was a
Japanese author.
Takai won the 1965
Akutagawa Prize
The is a Japanese literary award presented biannually. Because of its prestige and the considerable attention the winner receives from the media, it is, along with the Naoki Prize, one of Japan's most sought after literary prizes.
History
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for ''Kita no kawa'' (Northern Stream), the 1984
Tanizaki Prize
The Tanizaki Prize (谷崎潤一郎賞 ''Tanizaki Jun'ichirō Shō''), 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 K� ...
for ''Kono kuni no sora'' (この国の空, This Country's Sky), and the 1989
Yomiuri Prize
The is a literary award in Japan. The prize was founded in 1949 by the Yomiuri Shinbun Company to help form a "strong cultural nation". The winner is awarded two million Japanese yen and an inkstone.
Award categories
For the first two years, ...
for ''Yoru no ari'' (夜 の 蟻).
Selected works
* ''Shōnentachi no senjo'', 1968.
* ''Yoake no tochi'', 1968.
* ''Tanima no michi'', 1969.
* ''Yuki no hate no fūsō'', 1970.
* ''Tōi hi no umi'', 1972.
* ''Mushitachi no sumika'' (蟲たち の 棲家), Tōkyō : Bungei Shunjū, 1973.
* ''Kuregata no mori ni te'', 1976.
* ''Yume no ishibumi'', 1976.
* ''Kansatsusha no chikara'', 1977.
* ''Shinjitsu no gakko'', 1980.
* ''Kono kuni no sora'' (この 国 の 空), Tōkyō : Shinchōsha, 1983.
* ''Bara no nedoko'' (薔薇 の 寝床), Tōkyō : Chūō Kōronsha, 1985.
* ''Chiri no miyako ni'' (塵 の 都 に), Tōkyō : Kōdansha, 1988.
* ''Yoru no ari'' (夜 の 蟻), Tōkyō : Chikuma Shobō, 1989.
* ''Shohan (初版) Tōkyō'' : Shōgakkan, 1991.
* ''Tachihara Seishū'' (立原 正秋), Tōkyō : Shinchōsha, 1991.
* ''Sakka no ikishini'' (作家 の 生き死), Tōkyō : Kadokawa Shoten, 1997.
References
External links
Yuichi Takaiat J'Lit Books from Japan
1932 births
2016 deaths
Japanese writers
Akutagawa Prize winners
Yomiuri Prize winners
Presidents of the Japan Writers’ Association
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