Dazai Osamu Award
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1970) award
Masayuki Kaido
かいどう まさゆき
Kaido Masayuki
Aliases:
斎藤昌三
Pen Names:
Saito Shozo（Legal name; used for most academic publications and many books.）,
Masayuki Kaido（Pen name used for some literary works (novels).）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1941-01-15 （Takaoka, Toyama, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- French literature scholar, Writer, Translator, University professor
- Active Years
- 1968-
- Affiliations
- Hosei University
- Influenced By
- Gustave Flaubert
- Nominations
- Akutagawa Prize nominee (1968) for 'Kōkin' and 'Yoru e no Rakka'
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Letters | Department of French Literature | 学士 | — | Japan |
| University of Tokyo (graduate school) | — | — | — | 大学院在籍・中退 | Japan |
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of French Literature
Degree:
学士
Country:
Japan
University of Tokyo (graduate school)
Period:
大学院在籍・中退
Country:
Japan
Attended graduate school at University of Tokyo; did not complete degree.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Bungakukai Newcomer Award | Kōkin | — | Bungakukai (literary magazine) | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Dazai Osamu Prize | Haigo no Jikan | — | Chikuma Shobo | 受賞 |
Bungakukai Newcomer Award
1968
Work:
Kōkin
Organization:
Bungakukai (literary magazine)
Result:
受賞
Dazai Osamu Prize
1970
Work:
Haigo no Jikan
Organization:
Chikuma Shobo
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Haigo no Jikan
1971 NovelFlaubert's Novel
1980 Literary criticismLe Français
1992 Language learning / GuideThree-stage Check-style French Training Course
1994 Language textbookFlaubert's Night: The Monster's Forest
1996 Criticism / EssayLe Français Facile
2003 Language textbookBibliography
- Haigo no Jikan (Masayuki Kaido) - Chikuma Shobo, 1971
- Flaubert's Novel - Taishukan, 1980
- Le Français - Hakusuisha, 1992
- Three-stage Check-style French Training Course - Hakusuisha, 1994
- Flaubert's Night: The Monster's Forest - Hakusuisha, 1996
- Le Français Facile - Hakusuisha, 2003
- Flaubert Complete Works Vol.9 (Letters) (co-translator) - Chikuma Shobo, 1968 / reprint 1998
- Une Vie (Guy de Maupassant, translation) - Shueisha, 1974 / Shueisha Bunko, 1987
- Landscapes of Fantasy (Tony Duvert, translation) - Hakusuisha, 1979
- Flaubert's Parrot (Julian Barnes, translation) - Hakusuisha, 1989 / Hakusuisha U-Books, 1993
- Flaubert's Egypt (Gustave Flaubert, edited/translated) - Hosei University Press, 1998
Translations by Author
- Flaubert Complete Works Vol.9 (Letters) (co-translation)
- Une Vie (Guy de Maupassant) - translation
- Landscapes of Fantasy (Tony Duvert) - translation
- Flaubert's Parrot (Julian Barnes) - translation
- Flaubert's Egypt (Gustave Flaubert) - editorial/translation
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, critical prose rooted in Flaubert studiesRestrained, objective narration in fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- timememoryFlauberttranslation and comparative literature
Legacy
Known for scholarship and translations on Gustave Flaubert; also active as a novelist and winner of the Dazai Osamu Prize. Served as a professor at Hosei University and mentored students in French literature.
Trivia
- Legal name: Saito Shozo.
- Born on 1941-01-15.
- Graduated from the University of Tokyo (Department of French Literature); left graduate school before completing degree.
- Won the Bungakukai Newcomer Award in 1968 for 'Kōkin'.
- Won the Dazai Osamu Prize in 1970 for 'Haigo no Jikan'.
- Many publications appear under his legal name Saito Shozo.
- Recognized as a scholar of Gustave Flaubert and French literature.