Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1948) award
Kawashima Takeyoshi
かわしま たけよし
Kawashima Takeyoshi
Pen Names:
Kazama Sho（Used for early works）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1975-03-22 （Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Fukui, Fukui Prefecture → Shibuya, Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Poet
- Active Years
- 1998-
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Kenzaburō Ōe
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | Bachelor of Arts | 1994-1998 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Period:
1994-1998
Year of Graduation:
1998
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Akutagawa Prize | Memory of Fire | — | Society for the Promotion of Japanese Literature | 受賞 |
Akutagawa Prize
2005
Work:
Memory of Fire
Organization:
Society for the Promotion of Japanese Literature
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Memory of Fire
2004 Short Story Collection 200 pagesA collection of short stories exploring family memories.
MemoryFamily
Windy Hill
2006 Novel 320 pagesA coming-of-age story set in a rural town.
YouthNature
Adaptations
- [TV Drama] Windy Hill / Sato Hiroshi (2008)
Bibliography
- Memory of Fire
- Windy Hill
- Voice from the Depths
- Spiral of Seasons
Adaptations
- TV drama 'Windy Hill'
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- LyricismMinimalism
- Recurring Motifs
- WindMemory
Legacy
He is highly regarded as a writer who depicts memory and loss in contemporary Japanese literature.
Quotes
-
Life is a journey.
Source: Interview in 'The Door to Literature' (2010)
Trivia
- His hobbies include fishing and photography.