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Hiroyuki Matsui

まつい ひろゆき

Matsui Hiroyuki

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1966-10-05 （Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
Died
2012-08-17 age 45
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
literary critic, university professor
Active Years
1994-2012
Affiliations
Nara University, Faculty of Letters
Influenced By
Takaaki Yoshimoto, Hideo Kobayashi, Kiyoteru Hanada, Akio Goto

Education

Senshu University Graduate School
Degree: Master's (修士)
Year of Graduation: 1994
Country: Japan
Completed master's program at the graduate school (March 1994).

Awards

Shincho Newcomer Award (Criticism)
2003
Work: <One> and <Two>: Thoughts on Literature — Around Meiji 40
Category: 評論部門
Organization: Shinchosha
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

<One> and <Two>: Thoughts on Literature — Around Meiji 40

2014 literary criticism

A collection of essays on literature and thought around Meiji 40 (circa 1907), compiled primarily from articles originally published in literary magazines.

Meiji literatureliterary theorycomparative criticism

<One> and <Two>: Thoughts on Literature — Around Meiji 40 (Shincho, Nov 2003)

2003 magazine article

An article published in Shincho discussing literary perspectives and the treatment of signs around Meiji 40.

Meiji-period studiesstylistics

On 'Viewpoint' — Essay on Takaaki Yoshimoto (Shincho, Dec 2005)

2005 critical essay

A critical examination of Takaaki Yoshimoto's thought and literary theory.

intellectual historyliterary criticism

Monthly Reviews of New Fiction (Bungakukai, Feb–Jul 2007)

2007 critical reviews (series)

A monthly column reviewing works by emerging novelists.

contemporary fictionreviews of newcomers

On 'Unknowability' — Fuminori Nakamura's 'The Last Life' (Shincho, Sep 2007)

2007 review/critique

A critique exploring the motif of 'unknowability' in Fuminori Nakamura's work.

motif analysiscontemporary author studies

Toward Broadening the Concept of Realism (Reiro, Nov 2011)

2011 critical essay

An essay reconsidering the concept of realism and proposing ways to broaden it.

realismtheoretical criticism

Literary Notes on Akio Goto's 'Methods of Laughter' (Shunpu, May 2011)

2011 book review

A literary reflection prompted by Akio Goto's 'Methods of Laughter.'

study of laughterbook review

Bibliography

  • <One> and <Two>: Thoughts on Literature — Around Meiji 40 (ed. Tatsuji Inuguchi, Bungeisha, 2014)
  • <One> and <Two>: Thoughts on Literature — Around Meiji 40 (Shincho, Nov 2003)
  • On 'Viewpoint' — Essay on Takaaki Yoshimoto (Shincho, Dec 2005)
  • Monthly Reviews of New Fiction (Bungakukai, Feb–Jul 2007)
  • On 'Unknowability' — Fuminori Nakamura's 'The Last Life' (Shincho, Sep 2007)
  • Toward Broadening the Concept of Realism (Reiro, Nov 2011)
  • Literary Notes on Akio Goto's 'Methods of Laughter' (Shunpu, May 2011)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
clear, academic critical prosecareful essays rooted in historical context
Recurring Motifs
re-reading modern Japanese literaturecomparative relations among authorsreinterpretation of texts

Health

  • acute intracerebral hemorrhage
    2012-08-17
    His sudden death ended his research, teaching, and writing activities.

Legacy

He was recognized in literary criticism for studies on Meiji-era literature and contemporary authors. As a professor at Nara University he contributed to educating younger scholars. His premature death curtailed further development, but his essays remain referenced in the field of criticism.

Archives

  • National Diet Library (authority ID: 001179517)
  • VIAF (ID: 310634245)

Trivia

  • Completed master's program at Senshu University Graduate School (March 1994).
  • Winner of the 35th Shincho Newcomer Award (Criticism) in 2003.
  • Served as a professor in the Faculty of Letters at Nara University from 2009.
  • Died of acute intracerebral hemorrhage on August 17, 2012.