Oya Soichi Nonfiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1974) award
Morizo Goto
ごとう もりぞう
Goto Morizo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1918-01-25 （Hokkaido, Japan）
- Died
- 1991-05-10 age 73
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- ophthalmologist, haiku poet, writer
- Active Years
- 1946-1991
- Affiliations
- Goto Ophthalmology Clinic (Kamakura)
- Memberships
- Hokkaido Writers' Association
- Influenced By
- Mantaro Kubota
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwate Medical Specialty School (now Iwate Medical University) | — | Medicine | — | — | Japan |
| Hokkaido University | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine | 医学博士 | — | Japan |
Iwate Medical Specialty School (now Iwate Medical University)
Medicine
Country:
Japan
Now Iwate Medical University
Hokkaido University
Faculty of Medicine
/ Medicine
Degree:
医学博士
Year of Graduation:
1946
Country:
Japan
Awarded medical doctorate in 1946
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Oya Soichi Nonfiction Prize | Waga Kubota Mantaro | — | Oya Soichi Prize Committee | winner |
Oya Soichi Nonfiction Prize
1974
Work:
Waga Kubota Mantaro
Organization:
Oya Soichi Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Waga Kubota Mantaro
1973 non-fictionAn essayistic memoir about the author's relationship with Mantaro Kubota and recollections of literary circles. Collected from a series serialized in 'Shinshi'.
literary criticismmemoirmentor-disciple relationship
Bibliography
- Waga Kubota Mantaro (Seiawabo/Seiafubo, 1973)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- essayistic, reminiscential stylecalm, observation-based prose
- Recurring Motifs
- nostalgiamentor-disciple relationshiprecollections of the literary world
Legacy
He combined a medical career as an ophthalmologist with literary activity as a writer and haiku poet, contributing to Hokkaido's literary circles and leading a Kamakura-based literary magazine. His 1974 Oya Soichi Nonfiction Prize strengthened his literary reputation.
Academic Societies
- Hokkaido Writers' Association
Trivia
- Real name was Eizo (Eisaburo) Goto (英三).
- Graduated from Iwate Medical Specialty School (now Iwate Medical University).
- Awarded MD/medical doctorate at Hokkaido University in 1946.
- Opened Goto Ophthalmology Clinic in Kamakura and edited the literary magazine 'Nanboku'.