Noma Literary Award
1回登壇
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第18回（1965年） award
Tatsuo Nagai
ながい たつお
Nagai Tatsuo
ペンネーム:
Tōmonkyo（Haiku pen name）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1904-05-20 （Sarugaku-chō, Kanda Ward, Tokyo City (now Sarugaku-chō, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)）
- 死没
- 1990-10-12 （Katsura-machi, Sakae Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan） 86歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Sarugaku-chō, Kanda, Tokyo (then Tokyo City) → Kamakura City (resident from 1934 until death) → Katsura-machi, Sakae Ward, Yokohama (place of death)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Essayist, Editor
- 活動期間
- 1920年〜1990年
- 所属
- Bungeishunju Ltd., Hibiya Publishing, Kamakura Museum of Literature (first director)
- 所属団体
- Japan Art Academy, Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee (member), Naoki Prize Selection Committee (member)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Kikuchi Kan, Yokomitsu Riichi, Kobayashi Hideo
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinka Elementary School (Ochanomizu Elementary School, Chiyoda Ward) | — | — | — | 1911-1919 | Japan |
| Hitotsubashi Higher Elementary School | — | — | — | 1919 | Japan |
Kinka Elementary School (Ochanomizu Elementary School, Chiyoda Ward)
期間:
1911-1919
国:
Japan
Hitotsubashi Higher Elementary School
期間:
1919
卒業年:
1919
国:
Japan
Graduated from higher elementary school; did not continue to higher education due to family circumstances and entered the workforce.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Yokomitsu Riichi Prize | Asagiri (Morning Mist) | — | Yokomitsu Riichi Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1965 | Noma Literary Prize | Ikko, etc. | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Japan Art Academy Prize | Selected works including 'Ikko' etc. | — | Japan Art Academy | 受賞 |
| 1969 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | From My Scrapbook | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1972 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | To Cochabamba | 小説賞 | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1972 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | — | — | Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1974 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, Second Class | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1973 | Person of Cultural Merit | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan | 顕彰 |
| 1975 | Kawabata Yasunari Literary Prize | Aki (Autumn) | — | Kawabata Yasunari Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Order of Culture | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
Yokomitsu Riichi Prize
1949
対象作品:
Asagiri (Morning Mist)
主催:
Yokomitsu Riichi Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Noma Literary Prize
1965
対象作品:
Ikko, etc.
主催:
Noma Cultural Foundation
結果:
受賞
Japan Art Academy Prize
1966
対象作品:
Selected works including 'Ikko' etc.
主催:
Japan Art Academy
結果:
受賞
Yomiuri Literary Prize
1969
対象作品:
From My Scrapbook
主催:
Yomiuri Shimbun
結果:
受賞
Yomiuri Literary Prize
1972
対象作品:
To Cochabamba
部門:
小説賞
主催:
Yomiuri Shimbun
結果:
受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1972
主催:
Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Second Class
1974
主催:
Government of Japan
結果:
受章
Person of Cultural Merit
1973
主催:
Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
結果:
顕彰
Kawabata Yasunari Literary Prize
1975
対象作品:
Aki (Autumn)
主催:
Kawabata Yasunari Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Order of Culture
1981
主催:
Government of Japan
結果:
受章
受賞・候補エディション
-
第22回（1966年） award
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第24回（1972年） award
Kikuchi Kan Award
1回登壇
-
第26回（1972年） award
-
第2回（1975年） award
作品
代表作
Asagiri (Morning Mist)
1949年 Short storiesA collection of short stories portraying subtle human emotions. Through small postwar everyday episodes, it depicts characters' inner lives with fine detail.
human feelingseveryday lifefamily
Ikko, etc.
1965年 Short story collectionA volume of short stories noted for character observation and depictions of daily life; contains pieces that won the Noma Literary Prize.
character studypetty-bourgeois life
Sekihan Tokyo Zue (Lithographic Tokyo Pictures)
1967年 Essays / SketchesAn essay collection sketching Tokyo scenes and people as if lithographs; focuses on urban life and its small details.
urban landscapesmemory
From My Scrapbook
1968年 Essays / TravelogueA collection of essays and travel pieces, including columns originally serialized in newspapers; written in a reflective, personal tone.
personal essaystraveleveryday life
To Cochabamba
1972年 Novel / Short novelA novel with travelogue elements; through foreign landscapes it explores human relationships and behavior.
travelforeign landshuman relations
全著作
- Ehon (Picture Book) (Shikisha, 1934)
- Ah, This One Ball (Kobunsha, 1949)
- Tebukuro no Katappo (One Glove) (1949)
- Asagiri (Morning Mist) (Kaizosha)
- Hatoya (Pigeon House) (Shikisha)
- White Dog (Sogensha)
- Rapeseed Flowers (Ikeda Shoten)
- The Wind Again (Asahi Shimbun Publishing)
- Which Way Tomorrow? (Mainichi Shimbun Publishing)
- One Seat Is Open (Yomiuri Shimbun Publishing)
- Street Lamp (Bungeishunju)
- Cherry (Shinchosha)
- Nutcracker (Shikisha)
- Tea Time (Shikisha)
- A Distant Profile (Shinchosha)
- Square Egg (Bungeishunju)
- Song of Leaving the Nest (Shinchosha)
- Addition and Subtraction (Toho-sha)
- Women's Shoes (Masu Shobo)
- Sake Drunkard Tales (Shikisha)
- Morning and Afternoon (Shinchosha)
- All of That Fire (Kodansha)
- Fountain (Mainichi Shimbun Publishing)
- Kikuchi Kan (Jiji Press)
- Kōkichi Happō Korogashi (Chikuma Shobo)
- Dishes and Dishes (Kawade Shobo Shinsha)
- Big Bugs and Small Bugs (Chikuma Shobo)
- Smoke, Oh Smoke (Chikuma Shobo)
- Margins of the Calendar (Kodansha)
- Early Summer Rain (Kodansha)
- Someone Else's Hat (Kodansha)
- From My Scrapbook (Kodansha)
- Ashtray Selections (Kodansha)
- This Man: Yoshida Hideo (Dentsu)
- The Past and Present of the Literary Haiku Meetings (Bungeishunju)
- To Cochabamba (Kodansha)
- Sparrow's Egg and Others (Kodansha)
- Chatter: Clothing, Food, Shelter (Kodansha)
- Eleven Self-selected Works (Shinchosha)
- Tie Width (Kodansha)
- Black Rice (Naruse Shobo)
- Tatsuo Nagai Haiku Collection (Gogatsu Shobo)
- Sugoroku of One's Surroundings (Shinchosha)
- Ten Days of Flowers (Kodansha)
- Birds in the Clouds (Gogatsu Shobo)
- Recollections of the Akutagawa and Naoki Prizes (Bungeishunju)
- Evening Mood (Kodansha)
- Autumn and Others (Kodansha)
- Wind at the Edge: Essay Collection (Kodansha)
- My Wife Education (Kodansha)
- On the Fallen Leaves (Asahi Shimbun Publishing)
- Hepoko Teacher and Others (Kodansha Bunko)
- Tokyo Alleyways (Kodansha)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Subtle portrayal of human emotionsCalm, restrained proseEssayistic, lyrical narration
- 頻出モチーフ
- everyday detailsfamily and human kindnessdowntown Tokyo settingsKamakura landscapes
健康
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Chest illness (early years)1919-1920頃Caused him to leave his job at a rice wholesaler after three months and contributed to his shift toward literary pursuits.
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Myocardial infarction1990年Direct cause of death on October 12, 1990 at Yokohama Sakae Rosai Hospital.
評価・遺産
Tatsuo Nagai was a masterful writer of short stories and essays known for his delicate depictions of human feeling. As an editor he significantly influenced postwar Japanese literature, participated in administration of the Akutagawa and Naoki prizes, and was recognized as a member of the Japan Art Academy and a recipient of the Order of Culture.
記念館・博物館
- Kamakura Museum of Literature Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan 1985年開館
関連学会
- Japan Art Academy
資料所蔵先
- Kodansha (Holds the complete works of Tatsuo Nagai)
- Kamakura Museum of Literature (archives)
大衆文化への影響
- Featured in exhibits at the Kamakura Museum of Literature and used as material in literary history education.
豆知識
- Haiku pen-name: 'Tōmonkyo'.
- At age 16 his story 'Kappanya no hanashi' won a prize, launching his literary career.
- Long-time editor at Bungeishunju and involved in administration of the Akutagawa and Naoki prizes.
- Purged from public office by GHQ in 1947; the purge was lifted in 1948.
- First director of the Kamakura Museum of Literature (1985).
- Posthumous Buddhist name: 'Tōmon-koji'.
- Buried at Saikai-ji Temple in Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo.