Izumi Kyoka Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (1995) award
Akira Tsuji
つじ あきら
Tsuji Akira
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1945-04-15 （Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2015-04-23 age 70
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Editor
- Active Years
- 1981-2015
- Affiliations
- Kodansha, Photon (quarterly literary magazine, editor/host)
- Nominations
- Akutagawa Prize (nominated): 'Aoyama' (1998)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokohama National University | Faculty of Economics | Department of Economics | — | 1960s | Japan |
Yokohama National University
Faculty of Economics
/ Department of Economics
Period:
1960s
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Izumi Kyōka Literary Prize | Yume no Hōi | — | — | Winner |
| 1998 | Akutagawa Prize | Aoyama | — | — | Nominated |
Izumi Kyōka Literary Prize
1995
Work:
Yume no Hōi
Result:
Winner
Akutagawa Prize
1998
Work:
Aoyama
Result:
Nominated
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Gyakuba
1989 NovelA collection of short and mid-length stories; represents his early creative works.
human relationshipsinner conflict
Kono Yo no Koto
1991 NovelA novel depicting characters who move between reality and memory.
memoryreality
Tanjō
1994 NovelA work centered on themes of birth and creation.
birthgrowth
Yume no Hōi
1995 NovelPublished in 1995. One of his representative works mixing fantasy and reality; won the Izumi Kyōka Literary Prize.
dreamsfantasyidentity
Kodomo-tachi no Ibasho
1996 NovelA short-story collection portraying children's perspectives and places of belonging.
childrenplaces of belonging
Portraits of Time: A Novel on Kenji Nakagami
2002 Novel/biographical fictionA work concerning writer Kenji Nakagami; a novelistic attempt interweaving writerly discussion and portraiture.
writer studymemory
Neko Yadori
2003 NovelA collection of works using cats as motifs to depict human relationships.
catshuman relationships
Collected Works of Akira Tsuji (6 vols.)
2017 Collected worksCollected edition of his major works, published 2017–2019.
collected works
Bibliography
- Gyakuba (1989)
- Kono Yo no Koto (1991)
- Tanjō (1994)
- Yume no Hōi (1995)
- Kodomo-tachi no Ibasho (1996)
- Portraits of Time: A Novel on Kenji Nakagami (2002)
- Neko Yadori (2003)
- Collected Works of Akira Tsuji (6 vols., 2017–2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- blend of realism and fantasydelicate psychological description
- Recurring Motifs
- dreamsmemorychildrencats
Health
-
subarachnoid hemorrhage2015-04Suffered in April 2015; the condition led to his death.
Legacy
After a career as an editor, he became a novelist noted for delicate psychological depictions and a distinctive worldview; he contributed to Japanese literature, including winning the Izumi Kyōka Literary Prize.
Trivia
- Worked at Kodansha and served as editor-in-chief of the literary magazine 'Gunzou' from 1981 to 1984.
- Won the Izumi Kyōka Literary Prize in 1995 for 'Yume no Hōi'.
- Hosted the quarterly literary magazine 'Photon' from 2006 to 2009.
- Died of a subarachnoid hemorrhage in April 2015 at age 70.