Kaien Newcomer Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 5 (1986) award
Masato Takeno
たけの まさと
Takeno Masato
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1966-09-23 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Writer, Production staff (anime)
- Active Years
- 1986-
- Affiliations
- Toho Co., Ltd.
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosei University | Faculty of Business Administration | Department of Management | — | — | Japan |
Hosei University
Faculty of Business Administration
/ Department of Management
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Kaien New Writers' Award | The Square Dining Table | — | Kaien (magazine) | Winner |
| 1994 | Noma Literary Newcomer Award | My Autobiography (Part I) | — | Kodansha | Winner |
Kaien New Writers' Award
1986
Work:
The Square Dining Table
Organization:
Kaien (magazine)
Result:
Winner
Noma Literary Newcomer Award
1994
Work:
My Autobiography (Part I)
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Noma Literary Newcomer Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 16 (1994) award
Works
Major Works
Pure Love Film: Yamada-san's Diary
1989 Fiction (short story collection)A short-story collection that explores love and the subtle details of everyday life.
loveeveryday lifeself
The King's Ears
1991 Short storyA short story with allegorical elements addressing power and the perspective of the voiceless.
powervoiceallegory
My Autobiography (Part I)
1994 Fiction (autobiographical)An autobiographical novel that delves into the author's inner life and memories.
selfmemorygrowth
The Square Dining Table
1986 Short storyDebut work published while still at university; a short story depicting human relationships around the dining table.
familydaily lifedebut
Bibliography
- Pure Love Film: Yamada-san's Diary (1989)
- The King's Ears (1991)
- My Autobiography (Part I) (1994)
- The Square Dining Table (debut short story, 1986)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Introspective proseAutobiographical tendencies
- Recurring Motifs
- self-explorationlossdetails of everyday life
Legacy
A writer who gained attention in the late 1980s and early 1990s by winning new-writer prizes. Since the late 1990s he has published little and worked as production staff at Toho; although his literary output is limited, his award-winning works are noted in newcomer prize histories.
Archives
- National Diet Library author record (NDL)
- VIAF authority file (VIAF:31858682)
- ISNI identifier (ISNI:0000000082175111)
Trivia
- Debuted in 1986 while still at university by winning the Kaien New Writers' Award with 'The Square Dining Table'.
- Won the 16th Noma Literary Newcomer Award in 1994 for 'My Autobiography (Part I)'.
- After graduation he joined Toho and has worked as production staff on TV anime and other projects, resulting in relatively few literary publications since the late 1990s.