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第3回（1984年） award
Kyoji Kobayashi
こばやし きょうじ
Kobayashi Kyoji
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1957-11-09 （Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan → Tokyo, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Haiku poet, University professor
- 活動期間
- 1984年〜
- 所属
- Senshu University
- 所属団体
- Member of PEN Japan, Founding member, JALInet (Japan Literature Net)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Yasutaka Tsutsui, Akira Hori, Yūji Usui, Aki Sato
- ノミネート
- 94th Akutagawa Prize nominee ("Shosetsuden")
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Letters | Department of Aesthetics and Art Studies | 文学士 | — | Japan |
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Aesthetics and Art Studies
学位:
文学士
国:
Japan
Member of the University of Tokyo Student Haiku Society while enrolled
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Kaien Newcomer's Literary Prize | Telephone Man | — | Kaien | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Mishima Yukio Prize | Kabuki Day | — | Mishima Yukio Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
Kaien Newcomer's Literary Prize
1984
対象作品:
Telephone Man
主催:
Kaien
結果:
受賞
Mishima Yukio Prize
1998
対象作品:
Kabuki Day
主催:
Mishima Yukio Prize Selection Committee
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
Mishima Yukio Award
1回登壇
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第11回（1998年） award
作品
代表作
Telephone Man
1985年 NovelDebut work; a collection of short stories depicting urban loneliness and strange events with humor. Notable for metafictional devices and wit.
LonelinessHumorMetafiction
The Fall of Zeus Garden
1987年 NovelA novel that combines mythic motifs with contemporary distortions. Centers on the decline of the titular 'Zeus Garden' and contains elements of social satire.
MythDeclineSocial satire
Kabuki Day
1998年 NovelAn experimental novel that blurs the boundary between narrative and theatre, using kabuki and stage representation as motifs. Explores multiplicity of expression and shifting identity; winner of the 1998 Mishima Yukio Prize.
KabukiTheatricalityIdentity
Father
1999年 NovelA semi-autobiographical novel focused on family and the figure of the father. Themes include memory, legacy, and confronting the past.
FamilyMemoryFather–son relationship
Udagawa Shinjū
2004年 NovelA work that reimagines the classical theme of lovers' double suicide (shinjū) in a contemporary setting, contrasting traditional motifs with aspects of modern society.
Love and deathReinterpretation of classicsRituals
全著作
- Telephone Man
- Shosetsuden / Jun'ai-den
- The Fall of Zeus Garden
- Peninsula Notes / Archipelago Notes
- On the Wilderness
- Mr. Nightmare's Casebook
- Nostalgia in a Bottle
- The Counterattack of Japan
- She from the Bathroom Window
- Short Stories
- Collection of Wicked Tales
- Kabuki Day
- Father
- Nobunaga of the Neck
- When Monster Fruits Ripen
- Marked by the Dripping
- Udagawa Shinjū
- Japanese Liao Zhai Tales
- New Interpretation of Yotsuya Kaidan
- Azabu Ghost Stories
- Practical Youth Haiku Course
- Haiku as a Game
- Spring Song: Early Haiku of Kyoji Kobayashi
- Drunken Diary
- The Joy of Haiku
- The Sarumino Club: Fierce Battles of a One-Person Haiku Circle
- Tanka Paradise
- Diary of a Tea Connoisseur: A Rude Introduction to Tea Ceremony
- Invitation to Evil: Enjoying Bakumatsu/Monzaemon Kabuki
- Kabuki Savant
- Invitation to Shinjū: The Splendid World of Love-and-Death
- This Haiku is Amazing!
- These Are the Masterful Haiku!
作風・主題
- 文体
- Metafictional humorWitty, ironic narrationHaiku-inspired concision
- 頻出モチーフ
- Kabuki/theatrical motifsShinjū (double suicide), love and deathFamily and fatherhood
評価・遺産
A writer known for metafictional humor and writings on haiku. Debuted with the Kaien Newcomer's Literary Prize and won the Mishima Yukio Prize in 1998; he also serves as a professor at Senshu University.
関連学会
- PEN Japan
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library (authority record)
- VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)
- ISNI (International Standard Name Identifier)
大衆文化への影響
- Television appearances (e.g. 'Kagaku Jugyou / Youkoso Senpai', variety shows)
豆知識
- His father, Toshio Kobayashi, served as an executive vice president at Kobe Steel.
- Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters (Department of Aesthetics and Art Studies).
- Debuted in 1984 after winning the 3rd Kaien Newcomer's Literary Prize for 'Telephone Man'.
- Won the 11th Mishima Yukio Prize in 1998 for 'Kabuki Day'.
- Appointed professor at Senshu University in 2004.
- Co-founded JALInet with Yasutaka Tsutsui, Akira Hori, Yūji Usui and Aki Sato.