The Question of Selfhood by Keiichiro Hirano

Описание: The Question of Selfhood by Keiichiro Hirano

On November 18, 2024 Japan Society hosted a Japanese Literature Night together with Selected Shorts, Columbia University Press, University Press Week, the Toshiba International Foundation, and Yen Press.

The centerpiece of the event was a keynote speech titled “The Question of Selfhood” from author Keiichiro Hirano. Hirano is an acclaimed Japanese novelist who has written more than 15 novels since his debut work Eclipse, for which he won the prestigious Akutagawa Prize at the young age of only 23. His psychological fiction deals with universal themes such as self-love, relationships and acceptance, and spans from short stories and historical novels to essays, love stories and literary science fiction. Hirano was appointed by Japan’s Ministry of Cultural Affairs as a Cultural Envoy to Paris, he’s traveled all over the world giving lectures and many of his books have been translated into English, German, French, Italian, Chinese, Korean and more. His recent awards include the Kobayashi Hideo Prize (2023), the Yomiuri Prize for Literature (2019) and the Watanabe Junichi Literary Prize (2017).

Hirano is one of Japan’s most celebrated novelists, and Japan Society was honored to welcome him for a deep discussion into his thoughts and career.


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