Samurai Japan Baseball Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2010) special award
Satoshi Narita
なりた さとし
Narita Satoshi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1963-12-18 （Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Public School Teacher
- Active Years
- 1990-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkai Gakuen University | Faculty of Law | Department of Law | — | — | Japan |
| Sapporo Gakuin University | Faculty of Humanities | Department of English and American Literature | — | — | Japan |
| Hokkaido University of Education Sapporo and Iwamizawa Campus | — | — | 修士（修士課程修了） | 2001年4月-2003年3月 | Japan |
Hokkai Gakuen University
Faculty of Law
/ Department of Law
Country:
Japan
Sapporo Gakuin University
Faculty of Humanities
/ Department of English and American Literature
Country:
Japan
Transferred in third year, specialized in English linguistics and literature
Hokkaido University of Education Sapporo and Iwamizawa Campus
Degree:
修士（修士課程修了）
Period:
2001年4月-2003年3月
Year of Graduation:
2003
Country:
Japan
Research on comprehensive learning and academic ability
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Samurai Japan Baseball Literature Award Special Prize | Prison Baseball: The Untold Baseball History of the North | — | Samurai Japan Baseball Literature Award | 受賞 |
Samurai Japan Baseball Literature Award Special Prize
2010
Work:
Prison Baseball: The Untold Baseball History of the North
Organization:
Samurai Japan Baseball Literature Award
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Prison Baseball: The Untold Baseball History of the North
2009 NovelDepicts the surprising history of prisoners playing baseball in a Hokkaido prison in the mid-Meiji era, and the life of Teruchika Oinoe, a Home Ministry official using baseball for prisoner rehabilitation.
BaseballHistoryPrisonersRehabilitationHokkaido
Legacy
Satoshi Narita is a writer based in Hokkaido known for works that blend baseball and social history. He contributes to local literary magazines and pursues research in education alongside his writing career.
Trivia
- During his time at Hokkai Gakuen University, he won awards for essays on real-name reporting in criminal cases and death penalty debates.
- Won the grand prize in 2001 essay contest 'I Want to Live in Such a Town'.
- Received the Special Prize at the 2010 Samurai Japan Baseball Literature Award for the book 'Prison Baseball: The Untold Baseball History of the North'.