Shincho Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1971) award
Shizuo Suyama
すやま しずお
Suyama Shizuo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1925-07-22 （Shizuoka, Japan）
- Died
- 2011-07-10 age 85
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, English
- Residence History
- Shizuoka → Yokohama → Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- American literature scholar, translator, novelist, university professor
- Active Years
- 1947-2011
- Affiliations
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries — Fisheries Agency (Fishing Vessel Section), Meiji University (Professor), Seigakuin University (Professor)
- Memberships
- Tsukisuikin (literary circle)
- Influenced By
- Ichiro Aonuma, Herman Melville, William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, William Styron
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shizuoka Prefectural Shizuoka High School | — | — | — | 卒業 1943 | Japan |
| Yokohama Technical College | — | Department of Shipbuilding | — | 卒業年不明 | Japan |
| University of Michigan | — | — | — | 1952–1953 (留学、約1年間) | United States |
| Meiji University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | Literature | 学士 | 夜間3年編入後卒業（〜1954） | Japan |
| Meiji University Graduate School | Graduate School of Letters | — | — | 進学（詳細不明） | Japan |
Shizuoka Prefectural Shizuoka High School
Period:
卒業 1943
Year of Graduation:
1943
Country:
Japan
Yokohama Technical College
Department of Shipbuilding
Period:
卒業年不明
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the shipbuilding course before joining the Fisheries Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
University of Michigan
Period:
1952–1953 (留学、約1年間)
Country:
United States
Studied for about one year on a GARIOA scholarship.
Meiji University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
夜間3年編入後卒業（〜1954）
Year of Graduation:
1954
Country:
Japan
Studied under Ichiro Aonuma; submitted a thesis on Herman Melville's 'Moby-Dick'.
Meiji University Graduate School
Graduate School of Letters
Period:
進学（詳細不明）
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Shincho Newcomer Award (3rd) | — | — | Shinchosha | 受賞 |
| 1978 | America Studies Book Award (1st) | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Shincho Newcomer Award (3rd)
1971
Organization:
Shinchosha
Result:
受賞
America Studies Book Award (1st)
1978
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A critical study of contemporary American Southern novels, discussing works by Faulkner and other Southern writers.
American Southern literatureLiterary criticism
A novel published by the author.
Human sufferingThe sea
A publication containing essays and short fiction.
SelfMasculinity
An autobiographical novel depicting personal loss and anguish, including the deaths of his first wife and his son.
LossGriefAutobiography
A collection of essays on American literature, translation, and misreadings (possibly posthumous).
TranslationReadingAmerican literature
A late-period work or posthumous collection.
ReminiscenceTranquility
Bibliography
Translations by Author
- The Life of Thomas Edison (Matthew Josephson, co-translated)
- Lie Down in Darkness (William Styron)
- Light in August (William Faulkner)
- Black and White: The Portrait of Aubrey Beardsley (Bridget Brophy)
- The Moon Is Down (John Steinbeck)
- The Long March (William Styron)
- Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
- Music School (John Updike)
- Poorhouse Fair (John Updike)
- Unknown original (John Knowles)
- Unknown original (Eudora Welty)
- The Crisis of Writers: Faulkner, Thomas Wolfe, Steinbeck (Maxwell Geismar, co-translated)
- Mark Twain — Animal Stories (edited by Maxwell Geismar)
- Collected Stories / Plays (Tennessee Williams)
- Philosophical Considerations on Blue (William H. Gass, co-translated)
- Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land (Herman Melville)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Critical, academic proseClear and analytical exposition
- Recurring Motifs
- American Southern literatureLoss and griefTranslation and interpretation
Legacy
A long-standing contributor to the study, translation, and teaching of American literature in Japan. Through his research and translations of authors such as Faulkner and Melville, he deepened the understanding of American literature in Japan and influenced many students and scholars.
Archives
- National Diet Library (catalog/authority file)
Trivia
- Born July 22, 1925; died July 10, 2011 (age 85).
- Studied at the University of Michigan for about one year from 1952 on a GARIOA scholarship.
- Studied under Ichiro Aonuma at Meiji University and submitted a thesis on Herman Melville's 'Moby-Dick'.
- In 1971 he won the 3rd Shincho Newcomer Award for 'しかして塵は－'.
- In 1978 he lost his son (Takashi / 隆志) in a traffic accident; this personal tragedy influenced his autobiographical novel '墨染めに咲け' (2008).
- He translated many major works of American literature into Japanese and contributed to their reception in Japan.