Kodansha Essay Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2001) award
Tsubouchi Yuzo
つぼうち ゆうぞう
Tsubouchi Yūzō
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1958-05-08 （Honmachi, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 2020-01-13 （Home, Tokyo, Japan） age 61
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Honmachi, Shibuya, Tokyo (birth) → Akatsutsumi, Setagaya, Tokyo (moved in childhood) → Tokyo (primary residence)
Career
- Occupations
- critic, essayist, editor, part-time university lecturer, book reviewer
- Active Years
- 1983-2020
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Faculty of First Letters | Faculty of First Letters | Humanities (English literature) | 学士 | 1978-1983 | Japan |
| Waseda University Graduate School of Letters | Graduate School of Letters | Department of English Literature | 修士 | 1983-1986 | Japan |
Waseda University, Faculty of First Letters
Faculty of First Letters
/ Humanities (English literature)
Degree:
学士
Period:
1978-1983
Year of Graduation:
1983
Country:
Japan
Graduation thesis: 'The 1982 Fukuda Tsunezumi discourse'
Waseda University Graduate School of Letters
Graduate School of Letters
/ Department of English Literature
Degree:
修士
Period:
1983-1986
Year of Graduation:
1986
Country:
Japan
Master's thesis topic: George Steiner
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Kodansha Essay Award | Born in Keio 3: Seven with Whorls | — | Kodansha | Winner |
Kodansha Essay Award
2001
Work:
Born in Keio 3: Seven with Whorls
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Streetwise
1997 Criticism / EssaysFirst solo book: a collection of essays on city life, culture and books.
urban lifereadingcultural criticism
Born in Keio 3: Seven with Whorls
2001 EssayAn essay collection exploring historical figures; one of his representative works that won the Kodansha Essay Award.
modern literatureprofileshistory
Sake Diary
2010 Essays / DiaryDiary-like essays about alcohol, personal relations and the literary world; adapted into a documentary film.
alcoholliterary worldautobiographical diary
Adaptations
- [Documentary film] Sake Diary / 内藤誠 (2015)
Bibliography
- Streetwise
- Shibui Books
- Yasukuni
- Aim for Paperbacks!
- Born in Keio 3: Seven with Whorls
- Find Literature
- Sangenjaya Diary
- Moving Forward While Facing Backwards
- Sake Diary
- I Want to Be Prime Minister
Adaptations
- Sake Diary (Documentary film, dir. Makoto Naito, 2015)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- conversational, readable criticismpersonal-observation infused essays
- Recurring Motifs
- alcoholdiaryTokyosecondhand books / books
Health
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Severe injury from assault2000-2001Sustained severe injuries from an assault in 2000, hospitalized and temporarily halted writing/serial contributions.
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Heart failure (cause of death)2020Died at home from heart failure in January 2020.
Legacy
Tsubouchi Yuzo was a well-known Japanese critic and essayist, praised for sharp yet accessible book reviews and insider essays on the literary world. He also worked as an editor and part-time lecturer, influencing contemporary literary discourse.
In Popular Culture
- His essay 'Sake Diary' served as the basis for the documentary film 'Sake Diary', in which he appeared.
Quotes
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'"Super" study methods and "Techniques of Knowledge" are that kind of book. They are merely manuals.'
Source: RONZA (July 1996) (1996)
Trivia
- Neighbor in childhood included Eiryo Ashihara.
- His father, Yosao Tsubouchi, was reportedly an executive in Nikkeiren and former president of Diamond Inc.
- Appeared in the documentary film based on his 'Sake Diary'.
- Died of heart failure in 2020 at age 61.