Haijin Kyokai Hyoron Prize
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Edition 8 (1993) award
Hori Kochō
ほり こちょう
Hori Kochō
Pen Names:
Furushitefu (Kochō)（Haiku pen-name adopted while stationed in Moscow as a play on Khrushchev's name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1921-05-23 （Nagoya, Aichi, Japan）
- Died
- 1997-10-06 age 76
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, haiku poet
- Active Years
- 1948-1997
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagoya Higher Commercial School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Kobe University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Nagoya Higher Commercial School
Country:
Japan
Kobe University
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Haijin Association Criticism Prize | Haijin Matsuse Seisei | — | Haijin Association | 受賞 |
Haijin Association Criticism Prize
1993
Work:
Haijin Matsuse Seisei
Organization:
Haijin Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Moscow Correspondent
1964 non-fictionAccounts and reports based on his experience as a correspondent in Moscow.
Soviet Unionjournalisminternational affairs
Hitsusen Saijiki
1976 essays/haiku commentaryA collection of essays from his 'Hitsusen' column, discussing haiku and seasonal topics.
seasonshaikudaily observation
Karasu Uri Hana (Haiku Collection)
1988 haiku collectionOne of his haiku collections compiling seasonal and personal poems.
natureseasonnostalgia
Collected Works of Hori Kochō
1993 collected haikuA volume in the Haijin Association's series, containing selected haiku with the author's notes.
haikusubjectivitynature observation
Bibliography
- Moscow Correspondent
- Soviet Economy and Profit: The Course of Socialist Economy
- Mao Challenges Marx: Reassessing the Soviet Union and Criticizing China
- Hitsusen Saijiki
- Continued Hitsusen Saijiki
- Beloved Russians: Soviet Civic Consciousness
- Karasu Uri Hana (Haiku Collection)
- New Hitsusen Saijiki
- My Russia: Haiku Collection
- Haijin Matsuse Seisei
- Collected Works of Hori Kochō
- Eraku (Haiku Collection)
- The Genealogy of Subjective Haiku
- A Study of Happiness
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, observational prosefusion of a journalist's objective perspective with subjective haiku expression
- Recurring Motifs
- depictions of Russia/the Soviet Unionseasonal and everyday detailsexploration of subjective feelings
Legacy
Combining international reporting experience with a keen haiku sensibility, he left a distinct mark on postwar journalism and haiku circles. Highly regarded by the Haijin Association, his collections and essays influenced later poets.
Academic Societies
- Haijin Association
Trivia
- His real name was Hori Kenzō.
- His haiku pen-name 'Furushitefu' (Kochō) was coined in Moscow as a play on Khrushchev's name.