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第25回（1967年 第2回開催） honorable mention
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第27回（1968年 第2回開催） award
Tomio Kato
かとう とみお
Kato Tomio
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1928-04-03 （Yuzawa Town, Ogachi District, Akita Prefecture (now Yuzawa City), Japan）
- 死没
- 1977-12-02 49歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Yuzawa (birthplace), Akita Prefecture, Japan → Yokote, Akita Prefecture (worked as teacher) → Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture (worked as teacher)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Teacher
- 活動期間
- 1951年〜1977年
- ノミネート
- Candidate for the 66th Akutagawa Prize (1971) — "Toy Soldier", Candidate for the 68th Akutagawa Prize (1972) — "Shuchou" (Chief), Candidate for the 69th Akutagawa Prize (1973) — "Mustache and Lice", Candidate for the 74th Akutagawa Prize (1975) — "Farewell, Navy"
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akita University | Faculty of Arts (Department of English) | Department of English | — | 1950-1954 | Japan |
Akita University
Faculty of Arts (Department of English)
/ Department of English
期間:
1950-1954
卒業年:
1954
国:
Japan
Participated in 'Akita University Literature'; an early work received an honorable mention in 1951
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Akita Sakigake Shinpo New Year Literary Contest — Honorable Mention ("Reiko") | Reiko | — | Akita Sakigake Shinpo | Honorable Mention |
| 1960 | Akita Sakigake Shinpo New Year Literary Contest — First Prize ("Hanamatsuri") | Hanamatsuri (Flower Festival) | — | Akita Sakigake Shinpo | First Prize |
| 1967 | 25th Bungakukai Newcomer Award — Honorable Mention ("Nezumi Otoshi") | Nezumi Otoshi | — | Bungakukai | Honorable Mention |
| 1968 | 27th Bungakukai Newcomer Award ("Kami no Onna" / "The Woman of God") | Kami no Onna (The Woman of God) | — | Bungakukai | Winner |
Akita Sakigake Shinpo New Year Literary Contest — Honorable Mention ("Reiko")
1951
対象作品:
Reiko
主催:
Akita Sakigake Shinpo
結果:
Honorable Mention
Akita Sakigake Shinpo New Year Literary Contest — First Prize ("Hanamatsuri")
1960
対象作品:
Hanamatsuri (Flower Festival)
主催:
Akita Sakigake Shinpo
結果:
First Prize
25th Bungakukai Newcomer Award — Honorable Mention ("Nezumi Otoshi")
1967
対象作品:
Nezumi Otoshi
主催:
Bungakukai
結果:
Honorable Mention
27th Bungakukai Newcomer Award ("Kami no Onna" / "The Woman of God")
1968
対象作品:
Kami no Onna (The Woman of God)
主催:
Bungakukai
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Nezumi Otoshi
1967年 Short storyA short story set in rural Akita that delicately portrays interpersonal relationships and ruptures in everyday life.
Regional lifeInterpersonal relationshipsEveryday life
Kami no Onna (The Woman of God)
1968年 Short storyA short story that hints at religious or supernatural elements while probing characters' inner lives.
FaithInteriorityLoneliness
Seibutsu
1970年 Short storyA short piece addressing questions of life, death, and existence.
Life and deathExistential themes
Toy Soldier
1971年 Short storyA work that contrasts images of war and the military with memories of childhood.
WarMemoryChildhood
Shuchou (Chief)
1972年 Short storyA short story questioning images of authority and leadership.
AuthorityCommunity
Tomorrow's Zoo
1973年 Short storyAn allegorical short story reflecting human society through everyday scenes at a zoo.
Everyday lifeSocial allegory
Mustache and Lice
1973年 Short storyA work that depicts society and human nature through details of the body and daily life.
The bodyClose observation of daily life
Kenzoku-sai
1973年 Short storyA short story focused on family and communal rituals and bonds.
FamilyRitual
Fortress of Shadows
1974年 Short storyA lyrical short story that revolves around memory and the shadows of the past.
MemoryThe past
Farewell, Navy
1975年 Short storyA story set against navy and wartime experiences, depicting farewells and pain.
WarLoss
全著作
- Mustache and Lice (Bungeishunju, 1973)
- Kami no Onna — Tomio Kato Collected Works 1 (Akita Shobo, 1983)
- Farewell, Navy — Tomio Kato Collected Works 2 (Akita Shobo, 1983)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Realist depictionInterior-focused proseWork rooted in regional (Akita) settings
- 頻出モチーフ
- War and the militaryRural Akita landscapesGenerational conflictMemory and the past
評価・遺産
A writer based in Akita who published many short stories drawing on wartime experience and regional themes. He won the Bungakukai Newcomer Award in 1968 and was nominated four times for the Akutagawa Prize between 1971 and 1975. He died suddenly in 1977 after an assault; his life and works are sometimes discussed in the context of regional and postwar Japanese literature.
資料所蔵先
- VIAF ID: 258642789
- National Diet Library ID: 00028128
引用
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The young ones, who don't even know war, are so cocky.
出典: Wikipedia article (Tomio Kato)
豆知識
- He enlisted in the Navy preparatory flight training (Yokaren) and experienced the end of World War II while training related to Ohka special attack aircraft.
- Won the 27th Bungakukai Newcomer Award in 1968; received an honorable mention in the same award in 1967.
- Four-time Akutagawa Prize candidate between 1971 and 1975.
- Died in 1977 from a subdural hematoma after being assaulted by a colleague.
- Authority records: VIAF 258642789; National Diet Library ID 00028128.