Akutagawa Prize
1 appearances
Junzo Shono
しょうの じゅんぞう
Shōno Junzō
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1921-02-09 （Sumiyoshi Village, Higashinari District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2009-09-21 （Ikuta, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan） age 88
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Sumiyoshi Village, Higashinari District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan → Gambier, Ohio, United States → Ikuta, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1953-2006
- Affiliations
- Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
- Memberships
- Japan Art Academy
- Influenced By
- Shizuo Ito, Toshio Shimao
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka University of Foreign Studies | Department of English | — | — | — | Japan |
| Kyushu Imperial University | Faculty of Law and Literature | Department of Oriental History | — | — | Japan |
Osaka University of Foreign Studies
Department of English
Year of Graduation:
1941
Country:
Japan
Now Osaka University Faculty of Foreign Studies
Kyushu Imperial University
Faculty of Law and Literature
/ Department of Oriental History
Country:
Japan
Graduated early under wartime special measures
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Akutagawa Prize | Poolside Sketches | — | Bungeishunju | 受賞 |
| 1960 | Shinchosha Literature Prize | Still Life | — | Shinchosha | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Yomiuri Literature Prize | Evening Clouds | 小説賞 | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1969 | Art Encouragement Award (Minister of Education Prize) | — | — | Japan Art Academy | 受賞 |
| 1971 | Noma Literary Prize | Picture Matching | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1972 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award | Akio and Ryoji | — | Mainichi Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1972 | Red Bird Literature Prize | Akio and Ryoji | — | Japanese Children's Literature Association | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Japan Art Academy Award | — | — | Japan Art Academy | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
Akutagawa Prize
1955
Work:
Poolside Sketches
Organization:
Bungeishunju
Result:
受賞
Shinchosha Literature Prize
1960
Work:
Still Life
Organization:
Shinchosha
Result:
受賞
Yomiuri Literature Prize
1966
Work:
Evening Clouds
Category:
小説賞
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Art Encouragement Award (Minister of Education Prize)
1969
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
受賞
Noma Literary Prize
1971
Work:
Picture Matching
Organization:
Noma Cultural Foundation
Result:
受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1972
Work:
Akio and Ryoji
Organization:
Mainichi Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Red Bird Literature Prize
1972
Work:
Akio and Ryoji
Organization:
Japanese Children's Literature Association
Result:
受賞
Japan Art Academy Award
1973
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
受賞
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class
1993
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Shinchosha Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 7 (1960) award
Yomiuri Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 17 (1965) award
Noma Literary Award
2 appearances
-
Edition 21 (1968) nominee
-
Edition 24 (1971) award
Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
-
Edition 20 (1970) award
Akai Tori Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 2 (1972) award
Works
Major Works
Poolside Sketches
1955 NovelStill Life
1960 NovelEvening Clouds
1965 NovelPicture Matching
1971 Short Story CollectionAkio and Ryoji
1972 NovelStyle & Themes
- Literary Style
- Calm depiction and narration
- Recurring Motifs
- domestic daily lifelife of an elderly couple
Health
-
Cerebral infarction2006年9月Ended writing activities
Legacy
He deeply portrayed the daily life of urban dwellers and in later years wrote serial works on family themes, bringing a serene perspective to Japanese literature.
Academic Societies
- Japan Art Academy
Trivia
- His younger brother Itaru Shono is a winner of the Oda Sakunosuke Prize.