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第17回（1989年） award
Ishiwa Taka
いさわ たか
Isawa Taka
別名:
水城 顕
ペンネーム:
Ishiwa Taka（Pen name used for literary publications (real name Mizushiro Akira)）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1933-11-06 （Saitama Prefecture, Japan）
- 死没
- 1997-04-22 63歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Editor
- 活動期間
- 1958年〜1997年
- 所属
- Shueisha, Editor-in-chief, Weekly Playboy (1972), Editor-in-chief, Subaru (1976–1985)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Goto Akio, Moriuchi Toshio, Fukasawa Shichiro
- 影響を与えた人物
- Ishikawa Jun
- ノミネート
- Akutagawa Prize nominee ('Tenohira no Gofu'), Akutagawa Prize nominee ('Hatsuru Hi')
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters, Department of French Literature | Department of French Literature | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters, Department of French Literature
/ Department of French Literature
卒業年:
1958
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Izumi Kyōka Literature Award | Nowaki Tavern | — | Izumi Kyōka Literature Award Committee | Winner |
| 1995 | Arts Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education Award) | Crew | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | Winner |
| 1997 | Ito Sei Literature Award | Hell Has a Certain Abode | — | Ito Sei Literature Award Committee | Winner |
Izumi Kyōka Literature Award
1989
対象作品:
Nowaki Tavern
主催:
Izumi Kyōka Literature Award Committee
結果:
Winner
Arts Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education Award)
1995
対象作品:
Crew
主催:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
結果:
Winner
Ito Sei Literature Award
1997
対象作品:
Hell Has a Certain Abode
主催:
Ito Sei Literature Award Committee
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Hatsuru Hi
1986年 NovelA novel that explores family, past memories, and the quiet tensions between estrangement and reconciliation.
familylossmemory
Nowaki Tavern
1988年 NovelSet in a tavern, the work portrays the lives and relationships of various patrons, highlighting generational divides.
tavernhuman relationshipsloneliness
Restaurant Kassai-tei
1991年 NovelAn ensemble piece set in a restaurant, focusing on subtle interactions among characters.
restaurantsensemble dramahuman interactions
Crew
1994年 NovelA work about comradeship and tensions in the workplace, examining human nature through a small social group.
workplacefriendshipgroup dynamics
Hell Has a Certain Abode
1997年 NovelA late-career work confronting death and life's absurdities; recipient of the Ito Sei Literature Award.
deathabsurditylife
Selections of Living Things
1994年 Short story collectionA short story collection depicting humanity through perspectives on living creatures and nature.
naturecreaturesobservation
全著作
- Hatsuru Hi (Bungei Shunjū) 1986
- Nowaki Tavern (Fukutake Shoten) 1988
- Lotus Starry Night (Fukutake Shoten) 1990
- August Monologue (Gakugei Shorin) 1991
- Restaurant Kassai-tei (Shueisha) 1991
- Collection of Lingering Dreams (Kawade Shobo Shinsha) 1992
- A Man's Elegance (PHP Institute) 1993
- Selections of Living Things (Shueisha) 1994
- Crew (Fukutake Shoten) 1994
- Midnight Solitary Laughter (Shueisha) 1996
- Dreams Seen at Chayuu-ji (Shueisha) 1997
- Hell Has a Certain Abode (Shinchōsha) 1997
作風・主題
- 文体
- concise, composed prosemeticulous structure informed by an editor's perspective
- 頻出モチーフ
- tavern and restaurant settingsnight and monologuememory and loss
健康
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cancer1990年代後半Affected late-career creative activity; he died of cancer in 1997.
評価・遺産
A writer who built a distinct literary world informed by his experience as an editor. He supported many writers in his editorial role and won several literary awards for his own work.
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library (Author ID: 00154857)
- VIAF: 110738834
- ISNI: 0000000083010220
大衆文化への影響
- He appears under the name 'Mizushiro' in Fukasawa Shichiro's novel 'Higi', indicating his real-life persona was sometimes reflected in fiction.
豆知識
- Real name: Mizushiro Akira.
- Graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (Department of French Literature).
- Joined Shueisha and served as editor-in-chief of Weekly Playboy and the literary magazine Subaru.
- As an editor he contributed to Ishikawa Jun's late works.