Gunzo Newcomer Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 42 (1999) award
Masato Mizutani
みずたに まさと
Mizutani Masato
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1967-08-12 （Osaka）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- literary critic, critic
- Active Years
- 1999-
- Influenced By
- Kobayashi Hideo, Nosaka Akiyuki, Endo Shusaku, Albert Camus
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics | 学士 | — | Japan |
| Osaka University | Graduate School of Language and Culture | — | 修士 | — | Japan |
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Science
/ Department of Physics
Degree:
学士
Country:
Japan
Osaka University
Graduate School of Language and Culture
Degree:
修士
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Gunzo New Writers' Literary Award | Criticism and Literary Criticism | 評論部門 | Gunzo (magazine) | 優秀作 |
Gunzo New Writers' Literary Award
1999
Work:
Criticism and Literary Criticism
Category:
評論部門
Organization:
Gunzo (magazine)
Result:
優秀作
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Criticism and Literary Criticism
1999 criticismAn essay published in Gunzo magazine discussing methods of literary criticism and its contemporary relevance.
literary criticismcontemporaneitycritical methodology
Criticism and Literary Criticism — On Kobayashi Hideo's 'Kansō'
2007 critical study / bookA critical study that re-reads Kobayashi Hideo's texts to examine the problems and methods of modern criticism (Shironsha, 2007).
Kobayashi Hideo studiesreconsideration of modern criticism
Time Toward Violence: Dynamics of the Novel — On Early Shusaku Endo's Methods
2010 research book / criticismA research book analyzing Shusaku Endo's early works and discussing the role of violence in narrative meaning-making (Shironsha, 2010).
violencenarrative structureShusaku Endo studies
Bibliography
- Criticism and Literary Criticism — On Kobayashi Hideo's 'Kansō' (Shironsha, 2007)
- How Masterpieces Begin II (contributor: 'The Stranger', Minerva Shobo, 2008)
- Time Toward Violence: Dynamics of the Novel — On Early Shusaku Endo's Methods (Shironsha, 2010)
- Numerous essays and articles in magazines such as Gunzo, Waseda Bungaku, Mita Bungaku
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- theoretical and analyticalcombines traditional criticism with contemporary perspectives
- Recurring Motifs
- solitudehistorycommunityviolence
Legacy
A critic who encouraged theoretical re-examination within contemporary Japanese literary criticism, known for re-readings of Kobayashi Hideo and Shusaku Endo.
Trivia
- Born August 12, 1967
- From Osaka
- Graduated from Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, University of Tokyo
- Completed master's program at Osaka University Graduate School of Language and Culture
- Selected as an excellence work in the criticism category of the 1999 Gunzo New Writers' Literary Award