Dazai Osamu Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1969) award
Hata Kohei
はた こうへい
Hata Kohei
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1935-12-21 （Kyoto, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kyoto, Japan → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, essayist, writer, university lecturer
- Active Years
- 1969-
- Affiliations
- Igaku-Shoin (former employer), Toyoko Gakuen Women's Junior College (part-time lecturer), Tokyo Institute of Technology (Visiting Professor)
- Memberships
- Japan PEN Club
- Influenced By
- Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Natsume Sōseki, Heian and medieval classical Japanese literature
- Nominations
- Akutagawa Prize (1971) nominee for '廬山'
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto Municipal Hiyoshigaoka High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Doshisha University | Faculty of Letters (Aesthetics) | Aesthetics | 学士 | — | Japan |
Kyoto Municipal Hiyoshigaoka High School
Country:
Japan
Doshisha University
Faculty of Letters (Aesthetics)
/ Aesthetics
Degree:
学士
Country:
Japan
Withdrew from the graduate school of the same university
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Dazai Osamu Prize | Seikyo Nyūsui | — | Chikuma Shobo | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Award (Merit) | — | 功労賞 | Kyoto Prefecture | 受賞 |
Dazai Osamu Prize
1969
Work:
Seikyo Nyūsui
Organization:
Chikuma Shobo
Result:
受賞
Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Award (Merit)
2015
Category:
功労賞
Organization:
Kyoto Prefecture
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Seikyo Nyūsui
1969 Short fictionA short work that won the Dazai Osamu Prize; draws on Heian-period classical motifs.
classical literaturedeathlove
Migomori no Umi
1974 NovelOne of his representative works; the title inspired the 'Umi no Hon' reprint series of his out-of-print works.
Kyotofamilyclassical motifs
Rosan
1972 NovellaA novella that was an Akutagawa Prize nominee; noted for incorporating classical and aesthetic themes.
aestheticsclassical literatureinterior life
Sumi Botan
1974 NovelA mid-1970s novel contrasting classical themes with modern sensibilities.
beautycontrasttradition and modernity
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki: 'The Tale of Genji' Experience
1976 Critical essayA critical study showing his devotion to Tanizaki; discusses intersections of classical literature and modern authors.
Tanizaki Jun'ichirōThe Tale of Genjiclassical studies
Bibliography
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Narrative drawing on classical motifsAesthetic and decadent descriptive styleProse that blends critical/essayistic perspectives
- Recurring Motifs
- Heian and medieval classical Japanese literaturelove and deaththe atmosphere and scenery of Kyotothe pursuit of beauty
Legacy
A writer who consistently incorporated themes from Heian- to medieval-era classical literature into modern fiction and criticism. Also active as an educator, contributing to Kyoto's cultural life and the dissemination of classical studies.
Academic Societies
- Japan PEN Club
Archives
- National Diet Library (holdings)
- Doshisha University Library (holdings)
Trivia
- He reissued his out-of-print works under the series called 'Umi no Hon' ('Lake books').
- His eldest son is the writer '秦建日子' (name given in Japanese).
- In 1959 he moved to Tokyo and worked at Igaku-Shoin; he left in 1974 to become a freelance writer.
- From 1992 he served as a visiting professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology.
- He received the Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Award (Merit) in 2015.