History Literature Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1991) award
Narumi Fu
なるみ ふう
Narumi Fu
Aliases:
原嶋茂
Pen Names:
Narumi Fu（Pen name as an author）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953-10-15 （Kamo, Niigata Prefecture）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Chita District, Aichi Prefecture
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Engineer, Part-time Lecturer
- Active Years
- 1987-
- Memberships
- Mystery Writers of Japan
- Influenced By
- Akira Hirayama
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tohoku University | Faculty of Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | 工学修士 | — | Japan |
| Aichi Institute of Technology Graduate School | — | Graduate School of Management and Information Science | 博士（経営情報科学） | — | Japan |
| Nagoya University of Commerce & Business Graduate School | — | Graduate School of Management | MBA | — | Japan |
Tohoku University
Faculty of Engineering
/ Mechanical Engineering
Degree:
工学修士
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program
Aichi Institute of Technology Graduate School
Graduate School of Management and Information Science
Degree:
博士（経営情報科学）
Year of Graduation:
2010
Country:
Japan
Earned Doctorate
Nagoya University of Commerce & Business Graduate School
Graduate School of Management
Degree:
MBA
Year of Graduation:
2013
Country:
Japan
Earned MBA
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ikeuchi Shozo Literary Encouragement Award | Gorin no Tamashii | — | Shintaka Association | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Historical Literature Award | The Man Who Calculated Pi | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Mathematical Society of Japan Publication Award | — | — | Mathematical Society of Japan | 受賞 |
Ikeuchi Shozo Literary Encouragement Award
1990
Work:
Gorin no Tamashii
Organization:
Shintaka Association
Result:
受賞
Historical Literature Award
1992
Work:
The Man Who Calculated Pi
Result:
受賞
Mathematical Society of Japan Publication Award
2006
Organization:
Mathematical Society of Japan
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Man Who Calculated Pi
1998 Historical NovelA short story featuring Kenkō Tatebe, centered on wasan (Japanese mathematics).
Japanese mathematicsMathematicsHistory
Legend of the Saint of Mathematics
2000 Historical NovelA historical novel themed on wasan (Japanese mathematics).
Japanese mathematicsHistory
Bibliography
- The Man Who Calculated Pi
- Legend of the Saint of Mathematics
- Wasan Chushin-gura
- Angry Waves That Led Japan's Modernization: Ono Tomogoro and Oguri Tadazane
- The Star of Lalande
- Beautiful Magic Square: Kurushima Yoshitomi Appears!
- The Joy of Wasan Novels
- The Man Enchanted by the Starry Sky: Maehata Mototomi
- Genius Mathematicians of Edo: Wasan Artists Who Astonished the World
- The Men Attracted to the Stars: Edo Astronomers Maehata Mototomi and Ino Tadataka
- Thoroughly Easy Concurrent Engineering Guide
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Meticulous depiction based on historical factsStyle themed around wasan (Japanese mathematics)
- Recurring Motifs
- MathematicsWasanHistorical figures
Legacy
Narumi Fu is known for his historical novels themed on wasan, contributing to the popularization of wasan culture. With a background in engineering and management science, he has influenced various fields.
Academic Societies
- Mystery Writers of Japan
- Mathematical Society of Japan
Trivia
- Also active as an engineer at Denso.
- Novelist focusing on wasan mathematicians.
- Retired from Denso in 2013.