Takiji Yuriko Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1976) award
Takashi Tsuda
つだ たかし
Tsuda Takashi
Pen Names:
（legal/birth name (kanji)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1930-01-01 （Osaka）
- Died
- 2014-01-01 age 84
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Osaka → Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- literary critic, critic
- Active Years
- 1958-2001
- Affiliations
- Bunka Hyoron (magazine), Japanese Communist Party, Japan Democratic Literature Alliance
- Memberships
- Central Committee member, Japanese Communist Party, New Japan Literature Society, Japan Democratic Literature Alliance
- Influenced By
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Letters | Chinese Literature | — | — | Japan |
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters
/ Chinese Literature
Country:
Japan
Studied Chinese literature; graduation year not available in provided sources.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Takiji & Yuriko Prize | Politics and Writers in the Modern Era | — | — | 受賞 |
Takiji & Yuriko Prize
1976
Work:
Politics and Writers in the Modern Era
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Trends and Prospects in Japanese Literature
1966 literary criticismA collection of essays analyzing postwar trends in Japanese literature and discussing future prospects.
changes in Japanese literatureliterary-historical perspectives
On Democratic Literature
1966 literary criticismCriticism and essays discussing literature from the standpoint of democratic literature.
democracyproletarian literature
The World of Takiji Kobayashi
editorial/criticismAn editorial compilation collecting commentaries originally serialized in the monthly bulletin of Takiji Kobayashi's collected works; Tsuda contributed planning and commentary.
proletarian literaturestudies on authors
Yuriko Miyamoto and Dairiki Konno
1996 research/criticismA study examining the relationship and works of Yuriko Miyamoto and Dairiki Konno.
author studiesstudies of female writers
Bibliography
- Trends and Prospects in Japanese Literature (Taro Shoten, 1966)
- On Democratic Literature (Shin Nihon Shuppansha, 1966)
- The World of Takiji Kobayashi (editorial compilation, publication year unknown)
- Yuriko Miyamoto and Dairiki Konno (Shin Nihon Shuppansha, 1996)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- criticism emphasizing realismcritical and political perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- relationship between writers and politicsissues of proletarian literature
Health
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health issues2001年頃からStopped writing around 2001 due to health reasons.
Legacy
Takashi Tsuda was a leading critic in democratic literature, known for his work on proletarian literature and the relationship between writers and politics. As a Central Committee member of the Japanese Communist Party his stance sometimes became the subject of controversy, but through editing and commentary he contributed to postwar leftist literary studies.
Academic Societies
- New Japan Literature Society
- Japan Democratic Literature Alliance
Trivia
- He was expelled from the New Japan Literature Society in 1964.
- In 1965 he participated in the founding of the Japan Democratic Literature Alliance with Eguchi Kan and Masaji Shimota.
- In 1976 he won the Takiji & Yuriko Prize for 'Politics and Writers in the Modern Era'.
- He ceased writing around 2001 due to health reasons.