Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 62 (2009) award
Yuichiro Kurihara
くりはら ゆういちろう
Kurihara Yūichirō
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1965-09-28 （Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- critic, literary critic, music critic
- Active Years
- 1990-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya High School | — | — | — | 中退 | Japan |
| Sundai Prep School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| University of Tokyo (Science I) | Science I | — | — | 在籍後除籍 | Japan |
Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya High School
Period:
中退
Country:
Japan
Left before graduation
Sundai Prep School
Country:
Japan
Attended as university entrance prep
University of Tokyo (Science I)
Science I
Period:
在籍後除籍
Country:
Japan
Enrolled in Science I but later removed from register (did not graduate)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Criticism & Essay) | The Literary History of 'Plagiarism' | 評論その他部門 | Mystery Writers of Japan | winner |
Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Criticism & Essay)
2008
Work:
The Literary History of 'Plagiarism'
Category:
評論その他部門
Organization:
Mystery Writers of Japan
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Literary History of 'Plagiarism'
2008 literary criticismA critical work examining plagiarism within literary history, questioning boundaries between appropriation and originality.
plagiarismliterary historycriticism
J-Pop Criticism That Music Magazines Don't Write
2004 music criticismA collection of essays on J-pop offering original perspectives on music and its cultural context.
J-popmusic criticismcultural analysis
Bibliography
- The Literary History of 'Plagiarism'
- J-Pop Criticism That Music Magazines Don't Write
- Fighting Smoking Fascism (co-authored)
- "Even If Rotten" Literature (co-planned/co-authored)
- Let's Talk Real Economics (co-authored)
- Reading Shintaro Ishihara (co-authored)
- Reading Haruki Murakami Through Music (editor/supervisor)
- 150 Years of Japanese Music Criticism: 100 Books (co-authored)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- sharp critiqueclear argumentative stylecross-genre analysis
- Recurring Motifs
- musicliterary historycultural criticismpolitics
Legacy
Known for cross-disciplinary criticism in literature, music and culture; awarded the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 2008. Often a provocative commentator in contemporary literary discourse.
Quotes
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Being involved in literature dirties the soul, you know.
Source: X (formerly Twitter) post (2023)
Trivia
- Dropped out of Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya High School.
- A fan of 1970s Japanese popular songs (kayōkyoku).