Subaru Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1978) award
Makoto Yoshikawa
よしかわ まこと
Yoshikawa Makoto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-02-24 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Horse racing writer, Sportswriter
- Active Years
- 1978-
- Nominations
- Akutagawa Prize nominee (1979, 'Receive the August Light'), Akutagawa Prize nominee (1979, 'Those Tearful Days'), Akutagawa Prize nominee (1980, 'Kandamura')
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiba High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Komazawa University | Faculty of Buddhist Studies | — | — | — | Japan |
Shiba High School
Country:
Japan
Graduated (year unknown)
Komazawa University
Faculty of Buddhist Studies
Country:
Japan
Withdrew after one year
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Subaru Literary Prize | My Battlefield | — | Subaru editorial department (Shueisha) | 受賞 |
| 1999 | JRA Award - Equestrian Culture Prize | Blood, Knowledge and Land: The Horse, Yoshida Zenya and Shadai | — | Japan Racing Association (JRA) | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Mizuno Sportswriter Award (Excellence Prize) | Blood, Knowledge and Land: The Horse, Yoshida Zenya and Shadai | 優秀賞 | Mizuno | 優秀賞 |
Subaru Literary Prize
1978
Work:
My Battlefield
Organization:
Subaru editorial department (Shueisha)
Result:
受賞
JRA Award - Equestrian Culture Prize
1999
Work:
Blood, Knowledge and Land: The Horse, Yoshida Zenya and Shadai
Organization:
Japan Racing Association (JRA)
Result:
受賞
Mizuno Sportswriter Award (Excellence Prize)
1999
Work:
Blood, Knowledge and Land: The Horse, Yoshida Zenya and Shadai
Category:
優秀賞
Organization:
Mizuno
Result:
優秀賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
My Battlefield
1979 FictionDebut work; a collection of stories exploring personal struggles and ways of life.
midlife conflictpersonal struggleisolation
Receive the August Light
1979 Short fictionAn Akutagawa-nominated short story about loss and reflections on light.
lossmemorythe ordinary vs. the extraordinary
Those Tearful Days
1980 FictionA work depicting emotional subtleties; was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize.
emotionhuman relationshipsreminiscence
Kandamura
1980 FictionDepicts urban life and intersecting lives; was an Akutagawa Prize nominee.
urban lifehuman dramaintersecting lives
Blood, Knowledge and Land: The Horse, Yoshida Zenya and Shadai
1999 Non-fiction / BiographyBiographical non-fiction chronicling Yoshida Zenya, the Shadai Group, and the horse-racing world.
horse racingbiographyindustrial history
Letters to a Thoroughbred
2003 Non-fictionAn essay collection expressing thoughts and feelings about horse racing and thoroughbreds.
horse racingaffection for animalsreminiscence
Bibliography
- My Battlefield
- Those Tearful Days
- Kandamura
- Men Standing Still
- Middle Age Aspires to Be a Writer
- Farewell, Central and Pacific Professional Baseball
- Teacher, A Question: For Moms and Dads Who Couldn't Do Arithmetic
- Birds That Cannot Fly
- If You're Going to Wander, Laugh: Talk, Joke, Walk
- Ossu! High School Baseball (vols. 1–2, coauthored with Dousuke Satou)
- If You're Going to, Be Middle Class
- Kimigayo and My World
- Connections: People Living at Shadai Farm
- Race Town Intersection
- Song of the Good-for-Nothings
- Roku-chan Embracing the Sea
- Horse Racing Anecdotes: Midlife Jump
- Sea of Pleasure: A Youthful Erotic Novel
- Kiss the Dream, Roku-chan
- I Want to Be Called a Happy Horse-Racing Fan
- Continued Connections: Shadai Farm and Its Companions
- I Am Anti-Giants
- Horse Racing Sentiments
- Horse Racing Dreamscapes
- Rain Falls on Aoyama Cemetery
- Northern Stories: Hokkaido Within Tokyo
- Smile Is Invincible: Giant Baba
- Blood, Knowledge and Land: The Horse, Yoshida Zenya and Shadai
- Sound of Life: Suhyun Who Became a Bridge
- Letters to a Thoroughbred
- The Famous Horses That Gave Me Life (2 vols.)
- Haruurara of Kochi Horse Racing
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realisticsports literature with non-fictional reporting elementsbiographical/portrait-style narration
- Recurring Motifs
- horse racingprofessional baseballmiddle-aged male perspectivebiographical portraitsrural vs urban contrast
Legacy
A writer known for works on horse racing and professional sports. Noted for biographical accounts of figures related to the Shadai Group and for contributions to sports literature and reportage.
Archives
- VIAF: 258066852
- National Diet Library authority ID: 00109796
- CiNii Books author ID: DA05396995
- CiNii Research CRID: 1140845216730883712
Trivia
- Entered Komazawa University's Faculty of Buddhist Studies but withdrew after one year.
- Worked in various jobs including pharmaceutical sales, bartender, and jewelry company sales.
- Many works focus on horse racing and professional sports.
- Won the 2nd Subaru Literary Prize in 1978 for 'My Battlefield'.