Bungei Award
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1974) award
Fuyuo Ozawa
おざわ ふゆお
Ozawa Fuyuo
Aliases:
小沢虎義
Pen Names:
Fuyuo Ozawa（Used as author name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-03-14 （Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan）
- Died
- 1995-03-19 age 63
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, French
- Residence History
- Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Comparative literature scholar, University professor, Translator
- Active Years
- 1974-1995
- Affiliations
- Tokoha University
- Nominations
- 73rd Akutagawa Prize nominee (Record of Nesting, 1975), 74th Akutagawa Prize nominee (I Saw a Black Wind..., 1975)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Letters | Department of French Literature | — | — | Japan |
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of French Literature
Country:
Japan
Studied French literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Bungei Prize | In the Grove with Demons | — | Bungei (magazine) | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Akutagawa Prize | Record of Nesting | — | Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee | 候補 |
| 1975 | Akutagawa Prize | I Saw a Black Wind... | — | Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee | 候補 |
Bungei Prize
1974
Work:
In the Grove with Demons
Organization:
Bungei (magazine)
Result:
受賞
Akutagawa Prize
1975
Work:
Record of Nesting
Organization:
Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee
Result:
候補
Akutagawa Prize
1975
Work:
I Saw a Black Wind...
Organization:
Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee
Result:
候補
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
In the Grove with Demons
1975 NovelA collection of short and mid-length fiction known for quiet depictions of hometowns and inner lives.
nostalgiainner life of charactersmemory
I Saw a Black Wind...
1993 NovelA mid-length or long story addressing society and human loneliness with a lyrical tone.
lonelinesssociety
Sakajauea's Swimsuit / Record of Nesting
2001 NovelA posthumous collection including previously unpublished and late-period works.
posthumous worksmemorylocality
Papa's Parrot (translation)
1993 TranslationA Japanese translation of a children's short story by Cynthia Rylant.
translationchildren's literature
Bibliography
- In the Grove with Demons (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 1975)
- I Saw a Black Wind... (Shinjusha, 1993)
- Sakajauea's Swimsuit / Record of Nesting (Shinjusha, 2001)
- Papa's Parrot / Cynthia Rylant (translation, Shinjusha, 1993)
Translations by Author
- Papa's Parrot (Cynthia Rylant)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and quiet proseanalytical approach informed by comparative literature
- Recurring Motifs
- nostalgialonelinessmemorynature
Legacy
A novelist and scholar who combined comparative-literature perspectives with quiet, lyrical prose. He left a modest but recognized mark on Japanese letters, including winning the Bungei Prize.
Archives
- Holdings at the National Diet Library (Japan)
Trivia
- Birth name was Ozawa Torayoshi.
- Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters (French literature).
- Won the 11th Bungei Prize in 1974.
- Nominated for the Akutagawa Prize in 1975.
- Has authority identifiers (VIAF, ISNI, National Diet Library).