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Hideaki Mita

みた ひであき

Mita Hideaki

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1933-08-23 (Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan)
死没
2004-07-16 70歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Non-fiction writer, Literary critic, Freelance writer, University professor
活動期間
1960年〜2004年
所属
Gakken editorial department (employment), Ueda Women's Junior College (Professor), Shonan Junior College (Professor), Taisho University (Professor)
所属団体
Nihon Bungeika Association, The Mystery Writers of Japan

学歴

Yokohama City University
Faculty of Humanities and Sciences
国: Japan
Graduated from the Faculty of Humanities and Sciences
Keio University
Graduate School of Letters
学位: 修士課程修了
国: Japan
Completed master's coursework in the Graduate School of Letters
Taisho University
学位: 博士(文学)
卒業年: 2000
国: Japan
Awarded Doctor of Literature (PhD) by Taisho University in 2000

受賞歴

Bunkamura Dumago Literary Prize
1992
対象作品: Art Is Merciless: A Critical Biography of Masao Tsuruoka
主催: Bunkamura / Dumago
結果: 受賞
Yomiuri Weekly Non-Fiction Prize
1977
主催: Yomiuri Weekly (Yomiuri Shimbun)
結果: 入選
Shosetsu Seven Newcomer Award
1970
対象作品: Savanna Ablaze
主催: Shogakukan
結果: 最終候補

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Northern Territories: Islands of Sorrow

1973年 Non-fiction

A non-fiction reportage examining the history of the Northern Territories and the present situation of their inhabitants.

Northern TerritoriesHistoryPostwar issues

The Literature of Izumi Kyōka

1976年 Literary criticism

A collection of critiques and analyses of Izumi Kyōka's works and style.

Izumi KyokaModern literatureAuthor studies

Postwar: The Phantom Don

1979年 Non-fiction

Non-fiction work depicting figures and incidents in postwar Japanese society.

Postwar historyBiographical study

The Abandoned 43,000

1981年 Non-fiction

A reportage tracing the realities of people left behind by society.

Social issuesWelfare

Art Is Merciless: A Critical Biography of Masao Tsuruoka

1991年 Biographical criticism

A critical biography examining the life and works of Masao Tsuruoka. Awarded the Bunkamura Dumago Literary Prize.

Art historyArtist biography

The Island of Oblivion: Sakhalin — A Travelogue of Northern Peoples Today

1994年 Travel literature

A travelogue visiting Sakhalin and documenting the people and history of the region.

SakhalinEthnic groupsHistory

Anti-Modern Literature: Izumi Kyōka and Yasunari Kawabata

1999年 Literary studies

A study discussing 'anti-modern' tendencies through the works of Izumi Kyōka and Yasunari Kawabata.

Modern literatureAnti-modernism

Seikan Tunnel

1999年 Non-fiction

A book discussing the history, engineering, and people related to the Seikan Tunnel.

History of technologyInfrastructure

全著作

  • Northern Territories: Islands of Sorrow
  • The Literature of Izumi Kyōka
  • Postwar: The Phantom Don
  • Waseda vs. Keio: Who Gains or Loses?
  • The Abandoned 43,000
  • People Without Humor Don't Succeed: Transform Relationships 180 Degrees
  • Enriching Old Age: Portraits of the Elderly in Literature
  • Proverbs That Embarrass You If You Get Them Wrong
  • The Book of Taboos Nobody Knew
  • Heretical, Wandering, and Prematurely Deceased Painters
  • Art Is Merciless: A Critical Biography of Masao Tsuruoka
  • How to Acquire Humor and Jokes: Techniques to Make Life Interesting and Smooth Relationships
  • The Island of Oblivion: Sakhalin — A Travelogue of Northern Peoples Today
  • Reading the Deaths of Writers: Endings of Life in Meiji, Taisho, Showa
  • Izumi Kyōka (editor)
  • Anti-Modern Literature: Izumi Kyōka and Yasunari Kawabata
  • Seikan Tunnel
  • Critical Biography: Takehisa Yumeji — The Poet-Painter Who Defied His Era
  • Entering the Rapeseed Field as the Sun Sets: Takano Tatsuyuki as a Children's Song Poet

作風・主題

文体
A style blending non-fiction reportage and literary criticismEmpirical, detail-oriented reportage based on thorough researchAnalytical approach rooted in modern literature studies
頻出モチーフ
Northern issues such as the Northern Territories and SakhalinBiographical studies of writers and modern author criticismOld age and the end of life

健康

  • Interstitial pneumonia (acute)
    2004年7月(発症・急性)
    Died in 2004 due to acute interstitial pneumonia

評価・遺産

Left a wide-ranging body of work in modern literature studies and non-fiction, recognized for biographies and critiques of figures such as Izumi Kyōka and Takehisa Yumeji and for reportage on northern regions. Also contributed to education as a university professor.

関連学会

  • Nihon Bungeika Association
  • The Mystery Writers of Japan

豆知識

  • In 1970 he was a finalist for the 1st Shosetsu Seven Newcomer Award with 'Savanna Ablaze'.
  • In 1977 he was selected for the Yomiuri Weekly Non-Fiction Prize.
  • In 1992 he won the Bunkamura Dumago Literary Prize for 'Art Is Merciless: A Critical Biography of Masao Tsuruoka' (selection committee included Ryūmei Yoshimoto).
  • In 2000 he was awarded a Doctor of Literature (PhD) by Taisho University.
  • Died in 2004 of acute interstitial pneumonia at age 70.