Oya Soichi Nonfiction Award
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Edition 14 (1983) award
Sumi Kosakai
こさかい すみ
Kosakai Sumi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1929-04-19 （Tokyo）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Christianity
Career
- Occupations
- Non-fiction writer, Freelance writer
- Active Years
- 1967-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rikkyo University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Rikkyo University
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Ōya Sōichi Nonfiction Prize | This Is Your Mother (Sawada Miki and the Mixed-Race Orphans) | — | Ōya Sōichi Nonfiction Prize | 受賞 |
Ōya Sōichi Nonfiction Prize
1983
Work:
This Is Your Mother (Sawada Miki and the Mixed-Race Orphans)
Organization:
Ōya Sōichi Nonfiction Prize
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Morgan Oyuki
1975 Non-fictionA biography of a woman who lived by love and faith. Originally published by Kodansha; later issued in paperback.
biographyfaithwomen
Maria of the Apparition: The Nuns of Nagasaki
1980 Non-fictionA reportage on nuns in Nagasaki, depicting faith and communal life.
religionnunslocal history
This Is Your Mother: Sawada Miki and the Mixed-Race Orphans
1982 Non-fictionA reportage on Sawada Miki and mixed-race orphans, focusing on socially vulnerable people.
social issuesorphanswomen's history
Death Row Inmates Live
1987 Non-fictionA reportage exploring the lives and minds of death row inmates, questioning punishment and humanity.
criminal justicehuman rightsethics
The Papal Throne: John XXIII and a Turbulent 20th Century
1992 Non-fictionFocuses on Pope John XXIII and discusses the relationship between church history and 20th-century politics.
church historyreligion and politics
Bibliography
- Morgan Oyuki (Kodansha, 1975)
- Maria of the Apparition: The Nuns of Nagasaki (Shueisha, 1980)
- This Is Your Mother (Shueisha, 1982)
- The Island of "Sorrowful Maria": A Showa-Era Ordeal (Shueisha, 1984)
- Against Brother Takuboku: The Wandering of Mitsuko (Shueisha, 1986)
- Death Row Inmates Live (Tokuma Shoten, 1987)
- A Road Far from the Vineyard: The Life of Don Bosco (Shunjusha, 1987)
- Rye, Tears, and the Virgin Mary (Tosho Publishing, 1989)
- The Papal Throne: John XXIII and a Turbulent 20th Century (Tokuma Shoten, 1992)
- Danjuro and "Kanjincho" (Kodansha, 1993)
- The True Nature of Eschatology (Bungeishunju, 1996)
- Human Limits (Seibo no Kishi Sha, 1996)
- Wandering Christianity (Tokuma Bunko, 2000)
- Mysteries of 2000 Years of Christianity (Kodansha +α Shinsho, 2000)
- Biography: Kun Sasaki (Themis, 2001)
- Bible Stories: What Happened to Men and Women Afterwards (Kodansha +α Shinsho, 2001)
- The Power and Struggles of the Popes (Kodansha +α Shinsho, 2002)
- Principles Behind Jewish Revenge Actions (Kodansha +α Shinsho, 2003)
Translations by Author
- Pope John XXIII (Meriol Trevor; co-translated with Yuji Kikuchi, Women of St. Paul Association, 1976)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- reportage-style nonfictionbiographical prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Christianitywomen's suffering and resiliencesocially vulnerable people
Legacy
A nonfiction writer who produced numerous biographies and reportage focused on socially vulnerable people, women, and religious figures from a Christian perspective. Contributed to Japanese reportage literature from the 1980s and published many works on religious topics.
Trivia
- Dropped out of Rikkyo University Faculty of Letters
- Worked at Shueisha then became a freelance writer in 1967
- Won the Ōya Sōichi Nonfiction Prize in 1983 for 'This Is Your Mother'