Rennyo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1995) excellent work
Kyoko Michishita
みちした きょうこ
Michishita Kyoko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1942-04-26 （Toyohara, Karafuto (now Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin, Russia)）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, English
- Residence History
- Toyohara (now Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin, Russia) → Maoka (former Karafuto; later under Soviet occupation) → Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan → Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan → Wisconsin, USA (exchange student) → New York, USA (worked at United Nations Headquarters) → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Translator, Arts Program Specialist
- Active Years
- 1967-
- Influenced By
- Georgia O'Keeffe, Gloria Steinem
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido Sapporo North High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| University of Wisconsin | — | — | — | — | United States |
Hokkaido Sapporo North High School
Country:
Japan
In 1960 studied in the United States as an AFS exchange student
University of Wisconsin
Year of Graduation:
1967
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Rennyo Prize | Dasvidaniya, My Karafuto | ノンフィクション | Rennyo Prize Committee | 優秀作 |
Rennyo Prize
1995
Work:
Dasvidaniya, My Karafuto
Category:
ノンフィクション
Organization:
Rennyo Prize Committee
Result:
優秀作
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sensharu Raifu: Otoko mo Tobu Onna no Ikikata
1980 EssayA collection of essays discussing women's lives and lifestyles.
women's issueslifestyle
Dasvidaniya, My Karafuto
1996 Non-fiction (memoir)A non-fiction memoir recounting experiences in Karafuto and repatriation, based on her late father's notes and family memories.
war experiencerepatriationfamily memorylocal history
Blue Hour
2008 NovelA later work characterized by a quiet, introspective tone.
lonelinesstimememory
Bibliography
- Sensharu Raifu: Otoko mo Tobu Onna no Ikikata (Kodansha) 1980
- Dasvidaniya, My Karafuto (Kawade Shobo Shinsha) 1996
- Blue Hour (San-ichi Shobo) 2008
Translations by Author
- Georgia O'Keeffe: Portrait of the Sublime American Spirit (Laurie Ryle, Parco Publishing) 1984
- Inside the Playboy Club: New Philosophy of Living (Gloria Steinem, Mikasa Shobo) 1985
- Brooke Shields: My Lifestyle (Brooke Shields, Shincho Bunko) 1986
- Marilyn (Gloria Steinem, Soshisha) 1987
- Seeking the Real Self: Revolution of Self-Esteem and Love (Gloria Steinem, Chuokoron-Shinsha) 1994
- Enoch Arden (Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Aiiku Publishing) 2011
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Memoir-like, lyrical proseBlend of factual description and personal memory
- Recurring Motifs
- familywar and repatriationmemory and nostalgia
Legacy
Known for non-fiction recounting experiences in Karafuto and for promoting American culture in Japan. In particular, 'Dasvidaniya, My Karafuto' is regarded as an important record of repatriation history and family memory.
Trivia
- In 1960 she studied in Wisconsin as an AFS exchange student.
- After graduating from the University of Wisconsin in 1967, she worked at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
- In 1995 her book 'Dasvidaniya, My Karafuto' was selected as an excellence work for the Rennyo Prize.
- She is known for introducing American cultural figures such as Georgia O'Keeffe and Gloria Steinem to Japanese audiences.