Hino Keizo
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was a Japanese author.
He won the 1974 Akutagawa Prize
for Ano yūhi (The Evening Sun) and the 1986 Tanizaki Prize
for . Born in Tokyo, he accompanied his parents to Korea, when the country was still under Japanese colonial rule. After the war, he returned to Japan, graduating from the University of Tokyo and joining the staff of the Yomiuri Shimbun, a leading Japanese newspaper, in 1952. He served as a foreign correspondent in South Korea and Vietnam before becoming a novelist. Though he is often described as an environmentalist author, the focus of much of his fiction is the urban physical environment. Hino's works are striking for being simultaneously autobiographical and surrealistic. His novel Yume no Shima (lit. Dream Island) has been translated into German as Trauminsel; one short story, Bokushikan, has been translated into English as The Rectory; another short story, Kizahashi no tatsu machi 梯の立つ都市, has been translated as "Jacob's Tokyo Ladder."
He won the 1974 Akutagawa Prize
Akutagawa Prize
The 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...
for Ano yūhi (The Evening Sun) and the 1986 Tanizaki Prize
Tanizaki Prize
The Tanizaki Prize , named in honor of the Japanese novelist Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, is one of Japan's most sought-after literary awards. It was established in 1965 by the publishing company Chūō Kōronsha Inc. to commemorate its 80th anniversary as a publisher...
for . Born in Tokyo, he accompanied his parents to Korea, when the country was still under Japanese colonial rule. After the war, he returned to Japan, graduating from the University of Tokyo and joining the staff of the Yomiuri Shimbun, a leading Japanese newspaper, in 1952. He served as a foreign correspondent in South Korea and Vietnam before becoming a novelist. Though he is often described as an environmentalist author, the focus of much of his fiction is the urban physical environment. Hino's works are striking for being simultaneously autobiographical and surrealistic. His novel Yume no Shima (lit. Dream Island) has been translated into German as Trauminsel; one short story, Bokushikan, has been translated into English as The Rectory; another short story, Kizahashi no tatsu machi 梯の立つ都市, has been translated as "Jacob's Tokyo Ladder."
Selected works
- Seinaru kanata e : waga tamashii no henreki, Kyoto : PHP Kenkyūjo, 1981.
- Hōyō, Tokyo : ShueishaShueishais a major publisher in Japan. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Magazines published by Shueisha include Weekly Shōnen Jump, Weekly Young Jump,...
, 1982. - Tenmado no aru garēji, Tokyo : Fukutake Shoten, 1982.
- Kagaku no saizensen, Tokyo : Gakuseisha, 1982.
- Seikazoku, Tokyo : Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 1983.
- Nazukerarenu mono no kishibe nite, Tokyo : Shuppan Shinsha, 1984., Tokyo : KodanshaKodansha, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
, 1985., Tokyo : Chūō Kōronsha, 1986., Tōkyō : Sakuhinsha, 1987., Tokyo : Shueisha, 1987., Tokyo : Shinchōsha, 1988., Tokyo : Fukutake Shoten, 1990., Tokyo : Chūō Kōronsha, 1992., Tokyo : Shinchōsha, 1993.