Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1982) award
Hassho Shuichi
はっしょう しゅういち
Hassho Shuichi
Aliases:
松尾 一光
Pen Names:
Hassho Shuichi（Pen name used for literary works (birth name Matsuo Ikko)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1917-03-30 （Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Died
- 2004-06-21 age 87
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan → Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan → Kamikawa, Hokkaido, Japan → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Writer
- Active Years
- 1950-2004
- Influenced By
- Itō Sei, Umezaki Haruo
- Nominations
- Naoki Prize candidate (for '未決囚', 1955)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido Prefectural Asahikawa Commercial School (now Hokkaido Asahikawa Commercial High School) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Nihon University College of Art | College of Art | — | — | — | Japan |
Hokkaido Prefectural Asahikawa Commercial School (now Hokkaido Asahikawa Commercial High School)
Country:
Japan
Nihon University College of Art
College of Art
Country:
Japan
Graduated
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Naoki Prize | — | — | — | 候補 |
| 1958 | Sakka Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize | The Day Life Ends | — | — | 受賞 |
Naoki Prize
1955
Result:
候補
Sakka Award
1958
Result:
受賞
Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize
1982
Work:
The Day Life Ends
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Published in 1958. One of the author's notable works.
Postwarhuman failure and redemptionHokkaido landscapes
The Day Life Ends
1981 Novel 213 pagesPublished in 1981. The work that won a literary prize.
life and deathrehabilitationhuman relationships
seaintrospection
Kafuka no Michi
1984 Novel 253 pagesA novel depicting the author's relationship with Umezaki Haruo.
friendshipreminiscencehuman relationships
citydecline
Bibliography
- The Day Life Ends (1981)
- Kafuka no Michi (1984)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realist descriptionPostwar literary movement
- Recurring Motifs
- prison/incarcerationaddiction and rehabilitationHokkaido settings
Health
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Alcohol dependence; methamphetamine addiction (Philopon)戦後〜服役前後Excessive alcohol use and methamphetamine addiction led to a criminal incident and subsequent imprisonment.
Legacy
A novelist who addressed postwar social issues and rehabilitation. He remained close to Umezaki Haruo and left works often set in Hokkaido.
Trivia
- His birth name was Matsuo Ikko (松尾一光).
- He met prison guard Chiko Bando at Sapporo Prison and later married her.
- 'Kafuka no Michi' depicts his relationship with Umezaki Haruo.