Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (1971) award
Ikemiyagusuku Shuei
いけみやぐしく しゅうい
Ikemiyagusuku Shuei
Aliases:
いけみやぐすく
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1907-01-07 （Okinawa Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1989-05-24 age 82
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, Editor, Newspaper president
- Active Years
- 1930-1979
- Affiliations
- Ryukyu Shimpo Co., Ltd.
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | German Literature | 学士 | 1926-1930 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ German Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1926-1930
Year of Graduation:
1930
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan Essayists' Club Prize | Living in Okinawa | — | Japan Essayists' Club | winner |
Japan Essayists' Club Prize
1971
Work:
Living in Okinawa
Organization:
Japan Essayists' Club
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
People Who Lived on the Battlefield: Records of the Battle of Okinawa
1968 Non-fictionA nonfiction record collecting testimonies of experiences during the Battle of Okinawa, including wartime experiences and captivity.
Battle of OkinawaWar experiencesTestimony
Living in Okinawa
1970 Essay / Non-fictionEssays about life in Okinawa and reflections on the local community, touching on regional history and postwar conditions.
HomelandPostwar historyLocal community
Americans in Okinawa: Records of an Okinawan Journalist
1971 Non-fictionJournalistic accounts documenting Americans stationed in Okinawa and the influence of the U.S. military.
US military occupationInternational relationsLocal issues
A Last Will to Okinawans: Dialogue with the Hometown
1976 Essay / CriticismA collection of essays expressing thoughts on Okinawa, including considerations on its future and culture.
Love of homelandCultureProposals for the future
War and Okinawa
1980 Introductory / Non-fictionAn introductory book published in the Iwanami Junior Shinsho series that explains the relationship between war and Okinawa in an accessible way.
War educationOkinawan historyPeace
Ikemiyagusuku Shuei: Selection of a Defiant Okinawan Journalist
1996 Selected works / EditedA posthumous selection compiling writings and records with a chronology and editorial commentary.
Selected worksRecordJournalism
Bibliography
- People Who Lived on the Battlefield: Records of the Battle of Okinawa
- Living in Okinawa
- Americans in Okinawa: Records of an Okinawan Journalist
- A Last Will to Okinawans: Dialogue with the Hometown
- War and Okinawa
- Ikemiyagusuku Shuei: Selection of a Defiant Okinawan Journalist
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Fact-based reportageContemporary historical recordingReadable essayistic exposition
- Recurring Motifs
- Battle of OkinawaUS military and Okinawan societyAttachment to homeland and reconstruction
Legacy
Ikemiyagusuku Shuei was an Okinawa-based journalist and editor known for recording wartime experiences and Okinawan society. He won the Japan Essayists' Club Prize in 1971. In 2008 Ryukyu Shimpo established the "Ikemiyagusuku Shuei Memorial Prize" in his name to honor individuals and groups that promote Okinawan issues.
Trivia
- There are variant readings of his surname: both "Ikemiyagusuku" and the alternative reading have been recorded.
- Ryukyu Shimpo established the "Ikemiyagusuku Shuei Memorial Prize" in 2008 to mark its 115th anniversary.