Hiroshi Sakagami

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Hiroshi Sakagami ( Japanese 坂 上 弘 , Sakagami Hiroshi ; born February 13, 1936 in Tokyo ) is a Japanese writer.

Sakagami was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize with his first work, and in 1959 he received the Chūōkōron Young Talent Prize for Aru aki no dekigoto . He then studied formal logic at Keiō University in Tokyo, but stayed with his literary activity. He wrote novels and stories for which he u. a. the 1991 Yomiuri Literature Prize ( Yasashii teihakuchi ), the 1992 Noma Literature Prize ( Denen fukei ) and the 1997 Kawabata Yasunari Literature Prize ( Daidokoro ). In 2004 he was awarded the Japanese Order of Culture for his work .

Works

  • Aru aki no dekigoto (An incident in autumn)
  • Asa no mura (1966; The Village in the Morning)
  • Daidokoro (1997; The Kitchen)
  • Keita no sentaku (1998; Keita's decision)
  • Chikakute tōi tabi (2002; The Short Trip )
  • Nemuran ka na (2004; Should I sleep?)

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personal data
SURNAME Sakagami, Hiroshi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 坂 上 弘 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese writer
DATE OF BIRTH February 13, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Tokyo