KIKUCHI KAN — (1888–1948) Kikuchi Kan, given name Hiroshi, was a short story writer and publisher born in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. A colleague of Akutagawa Ryunosuke and Kume Masao, Kikuchi helped found the magazine Shinshicho (New Trends of Thought)… … Japanese literature and theater
Kan Kikuchi — nihongo|Hiroshi Kikuchi|菊池 寛|Kikuchi Hiroshi (December 26, 1888 – March 6, 1948), known by his pen name Kan Kikuchi (which utilises the same kanji as his real name), was a Japanese author born in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. He established the… … Wikipedia
Naoki Prize — The Naoki Prize is a Japanese literary award presented semiannually. The official name is Naoki Sanjugo Prize. It was created in 1935 by Kikuchi Kan, then editor of the Bungeishunjū magazine, and named in memory of novelist Naoki Sanjugo.… … 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
AKUTAGAWA RYUNOSUKE PRIZE — 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… … Japanese literature and theater
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
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
Tatsuzō Ishikawa — was a Japanese author. Ishikawa was the winner of the first Akutagawa Prize.BiographyBorn in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Ishikawa was raised in several places, including Kyoto and Okayama Prefecture. He entered Waseda University s literature… … Wikipedia
Bungeishunjū (magazine) — Bungeishunjū is a leading Japanese monthly magazine published by Bungeishunjū. The magazine was started by writer Kikuchi Kan in 1923 in tandem with the founding of Bungeishunjū. The name of the magazine came from the title of the literary review … Wikipedia
Donald Keene — in his Tokyo home in 2002. Donald Lawrence Keene (born June 18, 1922 in New York City) is a Japanologist, scholar, teacher, writer, translator and interpreter of Japanese literature and culture. Keene was University Professor Emeritus and Shincho … Wikipedia
