Akutagawa Prize
1 appearances
Ashihei Hino
ひの あしへい
Hino Ashihei
Aliases:
玉井 勝則
Pen Names:
Ashihei Hino（Pen name used instead of real name Katsunori Tamai）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1907-01-25 （Wakamatsu Town, Onga District, Fukuoka Prefecture (now Wakamatsu Ward, Kitakyushu City)）
- Died
- 1960-01-24 （Wakamatsu City, Fukuoka Prefecture (now Wakamatsu Ward, Kitakyushu City)） age 52
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1937-1960
- Influenced By
- Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Department of English | English Literature | — | 1926年4月 - 中退 | Japan |
Waseda University
Department of English
/ English Literature
Period:
1926年4月 - 中退
Country:
Japan
Dropped out of the Department of English
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Akutagawa Prize | Feces and Urine | — | Akutagawa Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1940 | Asahi Culture Prize | — | — | Asahi Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1960 | Japan Art Academy Prize | Revolution Before and After | — | Japan Art Academy | 受賞 |
Akutagawa Prize
1938
Work:
Feces and Urine
Organization:
Akutagawa Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Asahi Culture Prize
1940
Organization:
Asahi Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Japan Art Academy Prize
1960
Work:
Revolution Before and After
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 16 (1960) award
Works
Major Works
Feces and Urine
1938 NovelBread and Soldiers
1938 War literature
warsoldier
Translations
- English translation
Soil and Soldiers
1938 War literature
warsoldier
Adaptations
- [Film] Soil and Soldiers / 田坂具隆 (1939)
Flower and Dragon
1953 Autobiography
familychildhood
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realism
- Recurring Motifs
- warkappa
Health
-
Dengue fever1942Contracted during stay in the Philippines
-
Dependency on sleeping pills晩年One factor leading to suicide
Legacy
Contributed to war literature through soldier novels and recognized for kappa-themed literature
Museums
- Kahakudou 1-chome Hakusan, Wakamatsu Ward, Kitakyushu City Opened in 1999
Archives
- KBC Archives
In Popular Culture
- NHK Asadora 'Yell'
Quotes
-
I will die, perhaps not like Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, but due to some vague unease. I am sorry. Please forgive me. Goodbye.
Source: HEALTH MEMO (1960)
Trivia
- His nephew was physician Tetsu Nakamura