Bungakukai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1963) honorable mention
Shuhei Hayama
はやま しゅうへい
Hayama Shuhei
Aliases:
安藤幸輔
Pen Names:
Kosuke Ando（Birth name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1930-03-16 （Ichihara, Chiba, Japan）
- Died
- 2016-08-28 （Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan） age 86
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Ichihara, Chiba, Japan → Tokyo, Japan (taught at Kaisei Junior & Senior High School) → Chiba, Japan (lecturer at Chiba University) → Tokyo, Japan (professor at Komazawa Junior College)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Poet, Educator, University professor
- Active Years
- 1957-2016
- Affiliations
- Kaisei Junior & Senior High School, Chiba University, Komazawa Junior College, Murō Saisei Society
- Memberships
- Murō Saisei Society (founder & chair)
- Influenced By
- Murō Saisei
- Nominations
- Nominee for the 43rd Naoki Prize (for 'Nihon Isoppu Banashi')
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiba Normal School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| University of Tokyo | Graduate school | Japanese literature (graduate program) | 修士 | — | Japan |
Chiba Normal School
Country:
Japan
Graduated from a normal (teacher-training) school
University of Tokyo
Graduate school
/ Japanese literature (graduate program)
Degree:
修士
Country:
Japan
Completed a master's course in Japanese literature at the University of Tokyo
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Bungeikai Newcomer Prize (Honorable Mention) | Genzaikanryo ("Present Perfect") | — | Bungeikai (Literary World) | 佳作 (Honorable mention) |
| 1994 | Murō Saisei Commemoration Ōno Shigeo Award (research/criticism) | Methods of the Novel | 研究・評論部門 | Murō Saisei Society | 受賞 (Winner) |
| 1960 | Naoki Prize (nominee) | Nihon Isoppu Banashi ("Japanese Aesop Tales") | — | Naoki Prize Selection Committee | 候補 (Nominated) |
Bungeikai Newcomer Prize (Honorable Mention)
1963
Work:
Genzaikanryo ("Present Perfect")
Organization:
Bungeikai (Literary World)
Result:
佳作 (Honorable mention)
Murō Saisei Commemoration Ōno Shigeo Award (research/criticism)
1994
Work:
Methods of the Novel
Category:
研究・評論部門
Organization:
Murō Saisei Society
Result:
受賞 (Winner)
Naoki Prize (nominee)
1960
Work:
Nihon Isoppu Banashi ("Japanese Aesop Tales")
Organization:
Naoki Prize Selection Committee
Result:
候補 (Nominated)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Nihon Isoppu Banashi
1961 Novel / Short fictionA work collecting short fiction that incorporates folkloric and fable-like elements. Based on short stories first published in the late 1950s and later collected.
fablefolkloric elementssocial satire
Genzaikanryo ("Present Perfect")
1963 Short storyA short story awarded an honorable mention in the Bungeikai Newcomer Prize. It depicts characters' psyches and the atmosphere of the era through fragments of everyday life.
everyday lifepsychological portraitpostwar society
Methods of the Novel
1994 Criticism / Literary studiesAn essay on techniques and expression in the novel. The work strengthened his reputation as both a scholar and writer and received a commemorative award.
novel theorystyleresearch and criticism
Murō Saisei Encyclopedia (editor/supervisor)
2008 Reference / Scholarly workAn encyclopedia compiled as a research resource on Murō Saisei. It represents his work as a scholar and editor.
literary researchbiographical referenceediting and supervision
Flowers and the Wooden Fish — Shuhei Hayama: Poetry Collection
1996 PoetryA collection of Hayama's poetry, characterized by linguistic sensitivity and lyricism.
lyricismnatureeveryday allegory
Bibliography
- The Group of Strange Forms
- Nihon Isoppu Banashi
- As a Testament of Unending Time
- The Season is Already...
- Bashō Mandala — Linked Novel
- Novel: Murō Saisei
- Time, Push the Baby Carriage
- Tilted Season
- New Interpretation: Five Amorous Women
- The Turkey in the Straw
- Lake · Woman of the Butterfly
- A Town with the Sea
- Shuhei Hayama Collected — The Emperor's Village
- Basket Kitten / Nihon Isoppu Banashi
- My 1945
- Hats and Bouquets
- Roses and Persona — A Novel of Yukio Mishima
- Novel: Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- The Lady with a Dog
- Soga Monogatari (Historical Literature in Modern Language)
- Mr. Pappas
- Apostle of Beauty
- The Tale of Bashō
- Clock
- Moon Rainbow — Teachers of Tokyo K High School
- New Interpretation: Kanginshu — My Sexuality Anthology
- Notes on My Drinking
- Aspiring Actress
- First Publication — And Murō Saisei
- The Tale of Kojiki
- Seagull Rhapsody — In Response to Katsuko Yamanaka's Haiku Collection 'Seagull'
- Karakasa Zōshi
- New Writing Practices
- Modern Short Fiction
- Second Small Poetry Collection — Shuhei Hayama Poetry
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clear, observational proseTendency to incorporate critical and scholarly perspectives into fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Interest in history and classical literatureInterior psychological portraitFolkloric and fable-like elements
Health
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Multiple organ failure2016年8月（死去の直前）Died on 2016-08-28 due to multiple organ failure
Legacy
Shuhei Hayama was active across fiction, poetry and criticism and was known as a leading scholar of Murō Saisei. He also contributed as an educator; a literary monument was erected at Ichihara High School, reflecting local recognition.
Academic Societies
- Murō Saisei Society
Archives
- Holdings at the National Diet Library (Japan)
- Ichikawa City (local holdings / references)
Trivia
- Birth name was Kosuke Ando.
- First published short story 'Basket Kitten' (1957) marked his literary debut.
- Received criticism and advice by Murō Saisei in a letter and gained Saisei's acquaintance.
- In 2011 a literary monument for him was erected at Ichihara High School (Chiba Prefecture).