Naoki Sanjugo Award
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Takuro Kanki
かんき たくろう
Kanki Takuro
Pen Names:
Takurou（Haiku pen-name）,
Sonki（Haiku pen-name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1928-09-11 （Azabu, Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 1994-06-28 （Tokyo, Japan） age 65
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Azabu, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- broadcast writer, novelist, haiku poet, essayist
- Active Years
- 1949-1994
- Affiliations
- Japan Writers' Association, Japan Broadcast Writers Association
- Memberships
- Japan Writers' Association, Japan Broadcast Writers Association, Tokyo Yanagi Haiku Association
- Influenced By
- Saburō Kanki
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azabu Junior and Senior High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Seijo High School (old system) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Azabu Junior and Senior High School
Country:
Japan
Seijo High School (old system)
Country:
Japan
Completed general/arts curriculum (old-system high school)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Naoki Prize | Private Life | — | Naoki Prize Selection Committee | Winner |
| 1984 | Gourmet Literature Prize (1st) | Food Name Register | — | Gourmet Literature Prize Committee | Winner |
Naoki Prize
1983
Work:
Private Life
Organization:
Naoki Prize Selection Committee
Result:
Winner
Gourmet Literature Prize (1st)
1984
Work:
Food Name Register
Organization:
Gourmet Literature Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Private Life
1983 NovelA work portraying the melancholy of urban life; contains short and medium-length pieces and won the Naoki Prize.
urban lifemelancholycharacter study
Food Name Register
1984 EssaysAn essay collection focused on food and everyday culinary culture; won the first Gourmet Literature Prize.
fooddaily lifeessays
Black Bass
1981 NovelA novel centered on bass fishing; it was a Naoki Prize finalist.
fishingsportshuman relations
Gentlemen
1971 EssaysAn early collection of essays.
social observationhumor
Tokyo Freewheeling Map
1981 Essays / Travel writingA collection of essays and vignettes focused on Tokyo and its life.
Tokyocity lifecustoms
The Turning Point
1985 NovelA Day Called Tomorrow
1986 NovelContinuation of a Dream
1988 NovelBibliography
- Gentlemen
- Tokyo Freewheeling Map
- Black Bass
- Try in Rugby / For the Rugby-Uninitiated (co-edited with Akiyuki Nosaka)
- Private Life
- Food Name Register
- The Turning Point
- A Day Called Tomorrow
- Continuation of a Dream
- An Ordinary Family
- Everyone Loved Baseball
- Takuro Kanki Selected Works 1: Gems of Short Fiction
- Takuro Kanki Selected Works 2: Food and Everyday Life
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- melancholic portrayals of urban lifewitty, observant prosea light narrative voice that crosses essays and fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- urban lifefoodsports (baseball, rugby)haiku
Legacy
After a career as a broadcast writer, he turned to fiction and essays, becoming known for works about urban melancholy and food culture. He won the Naoki Prize for 'Private Life' and was also recognized for essays on food and daily life. He participated in haiku circles and literary associations.
Academic Societies
- Japan Writers' Association
- Japan Broadcast Writers Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (author record)
- Authority records such as VIAF / ISNI
Trivia
- His father was Saburō Kanki, a scholar of English literature.
- Joined NHK in 1949 and wrote broadcast scripts (member of the Trialogue group).
- Retired from broadcasting in 1968 and subsequently focused on novels and essays.
- Won the 90th Naoki Prize for 'Private Life' (1983).
- Used haiku pen-names 'Takurou' and 'Sonki'.
- A selected works collection was published in 2016 (edited by Satoshi Ohtake).
- Many of his notable works deal with food and urban life.