Kodansha Children's Literature Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1970) award
Hiroshi Tanaka
たなか ひろし
Tanaka Hiroshi
Pen Names:
Hiro Bun（Used for short stories）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1965-04-12 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Yasunari Kawabata
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Literature | 学士 | 1984-1988 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1984-1988
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Akutagawa Prize | Fragments of the Night | — | Bungeishunju | Winner |
Akutagawa Prize
2005
Work:
Fragments of the Night
Organization:
Bungeishunju
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Noma Children's Literature Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1973) award
Sogen Mystery Criticism Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1995) honorable mention
Works
Major Works
Fragments of the Night
2005 Novel 256 pagesA novel depicting the loneliness and fragmented memories of a protagonist living in a modern city. Set against the nocturnal urban landscape, fragmented recollections interweave throughout.
lonelinessurban lifememory
Adaptations
- [Film] Fragments of the Night / Ichiro Suzuki (2008)
Translations
- English translation 'Fragments of the Night' (2007)
Echoes of Morning
2010 Short story collection 184 pagesA collection of short stories that examines human relationships through moments of morning.
memoryfamily
Bibliography
- Fragments of the Night (2005)
- Echoes of Morning (2010)
- Breath of the City (2016)
Adaptations
- Fragments of the Night (film, 2008)
Translations of Works
- English translation 'Fragments of the Night' (2007)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and introspective prosemodernistic approach using fragmented descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- nightfragmented memoryurban loneliness
Legacy
Recognized for portraying urban loneliness in contemporary Japan; influenced younger writers and gained international attention through film adaptation and English translation.
Academic Societies
- Japan Writers' Association
Quotes
-
Words reveal their true value at night.
Source: Interview 'Literature and Night' (2006)
Trivia
- Occasionally uses a different pen name for short stories.
- His notable work was adapted into a film.