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第16回（1998年） award
Chimako Tada
ただ ちまこ
Tada Chimako
ペンネーム:
Chimako Kato（Birth name (maiden name)）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1930-04-01 （Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan）
- 死没
- 2003-01-23 （Nada-ku, Kobe, Japan） 72歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese, French
- 居住地歴
- Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan → Kyoto, Japan → Tokyo, Japan → Aichigawa area, Shiga Prefecture, Japan → Rokko, Kobe, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- Poet, Essayist, Translator, Scholar of French literature, University professor
- 活動期間
- 1956年〜2003年
- 所属
- Eichi University (later St. Thomas University), Professor of French Literature; later Honorary Professor, Member of the literary magazine 'Mitei' collective, Member of the literary magazine 'Tauros' collective, Co-founder and contributor of the literary magazine 'Kyōen'
- 所属団体
- Literary magazine 'Mitei', Literary magazine 'Tauros', Literary magazine 'Kyōen'
- 影響を受けた人物
- Marguerite Yourcenar, Saint-John Perse, Jorge Luis Borges, Taruho Inagaki, Taeko Kuzuhara
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Woman's Christian University | Faculty of Foreign Languages | Department of Foreign Languages | — | — | Japan |
| Keio University | Faculty of Letters, Department of English | Department of English | — | 編入学後、結核で半年休学 | Japan |
Tokyo Woman's Christian University
Faculty of Foreign Languages
/ Department of Foreign Languages
国:
Japan
Was friends with Sumiko Yagawa during studies
Keio University
Faculty of Letters, Department of English
/ Department of English
期間:
編入学後、結核で半年休学
国:
Japan
Took a leave for tuberculosis treatment; the period of illness became a starting point for her literary work
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Contemporary Women's Poetry Award | Hasu Kui Bito (Lotus Eater) | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Contemporary Poetry 'Hanatsubaki' Prize | By the River | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Yomiuri Literature Prize | The Country of the Long River | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Mediterranean Studies Society Prize | The Country of the Long River | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Ueue Cultural Prize (Culture & Arts Division) | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Contemporary Women's Poetry Award
1981
対象作品:
Hasu Kui Bito (Lotus Eater)
結果:
受賞
Contemporary Poetry 'Hanatsubaki' Prize
1998
対象作品:
By the River
結果:
受賞
Yomiuri Literature Prize
2001
対象作品:
The Country of the Long River
主催:
Yomiuri Shimbun
結果:
受賞
Mediterranean Studies Society Prize
2001
対象作品:
The Country of the Long River
結果:
受賞
Ueue Cultural Prize (Culture & Arts Division)
1981
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
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第52回（2000年） award
作品
代表作
Hanabi (Fireworks)
1956年 Poetry collectionDebut poetry collection featuring concise poems marked by freshness, melancholy, and wit.
melancholyironylyricism
The Arena
1960年 Poetry collectionA collection from her early period showing linguistic rigor and playfulness.
wordplayformal experimentation
Rose Universe
1964年 Poetry collectionA signature collection containing metaphysical and phantasmagoric poems, inspired in part by hallucinatory experiences.
metaphysicshallucinationcosmology
The Town of Mirrors or the Forest of Eyes
1968年 Poetry collectionA collection centered on motifs of mirrors and vision, reflecting her interest in theoria (contemplation).
mirrorsseeingtheoria (contemplation)
Four-faced Way
1975年 Prose-poetry collectionA dream-themed, phantasmagoric prose-poetry collection where narration and imagery intersect.
dreamsfantasylayered imagery
Lotus Eater
1980年 Poetry collectionA collection interweaving dreams and mythic imagination; awarded the Contemporary Women's Poetry Award in 1981.
dreammythspirituality
Sacred Fire
1986年 Poetry collectionA mature collection blending metaphysical thought with understated humor.
metaphysicshumorwordplay
By the River
1998年 Poetry collectionA collection published after a long interval; recipient of the 1998 Hanatsubaki poetry prize.
timememorynature
The Country of the Long River
2000年 Poetry collectionOne of her major late collections; awarded the Yomiuri Literature Prize (2001) among others.
flowdeath and rebirthmyth
全著作
- Hanabi (poems, 1956)
- The Arena (poems, 1960)
- Rose Universe (poems, 1964)
- The Town of Mirrors or the Forest of Eyes (poems, 1968)
- The Chronicle of the Fake (poems, 1972)
- Four-faced Way (prose-poems, 1975)
- Song Collection: Suinin (1975)
- Lotus Eater (poems, 1980)
- Theoria of the Mirror (essays, 1977)
- On the Shape of the Soul (essays, 1981)
- The Old Man of the Forest (essays, 1997)
- By the River (poems, 1998)
- The Country of the Long River (poems, 2000)
- When the Seal is Broken (posthumous, 2004)
作家による翻訳
- Translation: Marguerite Yourcenar, Memoirs of Hadrian (Hakusuisha, 1964)
- Translation: Saint-John Perse, Selected Poems (Shichosha, 1967)
- Translation: Antonin Artaud, Heliogabalus (Hakusuisha, 1977)
- Translation: Marcel Schwob, The Children's Crusade (Mori Hiraku, 1978)
- Co-translation: Robert Graves, I, Claudius (Misuzu Shobo, 2001)
作品の翻訳
- Selected poems have been translated into English and Spanish
作風・主題
- 文体
- A metaphysical, contemplative styleFantastical and symbolic imageryPrecise, elegant translations and lucid essaysTechnical virtuosity including wordplay
- 頻出モチーフ
- mirrorsgaze and visionanimals, plants, and mythrivers and flowroses
健康
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Tuberculosis1950年代（学生時代）Took a six-month leave; the period of illness and reflection became the starting point for her literary career.
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Cancer (diagnosed 2001)2001–2003Hospitalized after diagnosis; prepared posthumous publications and died in 2003 from liver failure.
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Liver failure (cause of death)2003年1月Passed away in January 2003 due to liver failure.
評価・遺産
A poet whose metaphysical and phantasmagoric voice, combined with achievements as a translator and French literature scholar, produced a distinct body of work rooted in contemplation and wordplay; her reputation has continued posthumously.
引用
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My bones will be adorned with roses.
出典: Poem 'Rose Universe' (1964年)
豆知識
- Birth name was Chimako Kato.
- Spent childhood in Kyoto and Tokyo due to her father's job transfers.
- Wrote the poem 'Rose Universe' partly based on hallucinatory (LSD) experiences.
- At her funeral attendees laid white roses, echoing imagery from her poem.
- Her memorial day is sometimes called 'Fusaki' (Wind-Grass Memorial).