Hosaka Kazushi
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Hosaka Kazushi (保坂 和志 Hosaka Kazushi) born October 15, 1956, is a Japanese writer.
Hosaka was born in Yamanashi,received his undergraduate education at Waseda University with a major in Political Science and Economics. After he graduated the Waseda University, he worked for Seibu department store. He directed the educational program about philosophy. During this period he published the first book, "plane song."
He writes about ordinary life. His work is usually compared with the films of Yasujiro Ozu. And also He writes about life with cat.
[edit] Major prizes
- 1993 Noma Literacy Award for New Writers Kusa no ue no choshoku (Breakfast on the grasses)
- 1995 Akutagawa Prize Kono hito no iki (The Area of the person)
- 1997 Tanizaki Prize Kisetsu no kioku (Memories of seasons)
