Inoue Hisashi
Inoue Hisashi ( Japanese 井上 ひ さ し , actually 井上 廈 ; born November 16, 1934 in Kawanishi ; † April 9, 2010 ) was a Japanese writer who published novels, dramas and comic fiction.
Life
Inoue was born in the small town of Kawanishi, Yamagata Prefecture. When he was four years old, his father died and he was sent to a Christian Baptist school. He graduated from Sophia University .
Inoue's career began on the radio and in 1969 he wrote his first play Nihonjin no Heso . In 1982 he received the Seiun Prize for Kirikiri-Jin as the best novel and in 1991 the Tanizaki Jun'ichirō Prize for Shanghai Moon ( シ ャ ン ハ イ ム ー ン , Shanhai Mūn ).
From 2003 to 2007 he was the President of the Japanese PEN Center .
In October 2009, she was diagnosed with lung cancer. Despite medical treatment, Inoue passed away on April 9, 2010 at the age of 75.
Awards
- 1972 Naoki Prize for Tegusari shinjū ( 手 鎖 心中 )
- 1981 Yomiuri Literature Prize
- 1999 Kikuchi Kan Prize
Selected Works
- Ame , 1976.
- Buraun kangoku no shiki ( ブ ラ ウ ン 監獄 の 四季 ), Tōkyō: Kōdansha, 1977.
- Jūninin no tegami ( 十二 人 の 手紙 ), Tōkyō: Chūō Kōronsha, 1978.
- Tanin no chi ( 他人 の 血 ), Tōkyō: Kōdansha, 1979.
- Seibo no dōkeshi , 1981.
- Shikaban Nihongo bunpō ( 私家 版 日本語 文法 ), Tokyo: Shinchōsha, 1981.
- Hon no makura no sōshi , Tōkyō: Bungei Shunjū, 1982.
- Kotoba o yomu , Tōkyō: Chūō Kōronsha, 1982.
- Shichinin no sakkatachi: intabyū-shū ( 七 人 の 作家 た ち: イ ン タ ビ ュ ー 集 ), Tōkyō: Doyō Bijutsusha, 1983.
- Moto no mokuami , Tōkyō: Bungei Shunjū, 1983.
- Nippon hakubutsushi , Tōkyō: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1983.
- Inoue Hisashi zen shibai , Tōkyō: Shinchōsha, 1984.
- Jikasei bunshō-dokuhon ( 自家 製 文章 読 本 ), Tōkyō: Shinchōsha, 1984.
- Fu Chūshingura ( 不 忠臣 蔵 ), Tōkyō: Shūeisha, 1985.
- Kuni yutaka ni shite gi o wasure ( 国 ゆ た か に し て 義 を 忘 れ ), Tōkyō: Kadokawa Shoten, 1985.
- Fukkoki ( 腹 鼓 記 ), Tōkyō: Shinchōsha, 1985.
- Yonsenmanpo no otoko. Ezo hen ( 四 千万 步 の 男. 蝦 夷 篇 ), Tōkyō: Kōdansha, 1986.
- Yonsenmanpo no otoko. Izu hen ( 四 千万 步 の 男. 伊豆 篇 ), Tōkyō: Kōdansha, 1989.
- Shanhai mūn ( シ ャ ン ハ イ ム ー ン ), Tōkyō: Shūeisha, 1991.
- Nihongo nikki ( ニ ホ ン 語 日記 ), Tōkyō: Bungei shunjū, 1993.
- Chichi to Kuraseba ( 父 と 暮 せ ば ), 1994, German The days with father
- Besuto serā no sengoshi ( ベ ス ト セ ラ ー の 戦 後 史 ), Tōkyō: Bungei Shunjū, 1995.
- Hon no unmei ( 本 の 運 命 ), Tōkyō: Bungei Shunjū, 1997.
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Tōkyō Seven Roses ( 東京 セ ブ ン ロ ー ズ ), 1999
- The Seven Roses of Tōkyō. Translated from the Japanese. v. Matthias Pfeifer, ed. v. Eduard Klopfenstein, be.bra verlag , Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-86124-917-7
- Yonsenmanpo no otoko, Chūkei no ikikata ( 四 千万 步 の 男 ・ 忠 敬 の 生 き 方 ), Tōkyō: Kōdansha, 2003.
Web links
- Literature by and about Inoue Hisashi in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography (German)
- "What makes the Japanese laugh": Interview with Inoue Hisashi
- Japan Times obituary
Individual evidence
- ↑ Anime News Network : Prolific Author, Essayist Hisashi Inoue Passes Away . April 10, 2010.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Inoue, Hisashi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 井上 ひ さ し (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kawanishi |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 2010 |