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第11回(1980年) award
Akira Haruna
はるな あきら
Haruna Akira
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1935-12-13 (Tokyo (former Tokyo-fu))
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- non-fiction writer, historian, translator, university lecturer
- 活動期間
- 1959年〜
- 所属
- 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)
- 所属団体
- The Historical Association (Shigakkai), Japan Writers' Association, Japan PEN Club
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | Department of Oriental History | — | 〜1959 | Japan |
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Nippon Oto Kichi Drift Record
1979年 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.
Men Who Saw the World
1981年 non-fiction (history)A collection of documentary-style accounts of Edo-period figures and their experiences abroad.
Drift: Joseph Heco and His Companions
1982年 non-fiction (biographical)A historical reportage focusing on Joseph Heco's drifting and the people around him.
Beijing: Memories of a City
2008年 non-fiction (urban history)An essayistic study of Beijing's urban history and collective memories, combining observation and historical sources.
The Hosokawa Three Generations: Yusai, Sansai, Tadayoshi
2010年 historyA history tracing three generations of the Hosokawa family, depicting transitions from the Sengoku to early modern periods.
全著作
- 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
作家による翻訳
- 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)
作風・主題
- 文体
- reportage-style non-fictionfact-based narrativefieldwork-oriented
- 頻出モチーフ
- sea and driftingcross-cultural encountersintersection of personal and social history
評価・遺産
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.
関連学会
- The Historical Association (Shigakkai)
- Japan Writers' Association
- Japan PEN Club
豆知識
- 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.