Contemporary Poetry Notebook Award
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (1989) award
Hisao Tanaka
タナカ ヒサオ
Tanaka Hisao
Pen Names:
Kuen no Soshi（Pen name used for short stories and poetry）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1978-03-15 （Minato, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Minato, Tokyo (birth–2000) → Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture (2001–present)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 2003-
- Influenced By
- Hiromi Kawakami, Haruki Murakami
- Influenced
- Several emerging writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 | 1997-2001 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1997-2001
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
Japan
Published short stories in magazines during university
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kofu Literature Prize | Memory of the Wind | — | Kofu Literary Society | Winner |
| 2010 | Japan Short Story Excellence Award | How to Chronicle the Night | — | Japan Short Story Authors Association | Winner |
Kofu Literature Prize
2015
Work:
Memory of the Wind
Organization:
Kofu Literary Society
Result:
Winner
Japan Short Story Excellence Award
2010
Work:
How to Chronicle the Night
Organization:
Japan Short Story Authors Association
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Memory of the Wind
2014 Novel 320 pagesA novel set in a provincial city where past and present intertwine, depicting family memory and loss. It weaves fragments of nature and everyday life to reconsider the meaning of absence.
memoryfamilylossprovincial life
Adaptations
- [Film] Memory of the Wind / 佐藤健二 (2018)
Translations
- Memory of the Wind (Japanese original — English translation available)
How to Chronicle the Night
2009 Short story collection 180 pagesA collection of short stories themed around the city's nights. The quiet Japanese prose highlights gaps in daily life, inviting readers' imagination.
lonelinessnighturban life
Bibliography
- How to Chronicle the Night (short stories) — 2009
- Memory of the Wind (novel) — 2014
- Letters from the Shore (novella) — 2017
Adaptations
- Memory of the Wind (film, 2018, dir. Kenji Sato)
Translations of Works
- Memory of the Wind — English translation (2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyrical, restrained proseShort chapters with meticulous description
- Recurring Motifs
- windnightfragments of forgetting and memory
Legacy
Recognized as a writer who values serene lyricism in contemporary Japanese literature, notable for expressing universal senses of loss through details of provincial cities and everyday life.
Academic Societies
- Contemporary Literature Study Group
In Popular Culture
- The film adaptation of 'Memory of the Wind' prompted renewed interest in provincial cities.
Quotes
-
The accumulation of small landscapes shapes a person's memory.
Source: Memory of the Wind (prologue) (2014)
Trivia
- He always brews green tea while writing.
- He ran short-distance track during his student days.