Prefecture Arts and Culture Promotion Special Award
1991
Organization:
Yamaguchi Prefecture
Result:
受賞
Popular Literature Research Prize (Special Prize)
2002
Work:
Flowers and Storms: The Life of Actress Kinuyo Tanaka
Organization:
Popular Literature Research Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Honorary Citizen of Shimonoseki City
2019
Organization:
Shimonoseki City
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Running Dog
1965 NovelA novel depicting the chaos and human relationships in the immediate postwar period.
Postwar societyHuman dramaLocal/regional culture
WomenArtInterpersonal relationships
FateLifeHistory
Aria of the Wanderer
1990 NovelA novel based on the life of tenor Fujihara Yoshie, blending biographical elements to explore an artist's solitude and creative life.
Life of an artistSolitudeMusic
Adaptations
- [Music drama] Aria of the Wanderer (music drama) (1993)
Bibliography
Adaptations
- Aria of the Wanderer — staged as a music drama in 1993
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Careful depiction based on historical materialsConcise, steady prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Chōshū/Mōri clan and Bakumatsu/Meiji figuresRegionalismSolitude of artists
Health
-
Angiosarcoma晩年（2018年に死去）It was the cause of death in 2018; he died at age 92.
Legacy
He was acclaimed for historical novels and essays focused on his home region and the Bakumatsu/Meiji Restoration era; he won the Naoki Prize late in life and was named an honorary citizen of Shimonoseki.
Museums
- Shimonoseki City Modern Pioneers Museum (Kinuyo Tanaka Cultural Museum) Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan Opened in 2010
Archives
- National Diet Library (Japan)
- Yamaguchi University Library
In Popular Culture
- Aria of the Wanderer (music drama, 1993)
Quotes
-
I feel as if a weight has been lifted. The Naoki Prize ran parallel to my literary life; at last they intersected.
Source: Acceptance press conference (1991) (1991)
Trivia
- In 2005 he had lunch with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the Prime Minister's Office.
- Posthumously awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Shimonoseki in 2019.
- His wife is the poetess Kayoko Morishige (Mori-shige Kayoko).