Gunzo Newcomer Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1966) best work
Hiroyoshi Sone
そね ひろよし
Sone Hiroyoshi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1940-02-03 （Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2016-06-19 age 76
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- literary scholar, literary critic, university professor, editor, book collector
- Active Years
- 1966-2016
- Affiliations
- Nihon University, College of Humanities and Sciences (Department of Japanese Literature), Museum of Modern Japanese Literature, Gunzo (literary magazine)
- Influenced By
- Ito Sei, Inoue Yasushi, Fukunaga Takehiko
- Influenced
- Yoshimoto Banana
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shizuoka Prefectural Shizuoka High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Economics | Department of Economics | — | — | Japan |
Shizuoka Prefectural Shizuoka High School
Year of Graduation:
1958
Country:
Japan
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Economics
/ Department of Economics
Year of Graduation:
1963
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Gunzo New Writers Award (Criticism) | The Method of Ito Sei | 評論 | Gunzo (literary magazine) | 優秀作 |
Gunzo New Writers Award (Criticism)
1966
Work:
The Method of Ito Sei
Category:
評論
Organization:
Gunzo (literary magazine)
Result:
優秀作
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ito (monograph)
1975 literary studies / criticismA study on Ito Sei, collecting personal research and interpretations on the author.
Ito Sei studiesmodern Japanese literature
Biography: Ito Sei
1977 biography / literary studiesA rigorously evidence-based biography considered a foundational reference for Ito Sei studies.
biographical researchauthor studiesempirical scholarship
Ito Sei and the Age of Modernism: Inclusion and Extension of Literature
2021 literary studies / modernism studiesA study contextualizing Ito Sei within the modernist period and discussing the positioning of works (published 2021).
modernismauthor studieshistorical contextualization
My Literary Forays
2021 essays / criticismAn essayistic book compiling Sone's research experiences and criticism (published 2021).
retrospective on researchliterary criticism
Bibliography
- Ito (Kitasho, 'Yukimeguri' series), 1975
- Biography: Ito Sei (Rokko Shuppan), 1977
- Ito Sei and the Age of Modernism (Kacho-sha), 2021
- My Literary Forays (Natsuhasha), 2021
- Ito Sei, 'The Method of the Novel' (Chikuma Shobo, annotated), 1989
- Unpublished Works Series vol.12: Ito Sei (Shirachisha), 1994
- New Literary Research: Commentary, Complete Index (Oozora-sha), 1994
- Ito Sei, Shincho Japanese Literature Album No.66 (Shinchosha), 1995
- Inoue Yasushi: Feast of Poetry and Narrative (Shibundo), 1996
- Yamashita Saburo: Four Pieces (EDI Series), 2001
- Chronological Taisho Literature Collection, vol.12: Taisho 12 (Yumani Shobo), 2002
- History of Japanese Literature: Flow of Expression vol.7 Modern I (Kawade Shobo Shinsha), 2005
- Kobayashi Takiji, 'The Old Gym Teacher' (Kodansha Bungei Bunko), 2007 (editor)
- Compendium of Literary Criticism: Showa Period vol.II (13 vols), vol.III (12 vols) (Yumani Shobo), 2008-2009
- Compendium of Literary Criticism: Showa III Supplement Index (co-editor, Yumani Shobo), 2010
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- empirical, biographical research methodsdetailed annotation and documentary verificationcalm, objective prose
- Recurring Motifs
- focus on modern authors' methodologiesexamination of magazine publication and publishing historyverification of relationships between authors' lives and their works
Health
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interstitial pneumonia2016年Died of interstitial pneumonia on June 19, 2016
Legacy
A scholar who laid the foundations for modern Japanese literature studies, particularly on Ito Sei. As Professor Emeritus at Nihon University he contributed to teaching and research and was involved in administration at the Museum of Modern Japanese Literature. His empirically rigorous work is widely cited by subsequent scholars.
Museums
- Museum of Modern Japanese Literature
Archives
- National Diet Library - holdings
- Nihon University Library - research collections
Trivia
- In 1966 his work 'The Method of Ito Sei' was selected for the Gunzo New Writers Award (criticism section, excellence).
- He taught for many years at Nihon University and retired in 2010 as Professor Emeritus.
- One of his students was Yoshimoto Banana; Sone wrote the commentary for the Fuku-Take Bunko edition of 'Kitchen'.
- Died on June 19, 2016, at age 76 from interstitial pneumonia.