Ogawa Kunio

Ogawa Kunio

Ogawa Kunio ( Japanese 小川 国 夫 ; * December 21, 1927 in Fujieda , † April 8, 2008 in Shizuoka ) was a Japanese writer.

Life

Ogawa Kunio was born in Fujieda in what was then Shida County (today the Hommachi area in Fujieda) as the eldest son of Ogawa Fujitarō ( 小川 富士 太郎 ) and his wife Maki ( ま き ).

In 1942 he went to Shida Middle School (today the Higashi High School of Fujieda) and had to help in a shipyard in the course of a student mobilization for the war industry . The experiences of this time were later reflected in his works, for example in Dōin jidai (Time of Mobilization). In 1946, after the end of the war, he moved to Shizuoka High School (today Shizuoka University ) and converted to the Christian Catholic faith with his baptism. His baptismal name was Augustino.

In 1950 he began studying Japanese literature at Tōkyō University . In 1953 he published Tōkai no hotori ( d の ほ と り ) in the magazine Kindai Bungaku ( 近代 文学 , German "Modern Literature" ). In October of the same year he went to France, where he attended Paris University . During this study visit he also traveled to Spain, North Africa, Italy and Greece on a scooter. He published the experiences of this trip in 1953 in 22 short texts under the title Aporon no shima ( ア ポ ロ ン の 島 , Eng . "Apollons Insel") at his own expense. In 1956 he returned to Japan, but did not pursue his studies any further and instead devoted himself entirely to writing. He founded the magazine Seidō Jidai ( 青銅 時代 , dt. "Bronze Age").

Ogawa's works have received numerous prizes: For Itsumin ( 逸民 ) he received the Kawabata Yasunari Literature Prize in 1986 , for Kanashimi no minato ( 悲 し み の 港 ) in 1994 the Itō-Sei Literature Prize , for Hashisshu gyangu (( ッ シ シ ュ ・ ギ ャ ン グ ) in 1998 Yomiuri Literature Prize . He also received the Japanese Art Academy Award , of which he was accepted as a member in 2005. Since the 26th award, Ogawa Kunio was a member of the selection committee of the Kawabata Yasunari Literature Prize.

Total expenditure

• Ogawa Kunio Sakuhinshu . Kawade Shobō Shinja, Tōkyō 1974–76.
• Ogawa Kunio Zenshu . Ozawa Shoten, Tōkyō 1991-95.

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Ogawa is the family name, Kunio the first name.