Ii Naoyuki

Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Ii Naoyuki

Role / Field:

Acclaimed Japanese novelist and professor known for winning multiple prestigious literary awards.

Born:

1953-09-01

Century / Era:

1953s Historical Era

Database Source:

2Day Chrono-Wiki & Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Origins & Early Life

Naoyuki Ii (伊井 直行, Ii Naoyuki; born September 1, 1953) is a noted Japanese author and professor of creative writing at Tokai University's Shonan campus. A native of Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Ii graduated in 1978 from Keio University with a degree in history (archaeology and ethnology). His first novel, Kusa no kanmuri (The Grass Radical), was published in 1983, and received the Gunzo Prize for New Writers.

Career & Major Achievements

Subsequent prizes include: 1989 Noma Literary Prize for New Writers, for Sashite juyo denai ichinichi (A Day of Little Importance) 1994 Hirabayashi Taiko Prize, for Shinka no tokei (Evolution Clock) 2000 Yomiuri Literary Prize, for Nigotta gekiryu ni kakaru hashi (Bridge Over a Muddy Torrent) My visit to the Yubijima Isles, translated by M. Jacob and edited by Harry Aveling, Bundoora, Vic. : La Trobe University, School of Asian Studies, 1996.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

Aoneko kazoku tentenroku (The Shadow of a Blue Cat), translated by Wayne P. Lammers. Champaign, IL and London: Dalkey Archive Press, 2011.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1953 (1953-09-01): Birth of Ii Naoyuki — Acclaimed Japanese novelist and professor known for winning multiple prestigious literary awards.
2. 1978: 1978 Milestone — A native of Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Ii graduated in 1978 from Keio University with a degree in history (archaeology and ethnology).
3. 1983: 1983 Milestone — His first novel, Kusa no kanmuri (The Grass Radical), was published in 1983, and received the Gunzo Prize for New Writers.
4. 1989: 1989 Milestone — Subsequent prizes include: 1989 Noma Literary Prize for New Writers, for Sashite juyo denai ichinichi (A Day of Little Importance) 1994 Hirabayashi Taiko Prize, for Shinka no tokei (Evolution Clock) 2000 Yomiuri Literary Prize, for Nigotta gekiryu ni kakaru hashi (Bridge Over a Muddy Torrent) My visit to the Yubijima Isles, translated by M.
5. 1996: 1996 Milestone — : La Trobe University, School of Asian Studies, 1996.
6. 2011: 2011 Milestone — Champaign, IL and London: Dalkey Archive Press, 2011.

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Ii Naoyuki

True or False: “Ii Naoyuki's first novel, Kusa no kanmuri, won the Gunzo Prize in 1983.”

Answer (FALSE ❌): While his first novel was published in 1983, it actually received the Gunzo Prize for New Writers in 1989.

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