Yomiuri Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 75 (2023) award
Tadashi Sawada
さわだ なお
Sawada Tadashi
Aliases:
澤田直之
Pen Names:
Tadashi Sawada (variant)（Used in some publications and educational materials）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1959-01-01
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, French
- Residence History
- Japan → Paris, France
Career
- Occupations
- Philosopher, French literature scholar, Translator, University professor
- Active Years
- 1984-
- Affiliations
- Ryutsu Keizai University, Shirayuri Women's University, Rikkyo University
- Memberships
- Japan–France Philosophical Association, Japan–France Translation Literature Prize (selection committee), Shibusawa–Claudel Prize (selection committee)
- Influenced By
- Jean-Paul Sartre, Jean-Luc Nancy, Fernando Pessoa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosei University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Philosophy | 学士 | — | Japan |
| Hosei University Graduate School | Graduate School of Humanities | Department of Philosophy | 修士 | — | Japan |
| Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne | Graduate School, Department of Philosophy (Doctoral program) | Philosophy | 博士（哲学） | — | France |
Hosei University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Philosophy
Degree:
学士
Year of Graduation:
1984
Country:
Japan
Graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy
Hosei University Graduate School
Graduate School of Humanities
/ Department of Philosophy
Degree:
修士
Year of Graduation:
1987
Country:
Japan
Completed a master's program in philosophy
Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Graduate School, Department of Philosophy (Doctoral program)
/ Philosophy
Degree:
博士（哲学）
Year of Graduation:
1994
Country:
France
Completed doctoral program in philosophy
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Yomiuri Literature Prize (Criticism & Biography) | Fernando Pessoa: Labyrinth of the Heteronyms | 評論・伝記賞 | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Ordre des Palmes Académiques (Chevalier) | — | 教育功労章 | Government of France | 受章 |
Yomiuri Literature Prize (Criticism & Biography)
2024
Work:
Fernando Pessoa: Labyrinth of the Heteronyms
Category:
評論・伝記賞
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Ordre des Palmes Académiques (Chevalier)
2018
Category:
教育功労章
Organization:
Government of France
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
New Lectures on Sartre: Unfinished Thought, From Existence to Ethics
2002 CriticismAn accessible lecture-style introduction surveying Sartre's intellectual development and his movement from existentialism toward ethics.
ExistentialismEthicsSartre studies
The Experience of 'Appeal': Sartre's Moral Theory
2002 PhilosophyA study reconstructing Sartre's moral theory through the concept of 'appeal'.
MoralityCommunicationExistentialism
Jean-Luc Nancy: Étude for Shared Being
2013 PhilosophyA careful reading of Jean-Luc Nancy's thought, discussed from the perspective of sharing (communal being).
CommunitySharingContemporary French thought
Reader on Sartre
2015 Criticism / ReaderAn introductory reader summarizing Sartre's major works and key issues in an accessible way.
Reading guideSartreIntellectual history
Sartre's Prism: Twentieth-Century French Literature and Thought
2019 Literature and thoughtA comprehensive collection of essays illuminating twentieth-century French literature and thought through the lens of Sartre.
20th-century literaturePhilosophy and literatureSartre studies
Fernando Pessoa: Labyrinth of the Heteronyms
2023 Biography / Literary studyA biographical study tracing Pessoa and his heteronyms, portraying the multiplicity of creation and the labyrinth of identity.
BiographyPoetrySelf and heteronyms
Bibliography
- New Lectures on Sartre: Unfinished Thought, From Existence to Ethics (2002)
- The Experience of 'Appeal': Sartre's Moral Theory (2002)
- Jean-Luc Nancy: Étude for Shared Being (2013)
- Reader on Sartre (2015)
- Sartre's Prism: Twentieth-Century French Literature and Thought (2019)
- Fernando Pessoa: Labyrinth of the Heteronyms (2023)
- Amicalment: Introduction to French Language and Culture (textbook, rev. ed., 2002)
- Challenges of Translators: From Japan–France Exchange to World Literature (2019)
Translations by Author
- The Book of Disquiet (selections) — translated/edited (Fernando Pessoa) (2000)
- The Experience of Freedom (Jean-Luc Nancy) — translation (2000)
- Selected Poems of Pessoa — translated/edited (2008)
- Creation and Madness — co-translation (Frédéric Gros) (2014)
- Schopenhauer and Company — co-translation (Michel Houellebecq) (2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly precision combined with accessible expositionWriting that moves between translation and criticism
- Recurring Motifs
- Sartre studiesCommunity and sharingHeteronyms and identityCrossing borders through translation
Legacy
A scholar who has contributed to Japan–France academic exchange through research and translation of contemporary French thought and literature. Recognized domestically and internationally for educational work, textbooks, media language education, and awards/decorations.
Academic Societies
- Japan–France Philosophical Association
Trivia
- Professor at Rikkyo University (Faculty of Letters / Graduate School of Letters).
- Known for both scholarly writing and translations, particularly on Pessoa, Sartre and Jean-Luc Nancy.
- Married to Liliane Lattanzio; they have co-authored and co-translated educational materials.
- Involved in NHK radio French-language courses, contributing to French language education.
- Awarded the Ordre des Palmes Académiques (Chevalier) by the French government in 2018.
- Won the Yomiuri Literature Prize (Criticism & Biography) for the book on Fernando Pessoa (book published 2023).