Tanizaki Junichiro Award
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1970) award
Yutaka Haniya
はにや ゆたか
Haniya Yutaka
Aliases:
般若 豊
Pen Names:
Udagawa Yoshihiko（Pen name used for early works (e.g., 'Flanders: Essays on Painters')）,
Ito Toshio（Pseudonym used for translations (e.g., translation of 'Danube')）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1909-12-19 （Hsinchu City, Taiwan (then under Japanese rule)）
- Died
- 1997-02-19 （Kichijoji, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan） age 87
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Hsinchu (birthplace) → Pingtung (childhood) → Tokyo, Japan (after moving) → Kichijoji, Musashino (later life)
Career
- Occupations
- critic, novelist, translator, editor
- Active Years
- 1939-1997
- Affiliations
- Japanese Communist Party (joined 1931), Founding participant of the magazine 'Kindai Bungaku' (Modern Literature)
- Influenced By
- Max Stirner, Vladimir Lenin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Immanuel Kant, Anarchism
- Influenced
- Kobo Abe, Kazumi Takahashi, Kunio Tsuji, Yumiko Kurahashi, Morio Kita, Otahiko Kaga
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihon University | — | — | — | 1928-1930 | Japan |
Nihon University
Period:
1928-1930
Country:
Japan
Entered preparatory course; withdrew (dropped out) in 1930
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Tanizaki Jun'ichiro Prize | The Black Horse in the Darkness | — | Tanizaki Prize Committee | winner |
| 1976 | Japan Literature Grand Prize | Shiryo (Dead Spirits) — five chapters | — | Japan Literature Grand Prize Committee | winner |
| 1990 | Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize | — | — | Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize Committee | winner |
Tanizaki Jun'ichiro Prize
1970
Work:
The Black Horse in the Darkness
Organization:
Tanizaki Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Japan Literature Grand Prize
1976
Work:
Shiryo (Dead Spirits) — five chapters
Organization:
Japan Literature Grand Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize
1990
Organization:
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Japan Literary Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1976) award
Rekitei Prize (formerly Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (1990) award
Works
Major Works
Credo, quia absurdum
1950 Aphorisms / EssaysA collection of aphorisms and short essays presenting the author's philosophical aphorisms and reflections.
existenceabsurdityreligion/faithdeathindividualism
Void
1960 Novel / PlayA philosophical work exploring existence and consciousness, blending novelistic and dramatic elements.
existenceconsciousnessmetaphysics
The Black Horse in the Darkness
1970 Short Story CollectionA collection of short stories using dreams and symbolism; recipient of the Tanizaki Prize.
dreamssymbolismthe unconscious
Shiryo (Dead Spirits)
1948 Metaphysical speculative novelAn ambitious planned 12-chapter work driven more by philosophical discourse than narrative, centered on existence, death and cosmology; it remained unfinished and was written across much of his life.
existencedeathcosmologymetaphysics
Bibliography
- Flanders: Essays on Painters
- Rodin
- Shiryo (Dead Spirits) — Vol. 1
- Credo, quia absurdum
- Void
- Dostoevsky — His Life and Works
- The World of Shadow Pictures: Russian Literature and Me
- The Black Horse in the Darkness
- The Invisible Priest: Travels in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
- Collected Works of Yutaka Haniya (15 vols.)
- European Travelogue
- Shiryo (Definitive Edition) Vols. 1–5
- Complete Essays on Dostoevsky by Yutaka Haniya
- Quasi-Poetry Collection
- Shiryo — Six/Seven/Eight/Nine Chapters
- Complete Works of Yutaka Haniya (Kodansha)
Translations by Author
- Emile Lengyel 'Danube' (trans. under the name Ito Toshio)
- Woliński 'The Great Book of Fury — A Study of Dostoevsky's Demons' (translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- dense philosophical prosemetaphysical and speculativeaphoristic expressionallegorical and symbolic
- Recurring Motifs
- deathexistencedreamsblack horsecosmologysolitude
Health
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tuberculosis1933（発症・療養）Exempted him from military conscription and required periods of convalescence that affected his activities.
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intestinal tuberculosis1950-1954（約4年間の療養）Diagnosed in 1950; about four years of treatment and recuperation, which affected his writing and publication schedule.
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cerebral infarction (stroke)1997（死因）Died of a stroke in 1997.
Legacy
Yutaka Haniya occupied a distinct position in postwar Japanese thought and literature, receiving particular acclaim for his unfinished magnum opus 'Shiryo'. He was influential as a critic and editor and known for discovering and nurturing young writers.
Museums
- Haniya-Shimao Memorial Literary Museum Odaka, Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture (adjacent to Ukifune Cultural Center)
Archives
- Collections at the Haniya-Shimao Memorial Literary Museum
- Kodansha (publisher archives / manuscript collections)
In Popular Culture
- Andromeda Memorial (annual commemorative event)
- Symbolic figure in postwar literary history and the founding of 'Kindai Bungaku'
Quotes
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I will not have children until I have settled my own thinking about many things.
Source: Personal remark (recollections/interviews) -
Mr. Yutaka Haniya completely dominated the postwar night of Japan.
Source: Yukio Mishima, 'Word of Recommendation' (preface) (1971)
Trivia
- He avoided conscription due to tuberculosis.
- He had a habit of striking the table while speaking and is said to have broken over 200 pairs of glasses.
- He favored Tokaji (Aszú) wine from Hungary and was known as a heavy drinker.
- He serialized and worked on 'Shiryo' for many years but died before completing it.
- He refused to allow paperback (bunka) editions of his works during his lifetime; paperbacks were released posthumously.