Keizo Hino - Japanese Literary Awards

Profile

Gender: Male
Born: 1929-06-14 （Toyotama District, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan）
Died: 2002-10-14 （Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan） age 73
Nationality: Japan
Languages: Japanese
Residence History: Toyotama District, Tokyo Prefecture (now Shibuya, Tokyo) → Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do, Japanese-ruled Korea → Seoul, South Korea → Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan → Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

Career

Occupations: novelist, literary critic
Active Years: 1966-2002
Affiliations: Japan Art Academy
Memberships: Member of Japan Art Academy
Influenced By: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Franz Kafka, Yutaka Haniya, J. G. Ballard, Philip K. Dick

Education

Institution	Faculty	Department	Degree	Period	Country
University of Tokyo	Faculty of Letters	Department of Sociology	学士	—	Japan

University of Tokyo

Faculty of Letters / Department of Sociology

Degree: 学士

Year of Graduation: 1952

Country: Japan

Graduated from Department of Sociology

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Category	Organization	Result
1974	Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize	House on This Shore	—	—	受賞
1975	Akutagawa Prize	That Sunset	—	Society for the Promotion of Japanese Literature	受賞
1982	Izumi Kyoka Literary Prize	Embrace	—	—	受賞
1986	Minister of Education's Art Encouragement Prize	Island of Dreams	—	Agency for Cultural Affairs	受賞
1986	Tanizaki Prize	As If the Dunes Move	—	—	受賞
1992	Ito Sei Literature Prize	Year of the Cliff	—	—	受賞
1993	Noma Literary Prize	The Eye of the Typhoon	—	—	受賞
1996	Yomiuri Literature Prize	Light	—	—	受賞
2000	Japan Art Academy Prize	—	—	Japan Art Academy	受賞

Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize

1974

Work: House on This Shore

Result: 受賞

Akutagawa Prize

1975

Work: That Sunset

Organization: Society for the Promotion of Japanese Literature

Result: 受賞

Izumi Kyoka Literary Prize

1982

Work: Embrace

Result: 受賞

Minister of Education's Art Encouragement Prize

1986

Work: Island of Dreams

Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs

Result: 受賞

Tanizaki Prize

1986

Work: As If the Dunes Move

Result: 受賞

Ito Sei Literature Prize

1992

Work: Year of the Cliff

Result: 受賞

Noma Literary Prize

1993

Work: The Eye of the Typhoon

Result: 受賞

Yomiuri Literature Prize

1996

Work: Light

Result: 受賞

Japan Art Academy Prize

2000

Organization: Japan Art Academy

Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Award 1 appearances

Edition 2 (1974) award

Akutagawa Prize 1 appearances

Edition 72 (1974, held 2 times in year) award

Izumi Kyoka Literary Award 1 appearances

Edition 10 (1982) award

Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 1 appearances

Edition 36 (1986) award

Tanizaki Junichiro Award 1 appearances

Edition 22 (1986) award

Ito Sei Literary Award 1 appearances

Edition 3 (1992) award

Noma Literary Award 1 appearances

Edition 46 (1993) award

Yomiuri Literary Award 1 appearances

Edition 47 (1995) award

Japan Art Academy Prize 1 appearances

Edition 56 (2000) award

Works

Major Works

That Sunset

1975 Novel

A Garage with a Skylight

1982 Short Story Collection

Island of Dreams

1985 Novel

As If the Dunes Move

1986 Novel

The Eye of the Typhoon

1993 Novel

Translations by Author

Lotus in the Sea of Fire: Vietnam Accuses

Style & Themes

Literary Style: urban novelfantastic style
Recurring Motifs: citiesfantasywar

Health

liver cancer

1990年

underwent surgical resection
bladder cancer

1997年

underwent surgery
nasal cancer

1998-1999年

underwent surgery
subarachnoid hemorrhage

2000年

became unable to walk
colorectal cancer

2002年

led to his death

Legacy

He was highly regarded for his works combining the fantasy of modern cities and war experience, regarded as a pioneer of Japanese urban novels, and received numerous literary awards.

Academic Societies

Japan Art Academy

Trivia

He pioneered urban novels based on his coverage of the Vietnam War.
He was an avid listener of Brian Eno's ambient music.