Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1959) award
Jun Takami
たかみ じゅん
Takami Jun
Pen Names:
Yoshio Takama（birth name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1907-01-30 （Mikuni, Sakai District, Fukui, Japan）
- Died
- 1965-08-17 （Inage-ku, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan） age 58
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Mikuni, Sakai District, Fukui, Japan → Iikura, Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan → Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan → Inage-ku, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Poet
- Active Years
- 1935-1965
- Nominations
- Akutagawa Prize
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Imperial University | Faculty of Literature | Department of English Literature | 学士 | 1927-1930 | Japan |
Tokyo Imperial University
Faculty of Literature
/ Department of English Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1927-1930
Year of Graduation:
1930
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award | — | — | Mainichi Newspapers | Winner |
| 1963 | Shinchosha Literary Award | Unpleasant Feeling | — | Shinchosha | Winner |
| 1964 | Noma Literary Prize | — | — | Noma Foundation | Winner |
| 1965 | Person of Cultural Merit | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | Awarded |
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1959
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
Winner
Shinchosha Literary Award
1963
Work:
Unpleasant Feeling
Organization:
Shinchosha
Result:
Winner
Noma Literary Prize
1964
Organization:
Noma Foundation
Result:
Winner
Person of Cultural Merit
1965
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
Awarded
Awards & Nominations
Shinchosha Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 10 (1963) award
Noma Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 17 (1964) award
Works
Major Works
Memories to Be Forgotten
1936 NovelUnder Whatever Star
1940 NovelThe Arboreal School
1950 PoetryRise and Fall of Showa Literature
1958 CriticismUnpleasant Feeling
1963 NovelFrom the Abyss of Death
1964 PoetryHealth
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Esophageal cancer1965
Legacy
He contributed to the establishment of the Museum of Modern Japanese Literature and served as its first chairman.
Museums
- Museum of Modern Japanese Literature 1-3-3 Suidō, Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan Opened in 1966
Quotes
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I felt somewhat reassured; although it probably does nothing against bullets, wearing a headband gave some sense of security. The psychology of the battlefield is a strange thing.
Source: Interview with Chōgorō Kaionji (1945)
Trivia
- He adopted his daughter Kyoko Takami two weeks before his death.