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Shigetoshi Wada

わだ しげとし

Wada Shigetoshi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1962-08-00 (Nagano Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
literary critic, university professor
Active Years
1986-
Affiliations
Seiwa Gakuen Junior College, Department of Japanese Literature, Wakayama National College of Technology

Education

Nagano Prefectural Ueda High School
Year of Graduation: 1981
Country: Japan
Tohoku University
Faculty of Letters / Department of Japanese Literature
Degree: 学士(文学)
Year of Graduation: 1986
Country: Japan
Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University
Graduate School of Arts and Letters / Doctoral program (Japanese literature)
Year of Graduation: 1991
Country: Japan
Completed doctoral coursework but withdrew before degree completion

Awards

Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize — Criticism Category (Excellent Work)
2004
Work: Nakano Shigeharu Riding the Train
Category: 評論部門
Organization: Gunzo (literary magazine)
Result: 優秀作

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Nakano Shigeharu Riding the Train

2004 literary criticism

A critical essay on Nakano Shigeharu.

Nakano Shigeharuliterary criticism

Style & Themes

Literary Style
academic, analytical critical prose
Recurring Motifs
author studiesexaminations of modern and contemporary Japanese literature

Legacy

Active in literary criticism and education; recognized with an Excellent Work in the Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize (Criticism).

Trivia

  • Withdrew from the doctoral program at Tohoku University after completing required coursework.
  • Selected for an Excellent Work award in the Criticism category of the 47th Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize (2004) for 'Nakano Shigeharu Riding the Train'.
  • Born in Nagano Prefecture and has served as a professor at Wakayama National College of Technology.