Takiji Yuriko Award
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (1989) award
Toshio Uon
うどお としお
Uon Toshio
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1926-09-01 （Okayama Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2013-10-11 age 87
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Dalian (former Manchuria), China → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Literary critic
- Active Years
- 1959-2013
- Affiliations
- Japan Democratic Literary Association (formerly Literary Alliance)
- Memberships
- Japan Democratic Literary Association (formerly Literary Alliance)
- Nominations
- Akutagawa Prize nominee (Unscathed Logic) 1959
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryushun High School (prewar) | — | — | — | — | China (former Manchuria) |
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 (BA) | — | Japan |
Ryushun High School (prewar)
Country:
China (former Manchuria)
Attended during childhood in former Manchuria.
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士 (BA)
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the Department of Japanese Literature (postwar).
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Takiji-Yuriko Prize | Asahi Shigeru (novel) | — | Takiji-Yuriko Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Takiji-Yuriko Prize
1989
Work:
Asahi Shigeru (novel)
Organization:
Takiji-Yuriko Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Unscathed Logic
1969 NovelA work that questions logic and the human condition.
logichuman nature
Saeteru Yatsura
1972 NovelA novel depicting youth; later adapted into a film.
youthsociety
Adaptations
- [Film] Saeteru Yatsura (film)
Asahi Shigeru (novel)
1988 NovelA novel centered on the figure Asahi Shigeru.
biographical elementssociety
Go in the Meiji Era: The Life of Honinbo Shuei
2002 BiographyA biographical account of the Go master Honinbo Shuei.
Gobiography
Bibliography
- Unscathed Logic (Toho Shuppan) 1969
- Sick Dog and the Moon (Toho Shuppan) 1970
- Autumn Crying in the Fields (Toho Shuppan) 1972
- Saeteru Yatsura (Shin Nihon Shuppansha) 1972
- Rebellious Spring (Toho Shuppan) 1974
- My Flute, Blow Sadness (Toho Shuppan) 1975
- Introduction to Love (Toho Shuppan) 1975
- Literature, Truth, Humanity (Kowa-do) 1977
- Boys with Long Hair (Toho Shuppan) 1977
- Notes on Youth (Aoki Shoten) 1979
- The Great Winter Rainbow (Shin Nihon Shuppansha) 1980
- Notes on Reading (Aoki Shoten) 1980
- Remembering the Unforgettable (Dialogue with Yushige Kozai) 1981
- An'naka Disturbance Chronicle (Kowa-do) 1981
- The Spirit of Go, The Spirit of People (Otsuki Shoten) 1983
- A Child's Eye, An Adult's Eye: Reading Children's Literature (Aoki Shoten) 1984
- Red Cyclamen (Shin Nihon Shuppansha) 1986
- Asahi Shigeru (Shin Nihon Shuppansha) 1988
- Unforgettable People (Shin Nihon Shuppansha) 1990
- At the Pass of Wind-Blue Thought (Shin Nihon Shuppansha) 1991
- Winter Days Are Faint (Shin Nihon Shuppansha) 1994
- The Butterfly That Crossed the Sea (Shin Nihon Shuppansha) 1997
- Collected Short Stories of Toshio Uon (Hon no Izumi-sha) 1999
- Go in the Meiji Era: The Life of Honinbo Shuei (Hon no Izumi-sha) 2002
- Sakurabashi (Hon no Izumi-sha) 2003
- In the Town of Acacia (Shin Nihon Shuppansha) 2005
- Short Stories and Life of Doppo Kunikida (Privately Published) 2007
- Personal Essay on Takiji Kobayashi (Hon no Izumi-sha) 2008
- Letters from Poets (Hon no Izumi-sha) 2009
Adaptations
- Film adaptation of 'Saeteru Yatsura'
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- socially engaged stylerealist expressioncritical essays
- Recurring Motifs
- memory of waryouth and coming-of-agelabor and class
Health
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Pneumonia2013年10月Died from pneumonia
Legacy
Recognized as a socially engaged writer and literary critic in postwar Japan. Through novels and criticism he addressed social issues and received the Takiji-Yuriko Prize, among other honors.
Academic Societies
- Japan Democratic Literary Association
Archives
- National Diet Library holdings
- Authority records such as VIAF and ISNI
In Popular Culture
- The novel 'Saeteru Yatsura' was adapted into a film
Trivia
- Spent his childhood in Dalian (formerly part of Manchuria).
- Was an Akutagawa Prize nominee in 1959 for 'Unscathed Logic' (no award given that year).
- 'Saeteru Yatsura' (1972) was later adapted into a film.
- Graduated from the Department of Japanese Literature, University of Tokyo.