Hisaki Matsuura ( 松浦 寿 輝 ; March 18, 1954, Tokyo ) is a Japanese prose writer, poet, film critic, philosopher, and literary critic.
| Hisaki Matsuura | |
|---|---|
| jap. 松浦 寿 輝 | |
| Date of Birth | March 18, 1954 (aged 65) |
| Place of Birth | Tokyo |
| Citizenship |  Japan |
| Occupation | prose writer, poet, film critic, philosopher, literary critic. |
| Language of Works | Japanese |
| Awards | |
Biography
Matsuura studied Romance Philology at the University of Tokyo and at the University of Paris III , where he defended his dissertation on the work of Andre Breton . He works as a professor at the University of Tokyo . Matsuura's books have been awarded a number of literary prizes. So, in 2000 he received the Akutagawa Prize for the book “Mockery of Flowers” (“Khan Kutashi”), and in 2004 - the Yomiuri Prize for the novel “The Peninsula” (“Hanto”).
According to his novel "The Light of the River" (Kawa no Hikari), an anime was shot.
Literature
- Dennitza Gabrakova, “The Semi-space of Life and the Illusion of Depth - Matsuura Hisaki's Peninsula”, Japanese Studies, Volume 29, Issue 3 December 2009, pages 367-379.
Links
- Matsuura on the official website of the University of Tokyo (Japanese) (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 13, 2015. Archived on August 26, 2011.
- Hisaki matsuura
- Hisaki Matsuura and Moyez Vassanji Interviews
- La Littérature Japonaise - Hisaki MATSUURA (link not available)
- An excerpt from the novel The Peninsula on the website of the journal Universe .