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Yuko Tsushima

つしま ゆうこ

Tsushima Yūko

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1947-03-30 （Mitaka, Kitatama District, Tokyo, Japan (under Allied occupation; now Mitaka City)）
Died
2016-02-18 （A hospital in Tokyo, Japan） age 68
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
1971-2016
Affiliations
Member of Bungaku Shuto
Influenced By
Osamu Dazai, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Junichiro Tanizaki

Education

Shirayuri Women's University
English Literature / English Literature
Degree: 学士
Period: 1966-1969
Year of Graduation: 1969
Country: Japan
Meiji University
English Literature / English Literature
Period: 1969-1970
Country: Japan
Did not complete degree

Awards

Tamura Toshiko Prize
1976
Work: Mother of the Brambles
Organization: Tamura Toshiko Prize
Result: Winner
Izumi Kyoka Literature Prize
1977
Work: The Grass's Lair
Organization: Izumi Kyoka Literature Prize
Result: Winner
Women's Literature Prize
1978
Work: Child of Fortune
Organization: Women's Literature Prize
Result: Winner
Noma Literary New Face Prize
1979
Work: Territory of Light
Organization: Noma Literary New Face Prize
Result: Winner
Kawabata Yasunari Literature Prize
1983
Work: The Silent Traders
Organization: Kawabata Yasunari Literature Prize
Result: Winner
Yomiuri Literature Prize
1987
Work: Chased by the Night's Light
Organization: Yomiuri Literature Prize
Result: Winner
Hirabayashi Taiko Literature Prize
1988
Work: To Midday
Organization: Hirabayashi Taiko Literature Prize
Result: Winner
Ito Sei Literature Prize
1995
Work: O Wind, Wind that Runs Through the Sky
Organization: Ito Sei Literature Prize
Result: Winner
Tanizaki Junichiro Prize
1998
Work: Fiery Mountain: The Mountain Monkey Chronicle
Organization: Tanizaki Junichiro Prize
Result: Winner
Noma Literary Prize
1998
Work: Fiery Mountain: The Mountain Monkey Chronicle
Organization: Noma Literary Prize
Result: Winner
Osaragi Jiro Prize
2001
Work: Laughing Wolf
Organization: Osaragi Jiro Prize
Result: Winner
Art Encouragement Prize by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
2005
Work: Nara Report
Organization: Art Encouragement Prize by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Result: Winner
Murasaki Shikibu Literature Prize
2005
Work: Nara Report
Organization: Murasaki Shikibu Literature Prize
Result: Winner
Mainichi Art Award
2012
Work: Song of the Golden Dream
Organization: Mainichi Art Award
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Noma Literary Award 1 appearances
  1. Edition 51 (1998) award
    Work: Mountain of Fire: Account of a Wild Monkey

    火の山―山猿記 is a work by 津島佑子. Recognized by the 野間文芸賞, it reflects the author's concerns and the literary context around the work.

    A work recognized by the 野間文芸賞, showing 津島佑子's distinctive voice.

    608 pages
    literatureaward-winning work

Works

Major Works

Mother of the Brambles

1975 Novel

Child of Fortune

1978 Novel

Water Pavilion

1982 Novel

Chased by the Night's Light

1986 Novel

Fiery Mountain: The Mountain Monkey Chronicle

1998 Novel
Adaptations
  • [TV drama] Junjo Kirari (2006)

Nara Report

2004 Novel

Jakka Dofuni: A Tale of the Memories of the Sea

2016 Novel

Style & Themes

Literary Style
isolationist prose style
Recurring Motifs
absent onessingle-mother family

Health

  • lung cancer
    ～2016年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Highly regarded as one of the leading figures in contemporary Japanese literature.

In Popular Culture

  • Original plan for the NHK Asadora "Junjo Kirari"

Quotes

  • I always wished that no one would ask about my father.
    Source: Yama no aru ie Ido no aru ie

Trivia

  • Born as the second daughter of Osamu Dazai.