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第20回（1982年） award
Eiji Usami
うさみ えいじ
Usami Eiji
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1918-01-13 （Osaka Prefecture）
- 死没
- 2002-09-14 84歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese, French
経歴
- 職業
- poet, French literature scholar, art critic, university professor
- 活動期間
- 1941年〜2002年
- 所属
- Meiji University
- 影響を受けた人物
- Alberto Giacometti, Hermann Hesse, Isaku Yanaihara
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Imperial University (now University of Tokyo) | Faculty of Letters, Department of Ethics | Department of Ethics | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo Imperial University (now University of Tokyo)
Faculty of Letters, Department of Ethics
/ Department of Ethics
卒業年:
1941
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize | Kumo to Tenjin (Clouds and Celestials) | — | Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Miyazawa Kenji Prize | The Mystery of Brightness | — | Miyazawa Kenji Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize
1982
対象作品:
Kumo to Tenjin (Clouds and Celestials)
主催:
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Miyazawa Kenji Prize
1997
対象作品:
The Mystery of Brightness
主催:
Miyazawa Kenji Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Where Is Pierre?
1957年 novellaA novella collected in his first book; characterized by motifs of dreams, reality and death.
dreamsdeathexistence
Clouds and Celestials
1981年 critical essaysAn essay collection covering art and literary criticism. Awarded the Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize in 1982.
visual artscriticismspirituality
The Mystery of Brightness
1996年 essays and criticismA critical work including writings on Miyazawa Kenji and Hermann Hesse; recognized with the Miyazawa Kenji Prize in 1997 for his critical achievements.
literary criticismcomparative literatureviews of nature
The Book of the Dead: Stories and Essays
1998年 stories and essaysCollection including the notable novella
deathmemoryvisual arts
全著作
- Where Is Pierre?
- The Jomon Fantasy: Prehistoric and Contemporary Art
- In the Depths of the Maze
- Listening to Stones
- Mouth of Dreams
- Clouds and Celestials
- The Mystery of Brightness
- The Book of the Dead: Stories and Essays
- The Viewer: Giacometti and Yanaihara
作家による翻訳
- Elle et Lui (George Sand)
- On Love (Stendhal, co-translated)
- The Collected Letters of Vincent van Gogh (co-translation)
作風・主題
- 文体
- lyrical and prose-like voiceessayistic with deep critical reflection
- 頻出モチーフ
- dreamsdeathvisual arts and form
評価・遺産
Eiji Usami made substantial contributions across poetry, fiction, art criticism and French literary studies. Through his criticism and personal exchanges with artists and foreign writers he helped shape postwar Japanese literature and art discourse.
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library
- Meiji University Library (possible holdings)
引用
-
Art speaks within dreams.
出典: In the Depths of the Maze (1975年)
豆知識
- Participated in the founding of the literary magazine 'Dojidai' with Isaku Yanaihara and others.
- According to Shuichi Kato, Usami introduced Alberto Giacometti to Isaku Yanaihara.
- Was a classmate of haiku poet Hinao Goto at Hyogo Prefectural Daiichi Kobe Middle School.