Tamura Toshiko Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1964) award
Hiroko Takenishi
たけにし ひろこ
Takenishi Hiroko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1929-04-11 （Hiroshima, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Critic
- Active Years
- 1952-
- Affiliations
- Japan Art Academy
- Memberships
- Japan Art Academy
- Nominations
- Women's Literature Award (Gishiki)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters, Department of Japanese Literature | Japanese Literature | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters, Department of Japanese Literature
/ Japanese Literature
Year of Graduation:
1952
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Tamura Toshiko Award | Oukan no Ki: Thoughts on Japanese Classics | — | — | Winner |
| 1973 | Hirabayashi Taiko Literature Award | Shikishi Naishinnō & Eifukumon'in | — | — | Winner |
| 1976 | Art Encouragement Newcomer Award | Tsuru | — | Ministry of Education | Winner |
| 1978 | Women's Literature Award | Kangen-sai | — | — | Winner |
| 1981 | Yasunari Kawabata Literary Prize | Heita-yado | — | — | Winner |
| 1986 | Mainichi Art Award | Yamakawa Tomiko | — | — | Winner |
| 1994 | Japan Art Academy Prize | — | — | Japan Art Academy | Winner |
| 2001 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class | — | — | Japanese Government | Winner |
| 2003 | Noma Literary Prize | Zotō no Uta | — | — | Winner |
| 2012 | Person of Cultural Merit | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | Recipient |
Tamura Toshiko Award
1964
Work:
Oukan no Ki: Thoughts on Japanese Classics
Result:
Winner
Hirabayashi Taiko Literature Award
1973
Work:
Shikishi Naishinnō & Eifukumon'in
Result:
Winner
Art Encouragement Newcomer Award
1976
Work:
Tsuru
Organization:
Ministry of Education
Result:
Winner
Women's Literature Award
1978
Work:
Kangen-sai
Result:
Winner
Yasunari Kawabata Literary Prize
1981
Work:
Heita-yado
Result:
Winner
Mainichi Art Award
1986
Work:
Yamakawa Tomiko
Result:
Winner
Japan Art Academy Prize
1994
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
Winner
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class
2001
Organization:
Japanese Government
Result:
Winner
Noma Literary Prize
2003
Work:
Zotō no Uta
Result:
Winner
Person of Cultural Merit
2012
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
Recipient
Awards & Nominations
Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 1 (1973) award
Art Encouragement Newcomer Award of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
-
Edition 26 (1976) award
Women's Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 17 (1978) award
Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 8 (1981) award
Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 50 (1994) award
Noma Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 56 (2003) award
Works
Major Works
Oukan no Ki: Thoughts on Japanese Classics
1964 Criticism
Classical literature
Shikishi Naishinnō & Eifukumon'in
1972 Criticism
Classical literature
Tsuru
1975 Short story collection
Atomic bomb experience
Kangen-sai
1978 Novel
Atomic bomb literature
Yamakawa Tomiko
1985 BiographyZotō no Uta
2002 NovelStyle & Themes
- Literary Style
- Analytical perspective viewing classical literature in modern contextCriticism based on deep classical knowledge
- Recurring Motifs
- Atomic bomb experienceClassical literature
Legacy
Her contributions to criticism of classical Japanese literature and atomic bomb literature are widely recognized.
Academic Societies
- Japan Art Academy
Trivia
- Experienced the atomic bombing at age 16