Akutagawa Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 7 (1938) award
Gishu Nakayama
なかやま ぎしゅう
Nakayama Gishu
Aliases:
中山 議秀
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1900-10-05 （Oyammura, Nishishirakawa District, Fukushima Prefecture (now Shirakawa City)）
- Died
- 1969-08-19 （Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan） age 68
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Christianity Baptized in 1969
- Residence History
- Oyammura, Nishishirakawa District, Fukushima Prefecture (now Shirakawa City) → Higashiwada, Tonoyama Village, Inba District, Chiba Prefecture (now Narita City)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, English teacher
- Active Years
- 1936-1969
- Memberships
- Japan Art Academy
- Influenced By
- Riichi Yokomitsu
- Influenced
- Issaku Tomura
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former Fukushima Prefectural Asaka Junior High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | Department of English | — | — | Japan |
Former Fukushima Prefectural Asaka Junior High School
Year of Graduation:
1918
Country:
Japan
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of English
Year of Graduation:
1923
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Akutagawa Prize | — | — | Bungeishunju | 受賞 |
| 1964 | Noma Literary Prize | — | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Japan Art Academy Prize | — | — | Japan Art Academy | 受賞 |
Akutagawa Prize
1938
Organization:
Bungeishunju
Result:
受賞
Noma Literary Prize
1964
Organization:
Noma Cultural Foundation
Result:
受賞
Japan Art Academy Prize
1966
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Noma Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 17 (1964) award
Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 22 (1966) award
Works
Major Works
Translations by Author
- The Tale of the Heike
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- historical fiction
Health
-
esophageal cancer1969年Led to his death
Legacy
A renowned historical novelist; a memorial museum and a literary prize named after him were established.
Museums
- Gishu Nakayama Memorial Literature Museum Shirakawa City, Fukushima Prefecture Opened in 1993
Academic Societies
- Japan Art Academy
Trivia
- He was baptized one day before his death.