Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (1985) award
Taira Kanjiro
たいら かんじろう
Taira Kanjiro
Pen Names:
Umibun（Pen name used for poetry）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1978-04-12 （Naha, Okinawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet
- Active Years
- 2003-
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Yasunari Kawabata
- Influenced
- younger generation writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 文学士 | 1997-2001 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
文学士
Period:
1997-2001
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
Japan
Undergraduate thesis on modern and contemporary poetry
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Wakakusa Literary Prize | Memory of the Sea | — | Wakakusa Literary Society | winner |
Wakakusa Literary Prize
2021
Work:
Memory of the Sea
Organization:
Wakakusa Literary Society
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Memory of the Sea
2019 Novel 312 pagesSet in a port town in Okinawa, the novel interweaves past memories and the present. A family story linked to the sea, told in lyrical prose.
seamemoryfamilyloss
Adaptations
- [Film] Memory of the Sea / 佐藤健一 (2022)
Translations
- English: Memory of the Sea (tr. A. Brown)
Voice of the Tide
2013 Short story collection 176 pagesA collection of short stories depicting fragments of daily life in a seaside town. The pieces leave a quiet aftertaste.
daily lifesolitudenostalgia
Bibliography
- Voice of the Tide (2013)
- Memory of the Sea (2019)
- Pre-Dawn Short Poems (2021)
Adaptations
- Memory of the Sea (film, 2022)
Translations of Works
- Memory of the Sea — English edition (tr. A. Brown, 2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical proselyricism in descriptiontranquil narration rooted in close observation
- Recurring Motifs
- seascent of the tidefragments of memorysolitude and renewal
Legacy
Recognized for a lyrical treatment of the sea and memory, he occupies a distinct place in contemporary Japanese literature. Film adaptation broadened public recognition.
Academic Societies
- Wakakusa Literary Society
In Popular Culture
- Became widely known to a broader audience after the film adaptation
Quotes
-
Memory ebbs and flows like the sea.
Source: Memory of the Sea (2019) (2019)
Trivia
- Born in Okinawa; many works are themed around the sea.
- Uses the pen name 'Umibun' for his poetry.