Akutagawa Prize
1 appearances
Takayuki Kiyooka
きよおか たかゆき
Kiyōka Takayuki
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1922-06-29 （Dalian, (then Japanese-occupied Kwantung Leased Territory)）
- Died
- 2006-06-03 （Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan） age 83
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Dalian, China → Tokyo, Japan → Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, critic, university professor
- Active Years
- 1949-2006
- Affiliations
- Hosei University (Professor; later Emeritus), Japan Art Academy (member)
- Memberships
- Member of the Japan Art Academy
- Influenced By
- Arthur Rimbaud, Du Fu, Sakutarō Hagiwara
- Influenced
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters, Department of French Literature | French Literature | — | — | Japan |
University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters, Department of French Literature
/ French Literature
Country:
Japan
Studied under Kazuo Watanabe (渡辺一夫).
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Akutagawa Prize | Acacia of Dalian | — | Akutagawa Prize Committee | winner |
| 1979 | Yomiuri Literary Prize (Essay/Travel) | An Artistic Handshake | 随筆・紀行 | Yomiuri Shimbun | winner |
| 1985 | Gendai Shijin (Contemporary Poet) Award | In Early Winter in China | — | Gendai Shijin Award Committee | winner |
| 1989 | Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts | The Round Square | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs / Ministry of Education | winner |
| 1991 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | honor |
| 1995 | Japan Art Academy Prize | — | 詩歌部門 | Japan Art Academy | winner |
| 1998 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (3rd Class) | — | — | Government of Japan | honor |
| 1999 | Noma Literary Prize | The Chestnut Blossoms Said | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | winner |
| 2003 | Mainichi Art Award | A Moment / Drunk on the Sun | — | Mainichi Shimbun | winner |
Akutagawa Prize
1969
Work:
Acacia of Dalian
Organization:
Akutagawa Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Yomiuri Literary Prize (Essay/Travel)
1979
Work:
An Artistic Handshake
Category:
随筆・紀行
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
winner
Gendai Shijin (Contemporary Poet) Award
1985
Work:
In Early Winter in China
Organization:
Gendai Shijin Award Committee
Result:
winner
Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts
1989
Work:
The Round Square
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs / Ministry of Education
Result:
winner
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1991
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
honor
Japan Art Academy Prize
1995
Category:
詩歌部門
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
winner
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (3rd Class)
1998
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
honor
Noma Literary Prize
1999
Work:
The Chestnut Blossoms Said
Organization:
Noma Cultural Foundation
Result:
winner
Mainichi Art Award
2003
Work:
A Moment / Drunk on the Sun
Organization:
Mainichi Shimbun
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Contemporary Poet Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 3 (1985) award
Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
-
Edition 39 (1989) award
Shiika Bungakukan Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 7 (1992) award
Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 51 (1995) award
Rekitei Prize (formerly Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize)
1 appearances
-
Edition 34 (1996) award
Noma Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 52 (1999) award
Contemporary Poetry Hanatsubaki Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 20 (2002) award
Works
Major Works
Frosted Flame
1959 poetry collectionDebut poetry collection influenced by surrealist imagery; includes the well-known line from the poem 'Plaster': "It is strange that you have a body."
the bodydreamimagery
Acacia of Dalian
1969 novel/short-fiction cycleA linked set of stories meditating on the loss of his wife and his native Dalian; winner of the Akutagawa Prize.
lossnostalgiapostwar
The Chestnut Blossoms Said
1999 novelA large-scale novel set in interwar Paris weaving real artists and thinkers into a multi-centered narrative; noted for integrating poetry and prose.
Parisartmemory
A Moment
2002 poetry collectionA late-career poetry collection observing condensed, fleeting moments with acute poetic sensibility.
timemomentsremembrance
Bibliography
- Frosted Flame (1959)
- Daily Life (1962)
- Sketches of the Four Seasons (1966)
- Acacia of Dalian (1969)
- The Chestnut Blossoms Said (1999)
- A Moment (2002)
- Long Time No See, Bach (2006)
Translations by Author
- Selected Poems of Rimbaud (translation, 1968)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricalmusical prose/poetrysurrealist imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- Dalian (homeland)loss and remembrancedreams and the body
Health
-
interstitial pneumonia晩年Hospitalized in late life; died in 2006 from complications.
Legacy
Takayuki Kiyooka is regarded as a poet-novelist whose lyrical, musical style blurred boundaries between poetry and prose; his Akutagawa Prize and Japan Art Academy recognition mark an important contribution to postwar Japanese literature.
Academic Societies
- Japan Art Academy
Archives
- National Diet Library (holds works and related materials)
Quotes
-
It is strange that you have a body.
Source: Frosted Flame (poem 'Plaster') (1959)
Trivia
- Worked for the professional baseball organization (Nippon Professional Baseball predecessor) and is credited with proposing the 'multiple-hit' award concept in Japan.
- Continued to publish new poems in periodicals such as Gendai Shijin-techo into his later years.