Akutagawa Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 59 (1968) award
Saiichi Maruya
まるや さいいち
Maruya Saiichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1925-08-27 （Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan）
- Died
- 2012-10-13 （Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan） age 87
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, literary critic, English literature scholar, translator, essayist
- Active Years
- 1960-2012
- Affiliations
- Japan Art Academy, Japan Literary Authors' Association
- Memberships
- Japan Art Academy
- Influenced By
- James Joyce, Marcel Proust
- Influenced
- Haruki Murakami
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niigata High School (pre-war) | — | — | — | 1944-1947 | Japan |
| Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo | Faculty of Letters | Department of English | 修士 | 1947-1950 | Japan |
Niigata High School (pre-war)
Period:
1944-1947
Year of Graduation:
1947
Country:
Japan
Graduated pre-war high school
Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of English
Degree:
修士
Period:
1947-1950
Year of Graduation:
1950
Country:
Japan
Graduation thesis on James Joyce
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Kawade Cultural Award | Sasa Makura | — | Kawade Shobo Shinsha | 受賞 |
| 1968 | Akutagawa Prize | Toshi no Nokori | — | Bungeishunju | 受賞 |
| 1972 | Tanizaki Jun'ichirō Prize | Singular Rebellion | — | Bungeishunju | 受賞 |
| 1974 | Yomiuri Literature Prize | Go-Toba-in | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Yomiuri Literature Prize | A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Revised) | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Noma Literary Prize | What is Chushingura | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Kawabata Yasunari Literary Prize | Ju'eitan | — | Kawabata Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Art Encouragement Prize | The Shining Tale of Genji | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Osaragi Jirō Prize | New Hyakunin Isshu | — | Osaragi Jiro Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | — | — | Kikuchi Kan Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Izumi Kyōka Literary Prize | Kagayaku Hi no Miya | — | Izumi Kyoka Literary Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Asahi Prize | Long-standing literary achievements | — | Asahi Shimbun Company | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Order of Culture | — | — | Government of Japan | 受賞 |
Kawade Cultural Award
1967
Work:
Sasa Makura
Organization:
Kawade Shobo Shinsha
Result:
受賞
Akutagawa Prize
1968
Work:
Toshi no Nokori
Organization:
Bungeishunju
Result:
受賞
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō Prize
1972
Work:
Singular Rebellion
Organization:
Bungeishunju
Result:
受賞
Yomiuri Literature Prize
1974
Work:
Go-Toba-in
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Yomiuri Literature Prize
2010
Work:
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Revised)
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Noma Literary Prize
1985
Work:
What is Chushingura
Organization:
Noma Cultural Foundation
Result:
受賞
Kawabata Yasunari Literary Prize
1988
Work:
Ju'eitan
Organization:
Kawabata Prize Selection Committee
Result:
受賞
Art Encouragement Prize
1990
Work:
The Shining Tale of Genji
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Osaragi Jirō Prize
1999
Work:
New Hyakunin Isshu
Organization:
Osaragi Jiro Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
2001
Organization:
Kikuchi Kan Prize Selection Committee
Result:
受賞
Izumi Kyōka Literary Prize
2003
Work:
Kagayaku Hi no Miya
Organization:
Izumi Kyoka Literary Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Asahi Prize
2004
Work:
Long-standing literary achievements
Organization:
Asahi Shimbun Company
Result:
受賞
Order of Culture
2011
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Tanizaki Junichiro Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 8 (1972) award
Noma Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 38 (1985) award
Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 15 (1988) award
Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
-
Edition 40 (1990) award
Osaragi Jiro Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 26 (1999) award
Kikuchi Kan Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 55 (2001) award
Izumi Kyoka Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 31 (2003) award
Works
Major Works
Sasa Makura
1966 NovelToshi no Nokori
1968 NovelSingular Rebellion
1972 NovelTranslations
- Singular Rebellion
Uragoe de Uta e Kimigayo
1982 NovelOnna Zakari
1993 NovelAdaptations
- [Film] Onna Zakari (1993)
Translations
- A Mature Woman
Kagayaku Hi no Miya
2003 NovelTranslations by Author
- Ulysses
- Brighton Rock
Translations of Works
- Singular Rebellion
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- British-style social novelintellectualhumor
- Recurring Motifs
- warescape from authority
Health
-
gallbladder cancer2010-2011Authored final novel after surgery
Legacy
A writer and critic who brought innovation to contemporary Japanese literature
Academic Societies
- Japan Art Academy
In Popular Culture
- Film adaptation of Onna Zakari
Trivia
- Yokohama DeNA BayStars fan