Author Profile A Japanese novelist and critic. Honorary citizen of Hiroshima Prefecture. Member of the Japan Art Academy. Honorary Chairman of the Japan Lee Teng-hui Friendship Association. Recipient of the Order of Culture. Known for war stories and autobiographical works based on his experiences in the navy, as well as biographies. Representative works include "Spring Castle," "Cloud Tombstone," and the three-part series (Naval Admiral Trilogy [3]) depicting admirals of the Imperial Japanese Navy: "Isoroku Yamamoto," "Mitsumasa Yonai," and "Shigemi Inoue." His eldest son is Naoyuki Agawa, a legal scholar, and his eldest daughter is Sawako Agawa, a talent and essayist. Awards and Honors 1952: 4th Yomiuri Literature Prize [Novel Prize] for "Spring Castle" 1960: 7th Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award for "Nakayoshi Express" 1966: 13th Shinchosha Literary Award for "Isoroku Yamamoto" 1979: 35th Japan Art Academy Award and Imperial Gift Award [Literature/Novel & Play] 1983: 30th Transportation Culture Award 1987: 19th Japan Literary Award [Arts and Sciences Division] for "Shigemi Inoue" 1993: Person of Cultural Merit 1994: Noma Literary Prize and Mainichi Publishing Culture Award for "Naoya Shiga" 1999: Order of Culture, 3rd Ocean Literature Award Special Prize, Honorary Citizen of Hiroshima Prefecture 2001: 53rd Yomiuri Literature Prize [Essay & Travelogue Prize] for "Shokumi Fufuroku" 2003: Honorary Citizen of Hiroshima City 2007: 55th Kikuchi Kan Prize Work Description The author, who deeply respected and was close to Naoya Shiga, thoroughly researched the details of his life, weaving together his works, materials, and experiences to vividly depict his intense 88 years. Including touching scenes of human interaction, his life is truly a grand novel. Regarding the only long novel "Dark Night's Passing," some minor but concerning matters. The story of how his abilities diminished after becoming a member of the Art Academy. The true meaning of the proposal to make French the national language of Japan... The activities of the people of the Shiga family, the Shirakaba school members, and various disciples, etc., are also diverse, and the "My Naoya Shiga Story" describes the rare literary figure, also known as the "God of Novels," and his era with the deep feelings of his youngest disciple. Winner of the Noma Literary Prize and the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award. (Iwanami Shoten) This is a copy of Hiroyuki Agawa's "Naoya Shiga" (in two volumes), published by Iwanami Shoten in July 1994, with a slipcase and obi. There is almost no yellowing on the slipcase, the main body, or the obi, and there are no stains, writing, or bookplates. Please consider purchasing with the understanding that this is a used book.