Takiji Yuriko Award
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (1988) award
Mori Yoshio
もり よしお
Mori Yoshio
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1930-12-05 （Tokyo Prefecture）
- Died
- 2015-03-08 age 84
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo Prefecture → Fukushima Prefecture (evacuated)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1955-2015
- Affiliations
- Japanese Democratic Literary Association
- Memberships
- Japanese Democratic Literary Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Takiji and Yuriko Prize | Honoo no Koyomi | — | — | winner |
Takiji and Yuriko Prize
1988
Work:
Honoo no Koyomi
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Arechi no Tabi
1978 Short story collectionA collection based on his teaching experience portraying youths suffering at the margins of society.
education issuessocial marginalizationyouth angst
Honoo no Koyomi
1987 Historical novel / Social novelA novel depicting a woman living as a teacher during wartime, exploring difficulties in education and personal conflicts.
education during wartimefemale perspectiveethical conflict
Kawa wa Nagareru
NovelA sequel to 'Honoo no Koyomi', continuing to portray education under wartime and the flow of people's lives.
war and educationpassing down history
Toki no Tanima
Autobiographical workA work drawing on his youth, depicting personal growth and the currents of the era.
youthautobiographical elementsmemory of the era
Sengo no Kaze
NovelA novel addressing postwar society and the lives of young people.
postwarsocial changeyouth
Futsuu no Hito
2002 Social novelA novel focusing on the forced display of the national flag and anthem in schools in the early 2000s, questioning public education and individual positions.
education policycivic educationindividual and state
Bibliography
- Arechi no Tabi
- Honoo no Koyomi
- Kawa wa Nagareru
- Toki no Tanima
- Sengo no Kaze
- Futsuu no Hito
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- social realismrealistic depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- educationwar and evacuationadolescent suffering
Legacy
Known for socially conscious works focusing on education and wartime experiences, he served as chair of the Japanese Democratic Literary Association. His realistic depictions based on teaching experience and works on educational issues are well regarded.
Academic Societies
- Japanese Democratic Literary Association
Archives
- National Diet Library
- Waseda University Library
Trivia
- Graduated from Waseda University and wrote while working as an English teacher at a Tokyo metropolitan high school.
- Served as chair of the Japanese Democratic Literary Association from 1999 to 2007.
- Evacuated to Fukushima Prefecture during the war and worked at a locomotive depot there.
- Died on 2015-03-08 (reported in 'Shimbun Akahata' on 2015-03-12).