AKUTAGAWA RYUNOSUKE PRIZE
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The Akutagawa Ryunosuke Prize (Akutagawa Ryunosuke sho) is Japan’s most prestigious literary award. Established by Kikuchi Kan in 1935 in memory of writer Akutagawa Ryunosuke, it is sponsored by the Association for the Promotion of Japanese Literature and is awarded semiannually to the best story of a purely literary nature published in a newspaper or magazine by a new or rising author. The judges include contemporary writers, literary critics, and former winners of the prize. Winners receive a pocket watch, cash sum of one million yen, and considerable media attention and often go on to fill the ranks of the bundan (writer’s guilds). Notable prize recipients include Ishikawa Jun, who received it for Fugen (1936, tr. The Bodhisattva, or, Samantabhadra, 1990) and Inoue Yasushi for Togyu (The Bullfight, 1949). The list of prizewinners forms a veritable “who’s who” among modern writers.
Historical dictionary of modern Japanese literature and theater.
J. Scott Miller.
2009.
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AKUTAGAWA RYUNOSUKE — (1892–1927) Akutagawa Ryunosuke was born in Tokyo, the son of a milkman. His mother went insane shortly after his birth, so he was adopted and raised by his maternal uncle. He began writing while at Tokyo University studying English literature … Japanese literature and theater
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa — Born 1 March 1892(1892 03 01) Tokyo, Japan Died 24 July 1927 … Wikipedia
Akutagawa — is a Japanese surname; it may refer to:* Ryūnosuke Akutagawa ( Akutagawa Ryūnosuke , 1892 1927), Japanese poet and writer * Yasushi Akutagawa ( Akutagawa Yasushi , 1925 1989), Japanese composer and conductor, son of Akutagawa Ryunosuke * The… … Wikipedia
Akutagawa Prize — The Nihongo|Akutagawa Prize|芥川龍之介賞|Akutagawa Ryūnosuke Shō is a Japanese literary award presented semi annually. It was established in 1935 by Kan Kikuchi, then editor of Bungeishunjū magazine, in memory of author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. It is… … Wikipedia
Akutagawa Prize — ▪ Japanese literary prize Japanese Akutagawa Ryūnosuke Shō Japanese literary prize awarded semiannually for the best work of fiction by a promising new Japanese writer. The prize is generally considered, along with the Naoki Prize (for… … Universalium
NAOKI PRIZE — The Naoki Prize (Naoki Sanjugo sho), a semiannual literary award given to up and coming authors for popular fiction, was founded in 1935 in honor of author Naoki Sanjugo. Kikuchi Kan, editor of Bungei shunju (Literary Chronicle) magazine,… … Japanese literature and theater
FOREIGN AUTHORS WRITING IN JAPANESE — Although the term “Japanese literature” usually denotes Japanese writers writing in Japanese, the modern period has seen the rise of non Japanese writers who write in Japanese and publish in Japan. Notable authors include Korean Japanese… … Japanese literature and theater
MURO SAISEI — (1889–1962) Muro Saisei, given name Terumichi, was a novelist and poet. Born an illegitimate child in Kanazawa Prefecture, Muro was adopted and raised by Muro Shinjo, a Buddhist priest. He dropped out of elementary school in 1902 and got a job … Japanese literature and theater
UNO KOJI — (1891–1961) Uno Koji, given name Kakujiro, was a novelist from Fukuoka who graduated in English literature from Waseda University. He published a collection of stories, Seijiro yume o miru ko (Seijiro, the Child Who Dreams, 1913). He further… … Japanese literature and theater
OBA MINAKO — (1930–2007) Oba Minako was an author and social critic from Tokyo. Her father served as a rescue worker in Hiroshima after the atomic bombing, and Oba’s experiences there generated her interest in literature. Oba graduated from Tsudajuku… … Japanese literature and theater
