Gunzo Newcomer Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (1990) award
Wataru Takano
たかの わたる
Takano Wataru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954 （Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1990-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitotsubashi University Graduate School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Hitotsubashi University Graduate School
Country:
Japan
Completed doctoral course at Hitotsubashi University Graduate School
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize | Convenience Logos | 小説部門 | Gunzo (Kodansha) | 受賞 |
Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize
1990
Work:
Convenience Logos
Category:
小説部門
Organization:
Gunzo (Kodansha)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Convenience Logos
1990 NovelA work addressing urban life and consumer society. It first appeared in Gunzo magazine in 1990 and was published by Kodansha the same year.
urban lifeconsumerismidentity
Bibliography
- Convenience Logos (1990, Kodansha)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Observational, restrained prose focusing on social detail
- Recurring Motifs
- urban lifesymbols of consumer cultureloneliness
Legacy
A novelist known for winning the 1990 Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize. His award-winning work Convenience Logos is regarded as reflecting aspects of urban life and consumer society of its time.
Trivia
- Not the same person as novelist Takano Kazu (高野和).
- Authority identifiers such as ISNI and VIAF are associated with him.