Kishida Theater Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1960) award
Mitsuo Nakamura
なかむら みつお
Nakamura Mitsuo
Aliases:
木庭一郎
Pen Names:
Mitsuo Nakamura（Pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1911-02-05 （Neribeicho, Shitaya-ku, Tokyo (now Akihabara, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan)）
- Died
- 1988-07-12 （Ogigayatsu, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan） age 77
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Catholicism Baptized in 1988
- Residence History
- Neribeicho, Shitaya-ku, Tokyo (now Akihabara, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan) → Paris, France → Ogigayatsu, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- literary critic, playwright, novelist, translator
- Active Years
- 1935-1988
- Affiliations
- Japan PEN Club, Japan Art Academy, Meiji University
- Memberships
- Japan PEN Club, Japan Art Academy
- Influenced By
- Gustave Flaubert, Guy de Maupassant
- Influenced
- Shigehiko Hasumi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Imperial University | Faculty of Letters | Department of French Literature | — | 1932-1935 | Japan |
| Tokyo Imperial University | Faculty of Law | — | — | 1931-1931 | Japan |
Tokyo Imperial University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of French Literature
Period:
1932-1935
Year of Graduation:
1935
Country:
Japan
Graduation thesis on Guy de Maupassant
Tokyo Imperial University
Faculty of Law
Period:
1931-1931
Country:
Japan
Withdrew from Faculty of Law
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Ikeya Shinzaburo Prize | On Futabatei Shimei | — | Bungakukai | 受賞 |
| 1952 | Yomiuri Literature Prize | On Junichiro Tanizaki | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1965 | Yomiuri Literature Prize | A Whistle Tone | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1967 | Noma Literary Prize | The Fake Idol | — | Noma Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1967 | Japan Art Academy Award | — | — | Japan Art Academy | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Person of Cultural Merit | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
Ikeya Shinzaburo Prize
1936
Work:
On Futabatei Shimei
Organization:
Bungakukai
Result:
受賞
Yomiuri Literature Prize
1952
Work:
On Junichiro Tanizaki
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Yomiuri Literature Prize
1965
Work:
A Whistle Tone
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Noma Literary Prize
1967
Work:
The Fake Idol
Organization:
Noma Foundation
Result:
受賞
Japan Art Academy Award
1967
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
受賞
Person of Cultural Merit
1982
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Noma Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 20 (1967) award
Shinchosha Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 14 (1967) nominee
Works
Major Works
On Futabatei Shimei
1936 literary criticismA critique on modern novelist Futabatei Shimei
Critique of Fuzoku Shosetsu
1950 literary criticismCritique of modern Japanese novels focusing on I-novel
critique of I-novel
On Junichiro Tanizaki
1952 literary criticismA study of Junichiro Tanizaki's works
On Naoya Shiga
1954 literary criticismA study of Naoya Shiga's works
Paris Hanjo-ki
1960 playA play based on his stay in Paris
The Fake Idol
1967 novelA novel depicting Meiji-era writer Shutoh Nagata
Bibliography
- On Futabatei Shimei
- Critique of Fuzoku Shosetsu
- On Junichiro Tanizaki
- On Naoya Shiga
- Paris Hanjo-ki
- The Fake Idol
Translations by Author
- Madame Bovary
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- colloquial stylelogical structure
- Recurring Motifs
- critique of realismcritique of I-novels
Health
-
pneumonia晩年death
Legacy
He significantly influenced postwar literary criticism in Japan.
Academic Societies
- Japan PEN Club
- Japan Art Academy
Trivia
- He served on the Akutagawa Prize selection committee for 30 years starting in 1955.
- His use of polite 'desu/masu' style was supposedly to increase his manuscript fee by writing longer texts.