Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 64 (1996) award
Miyoji Iwai
いわい みよじ
Iwai Miyoji
Pen Names:
Junji Kawai（Real name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1958-08-25 （Gifu Prefecture）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1996-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitotsubashi University Faculty of Economics | Faculty of Economics | — | 学士（経済学） | — | Japan |
Hitotsubashi University Faculty of Economics
Faculty of Economics
Degree:
学士（経済学）
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Shosetsu Gendai New Writers Award | Isshokkenmei | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Rekishi Gunzo Award | SanDatsuSha | — | Gakken Holdings | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Matsumoto Seicho Prize | Tsukino Ura Sojo Kojio Kigaki | — | Bungeishunju | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Historical Literature Award | Mura wo Tasuku wa Dare zo | — | Shin Jinbutsu Oraisha | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Naoki Prize | Juroku no Yume | — | Bungeishunju | 候補 |
| 2008 | Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Award | Seiyu, Tadaima Zaisho | — | Shueisha | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Oda Sakunosuke Award | Nandaimon no Sumi Tsubo | — | Kodansha | 候補 |
| 2014 | Honya ga Erabu Jidai Shosetsu Taisho | Ikoku Kassen Moko Shurai Ibun | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
Shosetsu Gendai New Writers Award
1996
Work:
Isshokkenmei
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
受賞
Rekishi Gunzo Award
1998
Work:
SanDatsuSha
Organization:
Gakken Holdings
Result:
受賞
Matsumoto Seicho Prize
2003
Work:
Tsukino Ura Sojo Kojio Kigaki
Organization:
Bungeishunju
Result:
受賞
Historical Literature Award
2004
Work:
Mura wo Tasuku wa Dare zo
Organization:
Shin Jinbutsu Oraisha
Result:
受賞
Naoki Prize
2005
Work:
Juroku no Yume
Organization:
Bungeishunju
Result:
候補
Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Award
2008
Work:
Seiyu, Tadaima Zaisho
Organization:
Shueisha
Result:
受賞
Oda Sakunosuke Award
2008
Work:
Nandaimon no Sumi Tsubo
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
候補
Honya ga Erabu Jidai Shosetsu Taisho
2014
Work:
Ikoku Kassen Moko Shurai Ibun
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Rekishi Gunzo Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1999) award
Matsumoto Seicho Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 10 (2003) award
History Literature Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 28 (2003) award
Nakayama Gishu Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 14 (2008) award
Works
Major Works
SanDatsuSha
1999 Historical novelHistorical novel depicting Saito Dosan.
historySengoku period
Rengashi Yuenko
2002 Historical novelDepicts a Sengoku period linked verse poet.
historylinked verse poetry
Tsukino Ura Sojo Kojio Kigaki
2003 Historical novelWinner of the Matsumoto Seicho Prize.
historycourt
Nami Nami wo Erabite Soro
2003 Period novelA period novel depicting Hirano Hiroyuki.
historyperiod novel
Juroku no Yume
2004 Historical novelDepicts the Nagashima Ikko Ikki. Naoki Prize nominated work.
historyreligious rebellion
Mura wo Tasuku wa Dare zo
2004 Short story collectionShort story collection that won the Historical Literature Award.
historyshort stories
Ginkaku Konryu
2005 Historical novelTakachiyo wo Nume
2006 Historical novelDepicts the youth of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
historyyouth
Ryukyu wa Yume ni Te Soro
2006 Historical novelDepicts Kamei Ryukyu no Kami.
historyRyukyu
Nangi de Gozaru
2006 Short story collectionShort story collection.
historyshort stories
Isshokkenmei
2007 Short story collectionWinner of the Shosetsu Gendai New Writers Award. Short story collection.
historyshort stories
Akuto no Senki Kakyu no Ran Shimatsu
2007 Historical novelDepicts the Kakitsu Disturbance.
historywar
Daimyo Kuni e, Mairimasuru
2007 Historical novelDepicts a man sent by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to Ming China.
historyMing envoy
Seiyu, Tadaima Zaisho
2007 Historical novelWinner of the Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Award.
history
Nandaimon no Sumi Tsubo
2007 Historical novelStory about the rebuilding of Todaiji.
historyarchitecture
Taigai ni See
2007 Short story collectionShort story collection.
historyshort stories
Odoru Onmyoji Yamashina Kyo Seishotan
2008 Historical humor novelHumorous novel about Yamashina Kotonari.
historyhumor
Hate, Menyo
2008 Short story collectionShort story collection.
historyshort stories
Itte Senryo Naniwa Dojima Kome Kassen
2009 Historical novelRikutsu ga Tooranee
2009 Historical novelHaten no Uta
2009 Historical novelDepicts Satomura Shoba.
historyhaikai poetry
Aruji wa Nobunaga
2009 Historical novelShiro wa Odoru
2010 Historical novelRokuomaru, Tobu
2010 Historical novelTomadoi Sekigahara
2010 Historical novelOkuutama
2010 Short story collectionKiri no Shiro
2011 Historical novelDepicts Akiyama Torashige and Otsuya no Kata.
history
Aruji wa Hideyoshi
2011 Historical novelMitsuhide Yohen
2012 Historical novelEdo e Fuku Kaze
2012 Period novelIncludes "Gakeppuchi Samurai".
history
Samurai Sennen Yarimashita
2012 Historical novelAruji wa Ieyasu
2012 Historical novelMutsukashiki Koto Uketamawariso Ro Kojishinan Hikaecho
2013 Historical novelTomadoi Honnoji no Hen
2014 Historical novelIkoku Kassen Moko Shurai Ibun
2014 Historical novelWinner of Honya ga Erabu Jidai Shosetsu Taisho.
historyMongol invasions
Taiko no Kyoinaru Imei
2015 Historical novelMitsunari no Fushigi Naru Jojo
2015 Historical novelTenka wo Hakaru
2016 Historical novelDepicts Nagatsuka Masaie.
history
Nasake Fukaku Are Sengoku Isha Monogatari
2016 Historical novelKenran Taru Honryu
2017 Historical novelDepicts Suminokura Ryoi and Suminokura Soan.
history
Tanaka-ke no Sanjuniman Goku
2021 Historical novelDepicts Tanaka Yoshimasa.
history
Tsugaru no Higedono
2023 Historical novelDepicts Tsugaru Tamenobu.
history
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rich style based on historical factsDetailed descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- Figures of the Sengoku periodWay of samurai lifePolitical intrigue
Legacy
Miyoji Iwai is a novelist who has greatly influenced Japanese historical fiction with meticulous historical research and literary expression.
Trivia
- His high school classmate was manga artist Takatoshi Yamada.
- He has work experience at Toshiba.