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Senji Kuroi

くろい せんじ

Kuroi Senji

Aliases: 長部 舜二郎

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1932-05-28 (Takaido Town, Toyotama District, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
1958-
Affiliations
New Japan Literary Society, Japan Art Academy, Japan Writers' Association, Japan-China Cultural Exchange Association
Memberships
Japan Art Academy, Japan Writers' Association
Nominations
Akutagawa Prize nominee ('Seisan Gyōkaishu')

Education

Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
Faculty of Economics
Degree: 学士
Year of Graduation: 1955
Country: Japan

Awards

Art Encouragement Newcomer Award
1970
Work: Time
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result: 受賞
Tanizaki Jun'ichiro Prize
1984
Work: Gunsui
Result: 受賞
Yomiuri Literary Prize
1995
Work: Curtain Call
Category: 小説部門
Organization: Yomiuri Shimbun
Result: 受賞
Japan Art Academy Prize
2000
Organization: Japan Art Academy
Result: 受賞
Mainichi Art Award
2001
Work: Feathers and Wings
Organization: Mainichi Newspapers
Result: 受賞
Noma Literary Prize
2006
Work: Ichinichi Yume no Saku
Organization: Noma Foundation
Result: 受賞
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays
2008
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Time

1969 Novel

May Pilgrimage

1977 Novel

Spring Signpost

1981 Novel

Gunsui

1984 Novel

Curtain Call

1994 Novel

Style & Themes

Literary Style
IntrospectiveDepiction of worker alienation
Recurring Motifs
Workplace settingsAlienationAutobiographical youth

Legacy

Renowned for works focusing on worker alienation and youth themes, he has had a significant influence on contemporary Japanese literature.

Academic Societies

  • Japan Art Academy
  • Japan Writers' Association

Trivia

  • His real name is Shunjirō Osabe.
  • Debuted in 1958 with 'Blue Factory'.