Oya Soichi Nonfiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1980) award
Akira Haruna
はるな あきら
Haruna Akira
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1935-12-13 （Tokyo (former Tokyo-fu)）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- non-fiction writer, historian, translator, university lecturer
- Active Years
- 1959-
- Affiliations
- Chuokoron-shinsha (employer), Kokugakuin University (lecturer), Gakushuin University (lecturer), Chofu Gakuen Women's Junior College (professor; now Den-en Chofu Gakuen College Junior College Division)
- Memberships
- The Historical Association (Shigakkai), Japan Writers' Association, Japan PEN Club
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | Department of Oriental History | — | 〜1959 | Japan |
The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Oriental History
Period:
〜1959
Year of Graduation:
1959
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Ooya Soichi Nonfiction Prize | Nippon Oto Kichi Drift Record | — | Ooya Soichi Nonfiction Prize Committee | winner |
| 1980 | Japan Nonfiction Award | Nippon Oto Kichi Drift Record | — | Japan Nonfiction Award Committee | winner |
Ooya Soichi Nonfiction Prize
1980
Work:
Nippon Oto Kichi Drift Record
Organization:
Ooya Soichi Nonfiction Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Japan Nonfiction Award
1980
Work:
Nippon Oto Kichi Drift Record
Organization:
Japan Nonfiction Award Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Nippon Oto Kichi Drift Record
1979 non-fiction (history / drifting account)A historical non-fiction account following the experiences of the Japanese drift survivor Oto Kichi; a reportage-style study of Edo-period drift incidents.
driftingcross-cultural encountersEdo-period history
Men Who Saw the World
1981 non-fiction (history)A collection of documentary-style accounts of Edo-period figures and their experiences abroad.
overseas experiencehistorical figurescultural contact
Drift: Joseph Heco and His Companions
1982 non-fiction (biographical)A historical reportage focusing on Joseph Heco's drifting and the people around him.
biographydriftingJapan-US history
Beijing: Memories of a City
2008 non-fiction (urban history)An essayistic study of Beijing's urban history and collective memories, combining observation and historical sources.
urban historymemoryChina studies
The Hosokawa Three Generations: Yusai, Sansai, Tadayoshi
2010 historyA history tracing three generations of the Hosokawa family, depicting transitions from the Sengoku to early modern periods.
samurai historyfamily lineageSengoku / Edo periods
Bibliography
- Nippon Oto Kichi Drift Record
- Men Who Saw the World
- Drift: Joseph Heco and His Companions
- John Man: The Life of Nakahama Manjiro
- Marco Polo
- Island Journeys, Island People
- Beijing: Memories of a City
- The Hosokawa Three Generations: Yusai, Sansai, Tadayoshi
Translations by Author
- Twilight in the Forbidden City (co-translated with Yoko Irie; Iwanami Bunko)
- Fanshen: A Documentary of Revolution in a Chinese Village (co-translated)
- The Hundred-Day War: The Cultural Revolution at Tsinghua University (translation)
- A Voyage to Korea and Ryukyu (translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- reportage-style non-fictionfact-based narrativefieldwork-oriented
- Recurring Motifs
- sea and driftingcross-cultural encountersintersection of personal and social history
Legacy
Recognized as a non-fiction writer and researcher on Edo-period drift incidents and overseas experiences. He contributed translations and academic teaching, bridging historical scholarship and reportage.
Academic Societies
- The Historical Association (Shigakkai)
- Japan Writers' Association
- Japan PEN Club
Trivia
- His wife is the writer Yoko Irie.
- He won the Ooya Soichi Nonfiction Prize and the Japan Nonfiction Award in 1980 for the 1979 book 'Nippon Oto Kichi Drift Record'.
- Graduated from the University of Tokyo (Faculty of Letters, Department of Oriental History) and worked at Chuokoron-shinsha before becoming an author.