Haruto Kō
Encyclopedia
was a noted Japan
ese poet and novelist.
Kō was born in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto
and graduated from the Department of English Literature of Meiji Gakuin University
. He was arrested as a political offender during World War II
, and after the war started to write I novel
s. Kō received the 1969 Yomiuri Prize
for Ichijō no hikari, as well as the Ministry of Education's Art Encouragement Prize.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese poet and novelist.
Kō was born in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto
Yatsushiro, Kumamoto
is a city located in Kumamoto, Japan.On August 1, 2005, the city merged with the municipalities of Izumi, Kagami, Sakamoto, Senchō and Tōyō to form the new expanded city of Yashushiro....
and graduated from the Department of English Literature of Meiji Gakuin University
Meiji Gakuin University
is one of the Christian universities in Tokyo and Yokohama which was established in 1863. The Reverend Dr. James Curtis Hepburn was one of the founders and the first president...
. He was arrested as a political offender during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, and after the war started to write I novel
I Novel
is a literary genre in Japanese literature used to describe a type of confessional literature where the events in the story correspond to events in the author's life. This genre was founded based on the Japanese reception of Naturalism during the Meiji period. Many authors believed form reflected...
s. Kō received the 1969 Yomiuri Prize
Yomiuri Prize
The is a prestigious literary award in Japan. The prize was founded in 1948 by the Yomiuri Shinbun Company to help form a "cultural nation". The winner is awarded one million Japanese yen and an inkstone.-Award categories:...
for Ichijō no hikari, as well as the Ministry of Education's Art Encouragement Prize.
English translations
- "Black Market Blues", in Murder in Japan: Japanese Stories of Crime and Detection, John L. Apostolou and Martin Harry Greenberg, editors, New York: Dembner Books, 1987. ISBN 978-0934878876.