Period Novel Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1990) award
Midori Torigoe
とりごえ みどり
Torigoe Midori
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1944-05-17 （Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Aoba Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1990-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts | Faculty of Liberal Arts | Department of English Literature | — | +1967 | Japan |
Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts
Faculty of Liberal Arts
/ Department of English Literature
Period:
+1967
Year of Graduation:
1967
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Historical Novel Award | Kariganeya Soshi | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
Historical Novel Award
1990
Work:
Kariganeya Soshi
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kariganeya Soshi
1990 Historical novelBibliography
- Kariganeya Soshi
- Agano Yuwa
- Gocho Izumi Shikibu Nikki Sho
- Hyakuren Isshu
- Moegasane Fujiwara no Michinaga Muro Akiko Somon
- Omoigusa
- Tsutakazura
- Koromo Sayo Gatari
- Ichiyo
- Soseki no Tsuma
- Ani Imouto
- Hanaikada Tanizaki Junichiro Matsuko Tayutau Ki
- Namimakura Oryo Hisho
- Kenreimonin Tokuko
- Meguriai Niijima Yae Kaisoki
- Hiren Hino Tomiko Ibun
- Toen Kohagi Lisyakko Himmon
- Waga Tsumu Takuboku
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Inherits traditional style of historical novels, carefully depicting historical figures
- Recurring Motifs
- Lives of historical figuresDetailed depiction of historical settings
Legacy
Midori Torigoe is highly regarded as a historical novelist who deeply explores historical figures. She is also known as the first recipient of Kodansha's Historical Novel Award, influencing later historical novelists.