Bungakukai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 66 (1988) award
Kiyoshi Kohama
こはま きよし
Kohama Kiyoshi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1950-12-09 （Yubushima (Taketomi, Okinawa Prefecture), Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Theatre company member, Stage crew, Manager
- Active Years
- 1969-
- Influenced By
- Kenji Nakagami
- Nominations
- 108th Akutagawa Prize — nominated for 'Kieru Shima' (Disappearing Island), 1992, 111th Akutagawa Prize — nominated for 'Goseibashi', 1994
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okinawa Prefectural Yaeyama High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Okinawa Prefectural Yaeyama High School
Year of Graduation:
1969
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Bungakkai Newcomer Prize | Kaze no Kawa (Wind River) | — | Bungakkai (literary magazine) | 受賞 |
Bungakkai Newcomer Prize
1988
Work:
Kaze no Kawa (Wind River)
Organization:
Bungakkai (literary magazine)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kaze no Kawa (Wind River)
1988 Short storyA short story set in Okinawa that weaves local landscape and memories into portraits of everyday life. This piece won the Bungakkai Newcomer Prize.
Okinawaregional identitymemory
消える島 (Kieru Shima / Disappearing Island)
1992 Short storyA short story depicting loss and memory through the lives of people on an isolated island. Nominated for the Akutagawa Prize.
isolationlossmemory
Goseibashi
1994 Short storyA story set around a regional town and a bridge, exploring human relationships and local characteristics. It was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize.
local communityhuman relationshipssense of place
Hi no Yami (Darkness of Fire)
1995 Novel / Literary fictionA novel published by Shueisha in 1995. Known as a longer work that delves into Okinawa, social issues, memory, and individual interiority.
Okinawamemoryindividual and society
Bibliography
- Kaze no Kawa (Wind River)
- Kieru Shima (Disappearing Island)
- Goseibashi
- Hi no Yami (Darkness of Fire)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic yet lyrical prose reflecting Okinawan landscape and dialectsEmphasis on local memory and collective history
- Recurring Motifs
- sea and islandsmemory and lossvoices of local communities
Legacy
A writer known for works set in Okinawa. Having studied under Kenji Nakagami, he transformed local landscape and memory into literature. He was recognized with the Bungakkai Newcomer Prize; some biographical details lack public sourcing and would benefit from further documentation.
Trivia
- Born December 9, 1950 on Yubushima, Taketomi, Okinawa.
- In 1969 he graduated from Okinawa Prefectural Yaeyama High School and moved to Tokyo to join the theatre company Gekidan Shiki.
- Worked as stage crew for events such as the Okinawa International Ocean Exposition in 1975.
- Met and studied under Kenji Nakagami around 1987; served as his manager while working on his own writing (citation needed).
- In 1988 he won the 66th Bungakkai Newcomer Prize for 'Kaze no Kawa'.
- Nominated for the Akutagawa Prize in 1992 ('Kieru Shima') and 1994 ('Goseibashi').
- Published 'Hi no Yami' with Shueisha in 1995.