Takiji Yuriko Award
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (1988) award
Seiichi Miyadera
みやでら せいいち
Miyadera Seiichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1935-07-26 （Tokyo）
- Died
- 2013-12-27 age 78
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1979-2013
- Affiliations
- Japan Democratic Literary Alliance, Japan Democratic Literary Association
- Memberships
- Japan Democratic Literary Alliance, Japan Democratic Literary Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Metropolitan Fifth Commercial High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo Metropolitan Fifth Commercial High School
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Takiji-Yuriko Prize | Wakako: Summer | — | Japan Democratic Literary Association | 受賞 |
| 1979 | Selected in Akahata literary contest | Nawake | — | Akahata (The Red Flag) | 入選 |
Takiji-Yuriko Prize
1988
Work:
Wakako: Summer
Organization:
Japan Democratic Literary Association
Result:
受賞
Selected in Akahata literary contest
1979
Work:
Nawake
Organization:
Akahata (The Red Flag)
Result:
入選
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
I Hear the Festival Music
1983 FictionWorks depicting workers and local communities, including stories rooted in social realism.
laborlocal communitycommunity
Wakako: Summer
1987 FictionA work centered on the protagonist Wakako that explores labor, family, and everyday struggles. Winner of the 1988 Takiji-Yuriko Prize.
laborfamilyeveryday struggles
Winter's Rainbow
1990 FictionA social-realist work set in winter that portrays workers' lives and solidarity.
solidarityhopelabor
Pigeons in the Sandbox
1994 FictionA collection-like work depicting people's lives in the gaps of urban life and labor.
urban lifeisolationlabor
Thunder
1998 FictionA mid-length work reflecting social change and the tensions of labor movements.
social changelabor movementsconflict
My Town
1999 FictionA work with essay-like elements looking at the town where one grew up and its working people.
hometownlabormemory
Bibliography
- I Hear the Festival Music
- Wakako: Summer
- Winter's Rainbow
- Pigeons in the Sandbox
- Thunder
- My Town
- Nawake
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- social realismdepiction of labor scenesplain, straightforward narration
- Recurring Motifs
- laborsolidarityeveryday struggle
Legacy
A central figure in Japan's democratic literary movement, known for social-realist works depicting labor scenes. His writings focusing on community and workers received recognition within the movement.
Academic Societies
- Japan Democratic Literary Association
Trivia
- He continued writing while working at a clock-making company.
- 'Nawake' was selected in Akahata's literary contest in 1979.
- Won the 1988 Takiji-Yuriko Prize for 'Wakako: Summer'.