All Yomimono Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (1972) award
Toshizō Nanba
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Nanba Toshizō
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1936-09-25 （Onsenzu, Nima District, Shimane Prefecture (now Ōda City)）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Onsenzu, Nima District, Shimane Prefecture (now Ōda City) → Minami-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Essayist, Lecturer, Education Commissioner, Director (Craft Park), English school proprietor, Newspaper staffer
- Active Years
- 1964-
- Affiliations
- Japan Writers' Association, Japan PEN Club
- Memberships
- Japan Writers' Association, Japan PEN Club
- Influenced By
- Kuroiwa Jūgo
- Nominations
- Naoki Prize nominee (1972 'Jichu', 1974 'The Day the Iltish Ship Came', 1975 'A Trumpet Piercing the Sky', 1978 'Osaka Kibokan', etc.)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansai Gaidai University | Department of English and American Studies | Department of English and American Studies | — | 〜1960（中退） | Japan |
Kansai Gaidai University
Department of English and American Studies
/ Department of English and American Studies
Period:
〜1960（中退）
Country:
Japan
Left before graduation (dropped out)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Shosetsu Shinchō Newcomer's Prize | The Day Summer Ends | 新人賞 | Shosetsu Shinchō (magazine) | 受賞 |
| 1972 | All Yomimono New Writer Award | Jichu | 新人賞 | All Yomimono (magazine) | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Naoki Prize | Tennoji Village | — | Bungeishunjū | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Osaka City Civic Commendation (Cultural Merit Division) | — | 文化功労 | Osaka City | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Honorary citizen of Onsenzu (now Honorary citizen of Ōda City) | — | 名誉市民 | Onsenzu Town / Ōda City | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Osaka Arts Award (Literature) | — | 文芸（小説） | Osaka City | 受賞 |
Shosetsu Shinchō Newcomer's Prize
1964
Work:
The Day Summer Ends
Category:
新人賞
Organization:
Shosetsu Shinchō (magazine)
Result:
受賞
All Yomimono New Writer Award
1972
Work:
Jichu
Category:
新人賞
Organization:
All Yomimono (magazine)
Result:
受賞
Naoki Prize
1984
Work:
Tennoji Village
Organization:
Bungeishunjū
Result:
受賞
Osaka City Civic Commendation (Cultural Merit Division)
1998
Category:
文化功労
Organization:
Osaka City
Result:
受賞
Honorary citizen of Onsenzu (now Honorary citizen of Ōda City)
1999
Category:
名誉市民
Organization:
Onsenzu Town / Ōda City
Result:
受賞
Osaka Arts Award (Literature)
2006
Category:
文芸（小説）
Organization:
Osaka City
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Naoki Sanjugo Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 91 (1984) award
Works
Major Works
Jichu
1972 Short storyA short work set in postwar Osaka portraying the lives and humanity of struggling people. Winner of the All Yomimono New Writer Award.
Osakadowntown lifehuman sympathyperformers
Osaka Kibokan
1978 NovelA multi-figure novel set in Osaka, depicting the daily lives and hopes of downtown residents.
Osakacommunityhuman sympathy
The Day the Iltish Ship Came
1974 NovelPublished in 1974, this novel examines the lives of its characters through the events that arrive in their everyday world.
everyday lifehuman drama
Tennoji Village
1984 NovelSet in the world of Kansai entertainment, this novel portrays the lives and bonds of struggling performers. Winner of the 91st Naoki Prize and one of Nanba's representative works.
Kansai entertainmentperformershuman sympathy
Bibliography
- Asphalt Ninja: Drunkenness
- The Sewernest
- Asphalt Ninja: Ecstasy
- Osaka Kibokan
- Run! Donko Rock: The Japan Sea Battle and the Rickshaw
- Peeking
- Hunt
- The Hole: An Erotic Long Horse-Racing Novel
- To Be Done: Youth Erotic Short Stories
- The Emperor's Zabuton
- Seeing
- Playing Cohabitation
- Leave It to Me: A Long Erotic Novel
- Woman of Fire
- High School Girl Kidnapping Game
- Tennoji Village
- Cross the Sea of Temptation
- Festival of the Aristocrats
- The Day the Iltish Ship Came
- Manzai Blues
- Tsūtenkaku Night Sentiment
- Gods of the Back Alley
- The Alley Where Small Fish Live
- Human Warmth, Fox-Colored
- Osaka Laughter Tales
- That Rowdy Guy
- Tropical Murder in Okinawa
- Naniwa Backstreet of Human Kindness
- TV Location Murder Case
- Stage Lovers
- Murder in the Sound of the Tides
- Novel: Yoshimoto Kogyo
- A Splendid Funeral
- Nice — A Little Murder
- Terrific Detective
- Go! Retired Section Chief
- Happy Buyer: New Naniwa Business
- Green Rhapsody: Just a Golf Story
- Backlit City
- The Cat Is, Of Course, a Cat
- Comic Colleagues
- My Turn
- Comedians' Alley: Flower Stage
- Grass Noren
- Golf Life: Joys and Sorrows
- Toshizō Nanba: My Walks in Osaka
- The Strange Performer Goes
- Iwami Short Stories
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Colloquial, sympathetic style depicting Kansai entertainment and Osaka's working-class districtsRealism with a strong popular-narrative voice
- Recurring Motifs
- Comediansvaudeville and manzaidowntown human kindnessurban landscapes
Health
-
Tuberculosis1960年代初期（療養所で療養）During sanatorium treatment he began serious writing; while hospitalized he won a prize in Shosetsu Shinchō, which launched his literary career.
Legacy
Known for novels about Kansai entertainment and Osaka's working-class neighborhoods; awarded the Naoki Prize in 1984 and recognized in popular literature. His hometown sponsors the 'Nanba Toshizō Furusato Literary Prize', reflecting his contribution to regional cultural promotion.
Academic Societies
- Japan Writers' Association
- Japan PEN Club
Archives
- National Diet Library authority file
In Popular Culture
- Appeared as an advisor on the TV show 'Tantei! Knight Scoop'
Trivia
- In his youth he worked in Osaka as an itinerant guitarist.
- While convalescing from tuberculosis he won a prize in Shosetsu Shinchō, which helped launch his writing career.
- He dropped out of the Department of English and American Studies at Kansai Gaidai University.
- Lives in Minami-ku, Sakai and has been active in local cultural activities.
- His hometown established the 'Nanba Toshizō Furusato Literary Prize' in his honor.