Keiichiro Hirano
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is a Japan
ese novel
ist.
Hirano was born in Gamagori, Aichi prefecture
, Japan. He published his first novel (Nisshoku) in 1998 and won the Akutagawa Prize
the next year as one of the youngest winners ever (at 23 years of age). He graduated from the Law Department of Kyoto University
in 1999. In 2005 he was nominated as a cultural ambassador and spent a year in France.
, Hirano Keeichiro, is incorrect. It should be ”Hirano Keiichiro”.
His short story
"Clear Water" (Shimizu), translated by Anthony Chambers, appears in Modern Japanese Literature, Volume 2 (Columbia University Press
, 2007), pp. 542-549.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
ist.
Hirano was born in Gamagori, Aichi prefecture
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...
, Japan. He published his first novel (Nisshoku) in 1998 and won the Akutagawa Prize
Akutagawa Prize
The is a Japanese literary award presented semi-annually. It was established in 1935 by Kan Kikuchi, then-editor of Bungeishunjū magazine, in memory of author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa...
the next year as one of the youngest winners ever (at 23 years of age). He graduated from the Law Department of Kyoto University
Kyoto University
, or is a national university located in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, and formerly one of Japan's Imperial Universities.- History :...
in 1999. In 2005 he was nominated as a cultural ambassador and spent a year in France.
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, Hirano Keeichiro, is incorrect. It should be ”Hirano Keiichiro”.
Novels
His short story
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
"Clear Water" (Shimizu), translated by Anthony Chambers, appears in Modern Japanese Literature, Volume 2 (Columbia University Press
Columbia University Press
Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University. It is currently directed by James D. Jordan and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fields of literary and cultural studies, history, social work, sociology,...
, 2007), pp. 542-549.