Shinchosha Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1959) award
Tetsutaro Kawakami
かわかみ てつたろう
Kawakami Tetsutaro
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1902-01-08 （Nagasaki, Japan）
- Died
- 1980-09-22 （Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan） age 78
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- literary critic, music critic
- Active Years
- 1924-1980
- Affiliations
- Japan Art Academy, Person of Cultural Merit
- Memberships
- Member of Japan Art Academy
- Influenced By
- Paul Valéry, André Gide, Lev Shestov
- Influenced
- Hideo Kobayashi, Chuya Nakahara
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Imperial University | Faculty of Economics | — | — | 1923-1926 | Japan |
Tokyo Imperial University
Faculty of Economics
Period:
1923-1926
Year of Graduation:
1926
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Yomiuri Literature Prize | My Poetry and Truth | 評論 | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1960 | Shinchosha Literary Prize | Outsiders in Japan | — | Shinchosha | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Japan Art Academy Prize | — | — | Japan Art Academy | 受賞 |
| 1968 | Noma Literary Prize | Yoshida Shoin: The Martial and Confucian Image of Man | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1971 | Japan Literary Grand Prize | Diary of Melancholy | — | Japan Literary Grand Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1972 | Person of Cultural Merit | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 顕彰 |
| 1972 | Honorary Citizen of Iwakuni City | — | — | Iwakuni City | 顕彰 |
Yomiuri Literature Prize
1954
Work:
My Poetry and Truth
Category:
評論
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Shinchosha Literary Prize
1960
Work:
Outsiders in Japan
Organization:
Shinchosha
Result:
受賞
Japan Art Academy Prize
1961
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
受賞
Noma Literary Prize
1968
Work:
Yoshida Shoin: The Martial and Confucian Image of Man
Organization:
Noma Cultural Foundation
Result:
受賞
Japan Literary Grand Prize
1971
Work:
Diary of Melancholy
Organization:
Japan Literary Grand Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Person of Cultural Merit
1972
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
顕彰
Honorary Citizen of Iwakuni City
1972
Organization:
Iwakuni City
Result:
顕彰
Awards & Nominations
Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 17 (1961) award
Noma Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 21 (1968) award
Japan Literary Grand Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 3 (1971) award
Works
Major Works
My Poetry and Truth
1954 Criticism 200 pagesA collection of essays on poetry and truth.
poetrytruth
Translations by Author
- Philosophy of Tragedy
- The Creative from the Void
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- hard literature theory
- Recurring Motifs
- nihilismsymbolism
Health
-
lung cancer1980年died of lung cancer
Legacy
Highly regarded as a pioneer of modern literary criticism.
Academic Societies
- Japan Art Academy
Trivia
- He married in a Catholic ceremony in 1928.