Nitta Jiro Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1985) award
Fusako Tsunoda
つのだ ふさこ
Tsunoda Fusako
Aliases:
角田フサ / 本名: 角田フサ / 旧姓: 中村
Pen Names:
Fusako Tsunoda（Used as author/pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1914-12-05 （Tokyo Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2010-01-01 age 95
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo (birthplace) → France (studied and lived)
Career
- Occupations
- non-fiction writer, author
- Active Years
- 1960-2010
- Affiliations
- Japan PEN Club (Honorary member)
- Memberships
- Japan PEN Club
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka Girls' School (now Fukuoka Jogakuin) | — | — | — | 専攻科修了（年不詳） | Japan |
| Sorbonne University | — | — | — | 留学（中退） | France |
Fukuoka Girls' School (now Fukuoka Jogakuin)
Period:
専攻科修了（年不詳）
Country:
Japan
Completed advanced course at Fukuoka Girls' School
Sorbonne University
Period:
留学（中退）
Country:
France
Studied in France but left without completing degree due to outbreak of World War II
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Bungeishunju Reader's Award | Hilda in East Germany | — | Bungeishunju | 受賞 |
| 1964 | Fujin Koron Readers' Award | The Border Where the Wind Sings | — | Fujin Koron | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Jiro Nitta Literary Prize | Responsibility: General Imamura Hitoshi of Rabaul | — | Jiro Nitta Literary Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Shincho Gakugei (Shincho Academic) Prize | Assassination of Empress Myeongseong: The Last Queen of Joseon | — | Shinchosha | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Tokyo Metropolitan Cultural Award | — | — | Tokyo Metropolitan Government | 受賞 |
Bungeishunju Reader's Award
1961
Work:
Hilda in East Germany
Organization:
Bungeishunju
Result:
受賞
Fujin Koron Readers' Award
1964
Work:
The Border Where the Wind Sings
Organization:
Fujin Koron
Result:
受賞
Jiro Nitta Literary Prize
1985
Work:
Responsibility: General Imamura Hitoshi of Rabaul
Organization:
Jiro Nitta Literary Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Shincho Gakugei (Shincho Academic) Prize
1988
Work:
Assassination of Empress Myeongseong: The Last Queen of Joseon
Organization:
Shinchosha
Result:
受賞
Tokyo Metropolitan Cultural Award
1995
Organization:
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Hilda in East Germany
1963 Non-fictionA reportage-style nonfiction work based on careful interviews and research about life and people in East Germany after the war.
postwar Europeindividual liveson-site reporting
The Border Where the Wind Sings
1965 Non-fictionA collection of reportage focusing on borders and cross-cultural encounters, exploring Japanese experiences abroad.
bordersoverseas experiencescultural contact
Eighty Thousand Without Tombstones: The Destruction of the Manchuria-Mongolia Colonists
1967 Non-fiction (history)A detailed investigation into the devastation of the Manchuria-Mongolia settler corps, revisiting wartime responsibility and victims' experiences.
war responsibilitysettler historyinvestigation of victims
Responsibility: General Imamura Hitoshi of Rabaul
1984 Non-fiction (military history)An investigative account examining the Rabaul campaign and General Imamura's actions and responsibilities, re-evaluating aspects of wartime history.
war historyaccountabilitymilitary biography
Assassination of Empress Myeongseong: The Last Queen of Joseon
1988 Non-fiction (history)A major nonfiction investigation into the assassination of Empress Myeongseong at the end of the Joseon dynasty, based on archival sources and extensive interviews.
Korean modern historypolitical assassinationdiplomacy and intrigue
Translations
- Braille edition (handmade by Midori Sato)
A Death to Atonement: Army Minister Anami Korechika
1980 Non-fiction (biography)A biographical investigation into Army Minister Anami Korechika, examining his choices and responsibility at the end of the war.
end-of-war historyaccountabilitymilitary biography
Bibliography
- What I Saw and Thought: From Europe to My Child
- Wandering Patriotism
- Hilda in East Germany
- The Distant Path of Love
- Star of David: 40,000 Kilometers of Passport
- The Border Where the Wind Sings
- Song of the Amazon: Records of Japanese
- Japanese in Brazil: Records of Blood and Sweat in a New Land
- Eighty Thousand Without Tombstones: The Destruction of the Manchuria-Mongolia Colonists
- Captain Amakasu
- Responsibility: General Imamura Hitoshi of Rabaul
- Assassination of Empress Myeongseong: The Last Queen of Joseon
- Thoughts on Taste
- The Island of Sorrow Sakhalin: Background of Postwar Responsibility
Translations by Author
- Le Temps du Soupir (Anne Philip) — translated by Fusako Tsunoda
Translations of Works
- Assassination of Empress Myeongseong (Braille edition, made by Midori Sato)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- reportage-style prose based on meticulous researchfact-verification-focused narration
- Recurring Motifs
- war and responsibilityindividual fate within historytrajectories of Japanese abroad
Legacy
Fusako Tsunoda is known for historical nonfiction grounded in meticulous reporting and source verification. She produced many works on war, diplomacy, and Japanese abroad, and received multiple literary awards.
Academic Societies
- Japan PEN Club
Archives
- National Diet Library (holdings)
- Shinchosha author profile archive
Trivia
- She studied at the Sorbonne but left and returned to Japan due to the outbreak of World War II.
- Her husband was Akira Tsunoda, who served as a social news editor at Mainichi Shimbun.
- She died on 2010-01-01 at age 95; her death was publicly announced in March of the same year.
- She received several awards including the Jiro Nitta Literary Prize and the Shincho Gakugei Prize.