Kodansha Essay Award
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2003) award
Nobuko Itozu
いとうづ のぶこ
Itozu Nobuko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- 2019-01-31 age 71
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan → Paris, France
Career
- Occupations
- painter, essayist
- Active Years
- 1970-2019
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo University of the Arts | Faculty of Fine Arts | — | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo University of the Arts
Faculty of Fine Arts
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Kodansha Essay Award | The Sleepless City | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
Kodansha Essay Award
2003
Work:
The Sleepless City
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Paris Melancholia: Light, Scent and Color — The Luminous City
1995 art and essaysA collection of paintings and essays recording life and scenes in Paris, portraying the city's light and color from a melancholic perspective.
Parisnostalgiacolor expression
Painter Cat Kachya
1998 picture book / essaysA work of illustrations and text centered on a cat, viewed through the perspective of a painter.
catseveryday lifeobservation
The Sleepless City
2002 photography and essaysA book of photographs and essays capturing the sleepless city's scenes and moods; recipient of the Kodansha Essay Award.
urban lifeinsomnialoneliness
Bibliography
- Paris Melancholia: Light, Scent and Color — The Luminous City (1995)
- Painter Cat Kachya (1998)
- The Sleepless City (2002)
- Showa Modern Vessels (co-authored, 2006)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- rich visual descriptionlyrical prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Parisian scenescatsnight and insomnia
Health
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pancreatic cancer2018–2019Passed away in 2019 after battling the disease; it affected her final period of creative activity.
Legacy
A painter and essayist active in Tokyo and Paris, known for works combining photography and prose that depict urban fragments. Her Kodansha Essay Award win underlined recognition of her literary output alongside her painting.
Trivia
- She descended from a family connected to figures associated with the founding circle of Mainichi Shimbun.
- Her partner, author Masahito Nakayama, was by her side at the end of her life.