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Kenshi Iio

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Iio Kenshi

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1926-08-21 (Taketa, Ōita Prefecture, Japan)
死没
2004-07-26 77歳
国籍
Japanese
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Novelist, Essayist, Editor, Teacher
活動期間
1964年〜2004年
ノミネート
1964 nominated for the Akutagawa Prize for 'Honoo', 1978 Subaru Literary Prize honorable mention for 'Blood Across the Sea', 1981 nominated for the Akutagawa Prize for 'The One-Eyed Man', 1982 nominated for the Naoki Prize for 'Jiketsu'

学歴

Imperial Japanese Army Air Officer School
期間: 1944(入学・終戦により中途退学)
国: Japan
Entered in 1944 but withdrew due to the end of World War II
Fifth Higher School (old system)
期間: 〜1949
卒業年: 1949
国: Japan
Graduated from the humanities course

受賞歴

Akutagawa Prize
1964
対象作品: Honoo ("Flame")
結果: 候補
Subaru Literary Prize
1978
対象作品: Blood Across the Sea
部門: 佳作
結果: 佳作
Akutagawa Prize
1981
対象作品: The One-Eyed Man
結果: 候補
Naoki Prize
1982
対象作品: Jiketsu ("Jiketsu")
結果: 候補

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Kokō: People and Techniques that Preserve Tradition

1975年 Non-fiction/Essay

A non-fiction work depicting people who preserve traditional crafts and skills.

traditioncraftsmanshipcultural preservation

Memorial Tablets of Seoul

1980年 Novel

A novel dealing with memories and family history connected to the Korean peninsula.

family historyKorean peninsulamemory

Jiketsu: The Incident of the Killing of Division Commander Mori Konoe

1982年 Novel with non-fiction elements

Investigates the truth surrounding Captain Shigetaro Uehara and examines wartime events.

warresponsibilityhistorical investigation

The One-Eyed Man

1984年 Novel

A novel portraying personal pain and postwar conflicts.

personal conflictpostwar

Mount Kaimon: The Roar Fades and the Song of Arirang Disappears

1985年 Reportage/Non-fiction

A reportage-style work depicting communities and their relation to the Korean peninsula.

regional historyKorea/Chosunmemory

全著作

  • Kokō: People and Techniques that Preserve Tradition (Elm, 1975)
  • Memorial Tablets of Seoul (Shueisha, 1980)
  • Jiketsu: The Incident of the Killing of Division Commander Mori Konoe (Shueisha, 1982)
  • Ships and Men: The Death Struggle of Eight Hundred Naval Shipbuilders (Shueisha, 1983)
  • The One-Eyed Man (Bungeishunjū, 1984)
  • The Sun Rises on the Island (PHP Institute, 1984)
  • Mount Kaimon (Shueisha, 1985)
  • The Fifth High School Student Murder: Thoughts and Madness (Shueisha, 1986)
  • To the Soul (Bungeishunjū, 1988)
  • Quiet Self-Execution (Bungeishunjū, 1990)
  • Resentment: What Japanese People Have Forgotten (Snail House, 1993)
  • Motivating Morihiko Hiramatsu (editorial work, 1994)
  • Samuhara (Shueisha, 1994)
  • Busan 1940 (Bungeishunjū, 1995)
  • Killing Intent (Shueisha, 1997)
  • Poisonous Laughter: Posthumous Collected Works (Shueisha, 2004)

作風・主題

文体
historical-investigative prosefact-based narrativedense, descriptive style
頻出モチーフ
military and warconnections to the Korean peninsulafamily secretsmemory and atonement

評価・遺産

Known for works portraying wartime experiences, military figures, and ties to the Korean peninsula. Nominated for major prizes such as the Akutagawa and Naoki Prizes, he occupies a distinct place in postwar Japanese literature for blending historical investigation with personal history.

豆知識

  • His father was from Keijo (now Seoul) in Korea; on official records he was registered as his mother's illegitimate child.
  • He entered the Imperial Army Air Officer School but withdrew due to the end of the war.
  • He was nominated for major literary prizes including the Akutagawa and Naoki Prizes.