Mita Bungaku Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2007) award
Yoshito Sasaki
ささき よしと
Sasaki Yoshito
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1966-01-01 （Tokushima Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokushima Prefecture, Japan → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Japanese literature scholar, University professor
- Active Years
- 1991-
- Affiliations
- Keimei Shobo (publisher), Nishogakusha University, Shikoku University, Tokushima Literary Association
- Memberships
- Tokushima Literary Association, Mita Bungaku (contributor/association)
- Influenced By
- Osamu Dazai, Yoshimoto Banana
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokushima Prefectural Jōnouchi High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Nishogakusha University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 文学士 | — | Japan |
| Nishogakusha University, Graduate School of Literature, Japanese Literature Program | Graduate School of Literature | Japanese Literature Program | 修士（国文学） | — | Japan |
| Nishogakusha University, Graduate School of Literature, Doctoral Program in Japanese Literature | Graduate School of Literature | Japanese Literature Program | 博士（文学） | — | Japan |
Tokushima Prefectural Jōnouchi High School
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
Japan
Nishogakusha University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
文学士
Year of Graduation:
1991
Country:
Japan
Worked at Keimei Shobo (publisher) after graduation
Nishogakusha University, Graduate School of Literature, Japanese Literature Program
Graduate School of Literature
/ Japanese Literature Program
Degree:
修士（国文学）
Year of Graduation:
2004
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program in 2004
Nishogakusha University, Graduate School of Literature, Doctoral Program in Japanese Literature
Graduate School of Literature
/ Japanese Literature Program
Degree:
博士（文学）
Year of Graduation:
2011
Country:
Japan
Earned PhD (Literature) in 2011
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Mita Bungaku Newcomer Award | Blue Sky Crisis | — | Mita Bungaku | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Tokushima Arts and Culture Encouragement Award (6th) | — | — | Tokushima Prefectural Cultural Promotion Foundation | 受賞 |
Mita Bungaku Newcomer Award
2007
Work:
Blue Sky Crisis
Organization:
Mita Bungaku
Result:
受賞
Tokushima Arts and Culture Encouragement Award (6th)
2014
Organization:
Tokushima Prefectural Cultural Promotion Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Hometown
2018 Fiction (short story collection) 240 pagesA collection of short stories set chiefly in Tokushima, exploring nostalgia, memory, and family relationships. The book is composed in lyrical prose with detailed depictions of regional life. Included pieces are "Blue Sky Crisis", "Peach", "A Wooden Horse Living in the Sky", "Knife", "The King and the Poem", and "Bell Sound".
nostalgiaregional societymemoryfamily
Bibliography
- Hometown (Aki Shobo, 2018)
- Sukima (Tokushima Bungaku, Vol.1, 2018)
- Blue Sky Crisis (Mita Bungaku, 2007 Spring issue)
- Peach (Mita Bungaku, 2007 Summer issue)
- A Wooden Horse Living in the Sky (Gekkan Kokugo Kyoiku, Apr–Aug 2010 issues)
- Knife (Bungei Shicho, 2010 Autumn issue)
- The King and the Poem (Shikodai VS Pro Writers, 2016)
- Bell Sound (Mita Bungaku, 2017 Autumn issue)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical narrationrealistic emphasis on regional depictioninsertion of a critic-scholar's perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- hometownmemoryfamily bondslandscape and everyday life in regional settings
Legacy
Recognized as a writer and scholar who contributed to the revitalization of regional literature in Tokushima. He supported local literary activity by founding the Tokushima Literary Association, launching the magazine 'Tokushima Bungaku', and helping establish the Awa Shirasagi Literary Prize. Academically, he has published research on Osamu Dazai and contemporary authors.
Academic Societies
- Tokushima Literary Association
Archives
- Held/recorded in the National Diet Library (Japan)
- Listed in VIAF authority file
Trivia
- In 2007 he won the 14th Mita Bungaku Newcomer Award for "Blue Sky Crisis."
- In 2014 he received the 6th Tokushima Arts and Culture Encouragement Award.
- He founded the Tokushima Literary Association in 2017 and launched the literary magazine 'Tokushima Bungaku' in 2018.
- In 2018 he helped establish the Awa Shirasagi Literary Prize with Tokushima Shimbun.
- He works as a university faculty member at Shikoku University and has served as a judge for several literary prizes.