Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1962) award
Katsuji Okado
おかど かつじ
Okado Katsuji
Aliases:
小山 勝治
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1913-07-15 （Tokyo）
- Died
- 1977-02-13 age 63
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Essayist, Newspaper journalist
- Active Years
- 1932-1977
- Influenced By
- Nagai Kafu
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shimbun Gakuin (Newspaper Academy) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Shimbun Gakuin (Newspaper Academy)
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Japan Essayists' Club Prize | Sanjin — Ichimei: Kafu's Revelry | — | Japan Essayists' Club | winner |
Japan Essayists' Club Prize
1962
Work:
Sanjin — Ichimei: Kafu's Revelry
Organization:
Japan Essayists' Club
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sanjin — Ichimei: Kafu's Revelry
1962 EssaysA collection of essays and recollections related to Nagai Kafu, incorporating material from the personal magazine 'Sanjin'.
Nagai KafuMemoirUrban scenes
Kafu Paris Map
1964 Travel/EssaysAn essay collection about Nagai Kafu and Paris, compiling accounts and anecdotes related to stays in Paris.
ParisCultural comparisonUrban life
The Life of Nagai Kafu
1972 Biographical essayA biographical essay surveying the life of Nagai Kafu, blending researched biography with personal recollection.
BiographyLiterary historyNagai Kafu
Kafu's Sanjin in Asakusa
1957 EssaysAn essay collection depicting Asakusa's scenery and people, reflecting upon Kafu and urban culture of the time.
AsakusaUrban cultureReminiscence
Bibliography
- Tokyo Social Catalog
- Detective Stories: Nyubo Manji
- Kafu's Sanjin in Asakusa
- Kafu's Sanjin in Ginza
- Kafu: Decadence
- Kafu Dancer Secret Selections
- Sanjin — Ichimei: Kafu's Revelry
- Kafu Paris Map
- New France Stories
- Waves of Tile Roofs
- Secret Stories of Kafu Books
- The Life of Nagai Kafu
- Kafu: French Anecdotes
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Aesthetic, observant essay styleA prose that mixes reminiscence and biographical commentary
- Recurring Motifs
- Urban landscapesRecollections of Nagai KafuComparisons between Paris and Japan
Legacy
An essayist who documented aspects of postwar Japanese literary history through studies and recollections of Nagai Kafu. His close association with Kafu provides valuable material for literary scholarship.
Trivia
- His legal name was Katsuji Koyama; he wrote under the name Katsuji Okado.
- He was close to Nagai Kafu and wrote many essays and biographical pieces about Kafu.