Shogakukan Nonfiction Grand Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1997) excellence award
Yukiko Suzuki
すずき ゆきこ
Suzuki Yukiko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1947-01-01 （Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Non-fiction writer, Historical novelist
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Nominations
- Naoki Prize nominee (for 'Hana ni Saita')
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamagata Prefectural Yonezawa Higashi High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Yonezawa Women's Junior College, Yamagata | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| The Open University of Japan, Faculty of Liberal Arts | Faculty of Liberal Arts | — | — | — | Japan |
Yamagata Prefectural Yonezawa Higashi High School
Country:
Japan
Yonezawa Women's Junior College, Yamagata
Country:
Japan
The Open University of Japan, Faculty of Liberal Arts
Faculty of Liberal Arts
Country:
Japan
Graduated from The Open University of Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Shogakukan Nonfiction Award (Excellence Prize) | Darkness Does Not Stop Me: The Life of Yamamoto Kakuma | — | Shogakukan | 優秀賞 |
Shogakukan Nonfiction Award (Excellence Prize)
1997
Work:
Darkness Does Not Stop Me: The Life of Yamamoto Kakuma
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
優秀賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Shapes of Dreams: 13 Women Who Lived as Themselves
1996 Non-fictionA non-fiction collection profiling 13 women, focusing on their lives and choices.
women's historyself-realization
Darkness Does Not Stop Me: The Life of Yamamoto Kakuma
1998 Biography / Non-fictionA biography of Yamamoto Kakuma, detailing his life and influence during the late Edo and early Meiji periods.
late EdoMeiji Restorationintellectual history
Not Merely Duty: The Wife of Kira Kōzuke-no-suke
1999 Historical novelA historical novel centered on Kira Yoshinaka and his wife, exploring human relationships in the Edo period.
loyaltyfemale perspectiveEdo period
Against the Flowers: Naoe Kanetsugu and His Wife
2002 Historical fictionA historical novel portraying Naoe Kanetsugu and his wife, depicting personal and political life during the Sengoku-to-Edo transition.
Sengoku periodmarital relationshipspolitics and the individual
Ooku
2005 History / Non-fiction (study of the Ōoku)A study of the Ōoku (the women's quarters of the Tokugawa shogunate), examining its structure and the lives of its women.
Ōokuwomen's historypower structures
Bibliography
- Shapes of Dreams: 13 Women Who Lived as Themselves
- Darkness Does Not Stop Me: The Life of Yamamoto Kakuma
- Not Merely Duty: The Wife of Kira Kōzuke-no-suke
- Against the Flowers: Naoe Kanetsugu and His Wife
- Ooku
- Inner Depths of the Ōoku
- Tenshōin Atsuhime and Princess Kazunomiya: The Last Ōoku
- Pioneers Who Lived in the Tanuma Era
- Naoe Kanetsugu and Ofune
- The Golden Rosary: Masamune Date's Unfulfilled Dream
- On the Eve of Opening the Country: The Brilliance of the Tanuma Era
- Women of the Meiji Restoration
- Women of the Sengoku: 11 Women Who Lived in the Era of Go
- Handsome Woman: Niijima Yae
- Last Samurai: Yamamoto Kakuma
- Women of Ukiyo-e
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clear, source-driven proseA narrative that blends non-fiction research with historical novel techniques
- Recurring Motifs
- reinterpreting history from women's perspectivesfigures of the late-Edo and Meiji periodsthe intersection of power and private life
Legacy
Recognized for meticulous, source-based writing that explores women's history and figures of the late-Edo and Meiji periods. Appreciated across both non-fiction and historical fiction readerships.
Trivia
- There are other public figures with the same name (including a musician) or similar pronunciation, so disambiguation is often required.
- 'Yami wa Ware o Habamezu' received the Excellence Prize at the Shogakukan Nonfiction Award.