Noma Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1943) award
Rohan Koda
こうだ ろはん
Kōda Rohan
Pen Names:
Kagyuan（Used as a pseudonym）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1867-08-22 （Shitaya Sanmaibashi Yokochō, Edo (now Taitō-ku, Tokyo, Japan)）
- Died
- 1947-07-30 （Sugano, Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan） age 79
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Nichiren Buddhism
- Residence History
- Shitaya Sanmaibashi Yokochō, Edo, Musashi Province, Japan → Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan → Sugano, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Antiquarian
- Active Years
- 1889-1947
- Affiliations
- Member of the Imperial Academy, Member of the Imperial Art Academy
- Influenced By
- Ozaki Kōyō, Tsubouchi Shōyō, Mori Ōgai
- Influenced
- Fumi Kōda
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telecommunication Official Training School | — | — | 電信技師 | 1883-1886 | Japan |
| Kyoto Imperial University | — | — | 文学博士 | — | Japan |
Telecommunication Official Training School
Degree:
電信技師
Period:
1883-1886
Year of Graduation:
1886
Country:
Japan
Kyoto Imperial University
Degree:
文学博士
Year of Graduation:
1911
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Order of Culture | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1943 | Noma Literary Prize | — | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | 受賞 |
Order of Culture
1937
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Noma Literary Prize
1943
Organization:
Noma Cultural Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Rhodanda
1889 NovelFūryū-butsu
1889 NovelThe Five-Storied Pagoda
1892 NovelDestiny
1919 Historical BiographyStyle & Themes
- Literary Style
- Pseudo-ClassicismRealism
- Recurring Motifs
- Idealism
Health
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Typhoid fever1894年Struggled between life and death
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Cataract高齢期Bedridden life
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Pneumonia1947年One of the causes of death
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Angina pectoris1947年Complication
Legacy
One of the representative writers of modern Japanese literature
Museums
- Meiji Mura Museum Kagyuan Inuyama, Aichi, Japan
- Sumida Ward Rohan Children's Park Terashima-chō, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan Opened in 1963
Academic Societies
- Imperial Academy
- Imperial Art Academy
Trivia
- In 'Skits on Homemade Future Documents' he foresaw future technologies such as wireless power transmission and monorails
- He loved go and shogi and acquired amateur dan ranks