Agawa Hiroyuki
Agawa Hiroyuki ( Japanese 阿川 弘 之 , born December 24, 1920 in Hiroshima , † August 3, 2015 in Tokyo ) was a Japanese writer .
Life
Agawa Hiroyuki studied Japanese literature at the Imperial University of Tōkyō , where he received the degree of Baccalaureus artium ( Bungakushi ). In 1942 he was drafted into the Navy.
Agawa made his writing debut in 1946 as an ardent admirer of Shiga Naoya with the short story "Nenen saisai" (年年 歳 歳), which is about a soldier who returns to the city of Hiroshima after the atomic bomb was dropped. Many of his stories are about his experience as a naval officer. His well-known works include Haru no Shiro ( 春 の 城 , "The Spring Castle ") or Kumo no Bohyō ( 雲 の 墓 標 , German "Tomb in the Clouds") the trilogy Yamamoto Isoroku (1980), Yonai Mitsumasa , Inoue Seibi ( 1986).
Agawa was honorary chairman of the Japanese Association of Friends Lee Teng-huis ( 日本 李登輝 友 の 会 , Nihon Ri Tōki tomo no kai )
He is an honorary citizen of Hiroshima Prefecture , was a member of the Japanese Academy of Arts and honorary chairman of the Japanese Association of Friends Lee Teng-huis ( 日本 李登輝 友 の 会 , Nihon Ri Tōki tomo no kai ), which seeks to strengthen Japanese-Taiwanese relations.
His son was the lawyer Agawa Naoyuki ( 阿川 尚 之 ), his daughter the television presenter and writer Agawa Sawako ( 阿川 佐 和 子 ).
Prizes and awards
- 1952 Yomiuri literary prize in the novel category for Haru no shiro ( 春 の 城 )
- 1987 Grand Prize for Japanese Literature ( 日本 文学 大 賞 ) for Inoue Seibi ( 井上 成 美 ) - Category: Non-fiction
- 1993 person with special cultural merits
- 1994 Noma Literature Prize and Mainichi Culture Prize for Shiga Naoya ( 志 賀 直 哉 )
- 1999 Order of Culture .
- 2001 Yomiuri Literature Prize Category Essay / Travel Description for Shokumi-Buburoku ( 食味 風 々 録 )
- 2007 Kikuchi Kan Prize
Works (selection)
- 1946 name Saisai ( 年年 歳 歳 )
- 1952 Haru no shiro ( 春 の 城 )
- 1955 Kumo no bohyō ( 雲 の 墓 標 )
- 1986 Inoue Seibi ( 井上
成 美 ) - 1994 Shiga Naoya ( 志 賀 直 哉 )
literature
- S. Noma (Ed.): Agawa Hiroyuki . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993, ISBN 4-06-205938-X , p. 13.
Web links
- Bomb literature (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Agawa, Hiroyuki |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 阿川 弘 之 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hiroshima , Japan |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd August 2015 |
| Place of death | Tokyo , Japan |