日本文学奖殿堂：1980年代的代表作家与名作

Hall of Japanese Literature Awards: Representative Writers and Masterpieces of the 1980s The 1980s was a decade when hundreds of flowers bloomed in the history of Japanese literature.The rise of Haruki Murakami, Banana Yoshimoto’s “healing” literature, and Kenzaburo Oe’s continued output of masterpieces gave Japanese literature in this era a huge impact around the world. Selection of Akutagawa Prize Winners The Akutagawa Prize is Japan’s most important prize for newcomers in pure literature. The award-winning works in the 1980s laid the foundation for many future literary giants. Chapter 84 (1981)——Otsuji Katsuhiko “Father Disappears” Katsuhiko Otsuji, whose real name is Akasegawa Genpei, is known for his unique surrealist style.”The Disappearance of My Father” tells the story of a father who suddenly disappears from daily life, full of Kafkaesque absurdities and metaphors.Otsuji uses his calm and slightly humorous style to depict the fragility of family relationships and the alienation of modern urbanites. Chapter 86 (1982) – “Dream Wall” by Sachiko Kato Sachiko Kato uses the memory of a girl during the war as the subject, and through delicate psychological description, shows the unhealable mental trauma of a generation. Chapter 88 (1983) – “Sparrow” by Takuro Kamikichi – Selected (Specific work information to be added) The most eye-catching literary phenomenon in the late 1980s was the concentrated explosion of female writers. Chapter 100 (1989) – “Salad Anniversary” by Tao Wanzhi This is not a novel, but a collection of tankas!Tao Wanzhi creates traditional short songs in modern languages. This book “Salad Day” has achieved an astonishing sales of 2.6 million copies.”The moment you say the word ‘delicious’, July 6th becomes a memorial day” – her tanka made young Japanese people fall in love with the ancient art form of tanka again. Naoki Prize Popular Works Chapter 83 (1981) – “Prologue Dance” by Tomiko Miyao A biographical novel based on the Japanese painter Uemura Matsuzono.Delicately depicts the life of a female painter who struggled in the male-dominated Japanese painting world.Miyao’s brushwork is like a painter’s brush, blending color, emotion and contemporary background. Chapter 97 (1988) – “The Lonely Bet” by Miyuki Miyabe Miyuki Miyabe was later called “the Matsumoto Seicho of the Heisei era”, and this work is a representative work of her early mystery novels.She is good at revealing the dark side of Japanese society from the perspective of people at the bottom of society. Chapter 100 (1989) – “Soft Cheeks” by Natsuki Kirino A suspense novel about a mother who discovers her daughter is missing and embarks on a journey to find her alone.Kirino Natsuki depicts the dark side of human nature in a cold style. This work was later regarded as a milestone in Japanese female hard-core reasoning. Other important literary awards Tanizaki Junichiro Award: Mishima Yukio Award: Keywords of Japanese literature in the 1980s