Kodansha Essay Award
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (2011) award
Yoko Uchida
うちだ ようこ
Uchida Yoko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1959-01-01 （Kobe, Hyogo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, Italian
- Residence History
- Kobe, Hyogo (birthplace) → Tokyo, Japan (education) → Italy (long-term residence, based in Milan)
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, writer, translator
- Active Years
- 1985-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | Faculty of Foreign Studies | Department of Italian | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Faculty of Foreign Studies
/ Department of Italian
Country:
Japan
Graduation year not specified in available sources
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Japan Essayists' Club Prize | Gino's House: Ten Views of Italy | — | Japan Essayists' Club | winner |
| 2011 | Kodansha Essay Award | Gino's House: Ten Views of Italy | — | Kodansha | winner |
| 2020 | Gerla d'Oro (Golden Basket) award | — | — | Italian Booksellers Federation (selection within Premio Bancarella) | winner |
Japan Essayists' Club Prize
2011
Work:
Gino's House: Ten Views of Italy
Organization:
Japan Essayists' Club
Result:
winner
Kodansha Essay Award
2011
Work:
Gino's House: Ten Views of Italy
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
winner
Gerla d'Oro (Golden Basket) award
2020
Organization:
Italian Booksellers Federation (selection within Premio Bancarella)
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 59 (2011) award
Works
Major Works
Gino's House: Ten Views of Italy
2011 essay / travelAn essay collection depicting various regions of Italy, portraying the country through encounters with people and landscapes.
Italytraveleveryday life
Sun of Milan, Moon of Sicily
2012 essay / reportageEssays focusing on Milan and Sicily, contrasting city and countryside and depicting lives of local people.
city vs. countrysidecultural comparisonfood and lifestyle
Drawers of Italy
2013 essayA collection of essays gathering fragments of Italian landscapes, people, and daily life.
memorydaily liferegional culture
Bibliography
- Enjoy an Italian Cappuccino: A Country Where Happiness Falls from the Sky
- Canned Italy: Tasty, Joyful, and Lively
- The Country That Doesn't Go Bankrupt: Italy
- Mamma Mia: Italy Through 23 Mothers
- Paparazzi as Journalism: The Italian Sense of Justice
- Gino's House: Ten Views of Italy
- Sun of Milan, Moon of Sicily
- Drawers of Italy
- Caterina's Travel Preparations: Twenty Reminiscences of Italy
- Italy on the Plate
- The Tail of Italy
- From Italy to Italy
- Letters from Roberto
- Breath of Bologna
- Twelve Chapters of Italy
- Venice Across the Water
- Montereggio: The Story of a Traveling Bookshop in a Small Village
- Honey of Sardinia
Translations by Author
- Moderately Cheerful (Carlo M. Cipolla)
- Eating Italy (Stefania Giannoti)
- Waiting for Dad's Call (Gianni Rodari)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- essayistic narrationreportage-infused descriptionsaccessible and observational prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Italian food culturelocal people and everyday lifesmall towns and landscapesmemory and reminiscence
Legacy
As a Japan-born journalist and writer based in Italy, she has served as a cultural bridge between Japan and Italy. She is recognized for her travel essays and has received both domestic and Italian literary honors.
Academic Societies
- Japan Essayists' Club
Trivia
- In 2020 she received the Gerla d'Oro award in Italy; reports note she was the first non-Italian recipient.
- Graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (Italian department) and moved to Italy, based in Milan.