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Shuya Odaka

おだか しゅうや

Odaka Shuya

Aliases: 尾上潤一
Pen Names: Junichi Onouebirth name

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1937-10-07 (Tokyo Prefecture)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Writer, Literary critic, University professor
Active Years
1961-
Affiliations
College of Art, Nihon University
Influenced By
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

Education

Waseda University
School of Political Science and Economics
Year of Graduation: 1961
Country: Japan

Awards

Bungei Prize
1972
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

1972 Novel

1973 Novel

1979 Novel

1999 Literary criticism
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki studies

2005 Criticism

2006 Essay / Guide

2007 Literary criticism
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki studies

2007 Diary / Essay

2011 Criticism
Modern Japanese literatureStudies on Haruki Murakami

2012 Guide

2014 Short story collection

2014 Novel

2014 Novel

2015 Short story collection

2015 Literary criticism
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki studies

2016 Criticism

2017 Short story collection

2020 Novel

2020 Short story collection

2024 Essay

Bibliography

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Analytical and logical critical proseDetail-oriented, evidence-based commentary
Recurring Motifs
Studies of Jun'ichirō TanizakiExamination of modern Japanese literatureThe 'introverted' generation

Legacy

Shuya Odaka has long contributed to the study of Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, postwar Japanese literary criticism, and education. Through his professorship at Nihon University, critical work, and numerous publications, he has played a role in modern Japanese literary studies.

Archives

  • National Diet Library (NDL bibliographic data)
  • VIAF / ISNI / WorldCat authority identifiers
  • CiNii Research / CiNii Books author records
  • Library of Congress (LOC) authority record

Trivia

  • Birth name: Junichi Onoue.
  • Born October 7, 1937.
  • Born in Tokyo Prefecture; alumnus of Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya High School.
  • Won the Bungei Prize in 1972 for '危うい歳月'.
  • Served as associate professor and professor at Nihon University's College of Art; retired in 2008.
  • Has made studies of Jun'ichirō Tanizaki a major focus of his work.
  • Classmates at Hibiya High School included Nanami Shiono, Kaoru Shoji and Yukichi Furui.