Gunzo Newcomer Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (1978) winning entry
Kei Nakazawa
なかざわ けい
Nakazawa Kei
Aliases:
本田恵美子
Pen Names:
Kei Nakazawa（Pen name; legal name is Honda Emiko.）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1959-10-06 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan (birthplace) → Wako, Saitama, Japan (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Essayist, University lecturer/professor
- Active Years
- 1977-
- Affiliations
- Professor, Department of Japanese Literature, Faculty of Letters, Hosei University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiji University | School of Political Science and Economics | Department of Political Science | 政治学士 | 1978-1983 | Japan |
Meiji University
School of Political Science and Economics
/ Department of Political Science
Degree:
政治学士
Period:
1978-1983
Year of Graduation:
1983
Country:
Japan
Began writing while at university; won the 21st Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize in 1978 for 'Umi o Kanjiru Toki'.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize | Umi o Kanjiru Toki | — | Gunzo (Kodansha) | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Noma Literary Newcomer Prize | On the Horizon | — | Noma Literary Newcomer Prize (Noma Cultural Foundation) | 受賞 |
Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize
1978
Work:
Umi o Kanjiru Toki
Organization:
Gunzo (Kodansha)
Result:
受賞
Noma Literary Newcomer Prize
1985
Work:
On the Horizon
Organization:
Noma Literary Newcomer Prize (Noma Cultural Foundation)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Noma Literary Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1985) award
Works
Major Works
Umi o Kanjiru Toki
1978 NovelA lyrical work focusing on a young woman's coming of age and memories tied to the sea. It contains short-story and linked-story elements, with themes of the sea and family memory.
seacoming of agememoryfamily
Adaptations
- [Film] Umi o Kanjiru Toki (2014)
On the Horizon
1985 NovelA work that depicts scenes and human relationships around the horizon; notable for delicate depictions of loss, renewal, and coastal life.
lossrenewalseaeveryday life
Onna Tomodachi
1981 Fiction / Short storiesA short-story collection capturing relationships and daily life between women; noted for psychological portrayals from a female perspective.
friendshipwomen's liveseveryday life
Gakutai no Usagi
2000 NovelA novel depicting life's details and intersecting lives with delicate touch; musical motifs and fragments of daily life are interwoven.
musiccommunitymemory
Bibliography
- Umi o Kanjiru Toki
- Onna Tomodachi
- Nobudou o Tsumu
- Kaze no Kotoba, Umi no Kioku
- Hitori de Iru yo Ichiwa no Tori ga
- On the Horizon
- Yukigake no Sora
- Seihitsu no Hi
- Kumori Bi o
- Kissui
- Yuran Kaido
- Shutoken
- Otoko no Senaka
- Karine
- Gakufucho: Onna Tomodachi Sorekara
- Oya, Maa
- Yorodokoro
- Mamehatake no Yoru
- Senjutsuka Nyumon Hokoku
- Sakura Sasakure
- Mamehatake no Hiru
- Toki no Soushokuhou
- Gakutai no Usagi
- Jinsei no Saibu
- Tsuki no Katsura
- Usagi to Trumpet
- Toyomi to Ikumi no Monogatari
- Hints for Growing Up
- Book Reviews, Current Reviews, Talks on Books
- Dobutsuen no Ouji
- Kojimachi: Two Grandmothers, Two Daughters, One Grandchild
- Anti-Hate Dialogue
Adaptations
- Umi o Kanjiru Toki (film adaptation, 2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical proseautobiographical elementsdetailed depiction of everyday lifefemale perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- seamemoryfamilylonelinesseveryday life
Legacy
A Japanese female writer active since the late 1970s, known for lyrical works about the sea, family and memory. She has also contributed to literary education as a university professor. One of her notable works, 'Umi o Kanjiru Toki', was adapted into a film (2014).
Archives
- National Diet Library (Japan)
- Hosei University Researcher Profiles (kenkyu-web)
In Popular Culture
- Film 'Umi o Kanjiru Toki' (2014)
- Appearances on YouTube programs (DemocraTV, Democracy Times, Politas TV, etc.)
Quotes
-
What an unpleasant man. He says he won't charge interest, but if you borrow money you'll be directed and it will be used to their advantage. He'll stay a 'yankee' (brash).
Source: Twitter (post) (2020) -
Enthusiastic support
Source: Twitter (post) (2016)
Trivia
- Legal name is Honda Emiko.
- Won the 21st Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize in 1978 for 'Umi o Kanjiru Toki'.
- Won the 7th Noma Literary Newcomer Prize in 1985 for 'On the Horizon'.
- Appointed professor in the Department of Japanese Literature, Hosei University, in April 2005.
- One of her notable works was adapted into a film in 2014.