Bunkamura Deux Magots Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2004) award
Kenji Taguchi
たぐち けんじ
Taguchi Kenji
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961-01-11 （Gifu Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- television producer, novelist
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Television Man Union, Sky Entertainment (later J SPORTS)
- Influenced By
- Akio Nakamori, Fumihiro Nonomura, Akira Asada
- Nominations
- Akutagawa Prize (second half of 2004) - nominee
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doshisha University | Faculty of Letters, Philosophy and Ethics | Philosophy and Ethics | — | — | Japan |
Doshisha University
Faculty of Letters, Philosophy and Ethics
/ Philosophy and Ethics
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
Japan
Published columns and short stories in magazines while a student.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Bunkamura Dumago Literary Prize | Mellow (originally 'Mellow 1983') | — | Bunkamura Dumago | Winner |
Bunkamura Dumago Literary Prize
2004
Work:
Mellow (originally 'Mellow 1983')
Organization:
Bunkamura Dumago
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Boys Don't Cry
1988 NovelSentimental Education
1989 NovelLovely
1994 NovelMellow
2004 NovelBibliography
- Boys Don't Cry (1988)
- Sentimental Education (1989)
- Lovely (1994)
- Mellow (2004)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Narrative voice incorporating pop culture referencesA style that reflects youth culture of the 1980s and 1990s
- Recurring Motifs
- Youth lonelinessUrban lifeSearch for identityPop culture elements such as music and sports
Legacy
He has balanced a career as a television producer with recognition as a novelist. His novel 'Mellow' won the Bunkamura Dumago Literary Prize in 2004 and was shortlisted for the Akutagawa Prize. He is also known as a member of the early-1980s 'shinjinrui' (new human) literary movement.
In Popular Culture
- Known for producing sports programs such as 'Foot!', 'E.N.G. ～English News Gathering～', and 'Barça TV'.
Quotes
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'Lovely' has been called one of the finest works of the 1990s.
Source: Kazuya Fukuda (literary critic) (1994)
Trivia
- Published while a student at Doshisha University.
- Lived in the United States from 1995 to 1997, then returned to Japan.
- Worked on sports program production at Television Man Union and Sky Entertainment (later J SPORTS).
- 'Mellow' was originally published under the title 'Mellow 1983'.