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Komao Furuyama

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Furuyama Komao

ペンネーム: Komawo Furuyama（Pen name used for translations）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1920-08-06 （Sinuiju (Sinŭiju), Korea (then under Japanese rule)）
死没
2002-03-11 （Kamitukuma (Kamituruma), Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan） 81歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Sinuiju, Korea (birthplace) → Ryūoka, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan → Tokyo, Japan (work and residence) → Kamitukuma, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan

経歴

職業
Novelist, Essayist, Editor
活動期間
1948年〜2002年
所属
Japan Film Education Association, Kawade Shobo Shinsha, Kyoiku Shuppan, Geijutsu Seikatsu (magazine / editorial office)
所属団体
Japan Writers Association, Japan PEN Club, Japan Essayists' Club
影響を受けた人物
Shotaro Yasuoka, Jun Eto, Fumiko Enchi, Shusaku Endo
影響を与えた人物
Atsushi Mori, Kenji Nakagami, Tetsuo Shimizu

学歴

Third High School (old system)
Liberal Arts (Division C)
期間: 1940-1941
国: Japan
Enrolled but failed progression due to poor grades and attendance; dropped out
Keio University (medical preparatory course)
Medical preparatory course
期間: 1940-1941
国: Japan
Left the preparatory medical course due to academic issues

受賞歴

Akutagawa Prize
1970
対象作品: The Dawn of Preo-8
主催: Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee
結果: 受賞
Art Encouragement (Newcomer) Prize
1973
対象作品: A Small City Map
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs (Art Encouragement Prize)
結果: 受賞
Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award
1993
対象作品: Recollections of the Cicada
主催: Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award Committee
結果: 受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
2000
対象作品: Three-part war trilogy: 'Dansakusen', 'Ryuryō Kaisen', 'Fukon Chronicles'
主催: Kikuchi Kan Prize Selection Committee
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

At the Cemetery

1969年 Short story

A short story depicting postwar returnees and daily life, exploring enduring aspects of human nature.

war experiencepostwar lifehuman nature

The Dawn of Preo-8

1970年 Short fiction / Novel

One of his representative works, sharply portraying soldiers and their psyche during wartime; recipient of the Akutagawa Prize.

soldier's perspectivewar and the individualloneliness

A Small City Map

1972年 Novel

A novel that brings into relief human relationships and facets of postwar society through detailed depictions of urban life.

urban lifepostwar societyhuman relationships

Freedom of Ants

1974年 Short story collection

A collection of short pieces interweaving autobiographical elements and war experience.

autobiographical fictionwarmemory

The Soldier Ant Walked

1977年 Essays / Memoir

Based on wartime service, this work records soldiers' everyday life and memories.

military service experiencememoireveryday life

Operation Dansakusen

1982年 War novel

Part of a war trilogy. A long work depicting battlefield details and soldiers' psychology.

war chroniclesoldier psychologyhistory

The Battle of Ryuryō

1985年 War novel

Middle volume of the war trilogy, portraying combat and its aftermath.

combatpostwar effectsorganization vs individual

Fukon Chronicles

1999年 War novel

A long novel based on war experiences; carries elements of the concluding part of a trilogy.

military historybattlefield recordsmemory and legacy

Recollections of the Cicada

1994年 Short story collection

A sharp collection of personal memories and fragments of life. Winner of the Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award.

recollectionfamilymemory

全著作

  • The Dawn of Preo-8 (Kodansha)
  • Put Beer in the Hot Water Bottle (Kodansha)
  • My Way of Horse Racing (Bunwa Shobo)
  • A Small City Map (Kawade Shobo Shinsha)
  • Journey Without Scenery (Bungeishunju)
  • Freedom of Ants (Bungeishunju)
  • The Soldier Ant Walked (Bungeishunju)
  • Operation Dansakusen (Bungeishunju)
  • The Battle of Ryuryō (Bungeishunju)
  • Fukon Chronicles (Bungeishunju)
  • Recollections of the Cicada (Shinchosha)
  • Wife's Room: Twelve Posthumous Pieces (Bungeishunju, posthumous)
  • Life, After All, Fortune and Misfortune (Soshisha, unfinished memoir, posthumous)
  • The Editor's Privilege of Life (Chuko Bunko)
  • Twenty-Three War Short Stories (Bungeishunju)
  • Numerous other short stories, essays, and edited works

作家による翻訳

  • Abraham Lincoln (Sterling North) — translated by Komawo Furuyama
  • Konjaku Monogatari-shu (Volume 1) — edited/translated (coauthor)
  • Konjaku Monogatari-shu (Volume 2) — edited/translated (coauthor)

作風・主題

文体
detailed depictionconcise and critical perspectiverealistic style with autobiographical elements
頻出モチーフ
war and the soldier's viewpointpostwar reintegration and daily lifeloneliness and nostalgiaconflict between organization and individual

評価・遺産

Komao Furuyama wrote from his wartime experience about war and humanity, and as an editor discovered and supported younger writers. He is recognized in postwar literature for his war chronicles and memoirs.

関連学会

  • Japan Writers Association
  • Japan PEN Club

大衆文化への影響

  • Known as a horse-racing enthusiast; wrote the occasional 'Devil's Whisper' column in Sports Hochi
  • Had ties with TV host Kiyoshi Kodama and a wide network among literary and media figures

引用

  • He was a wonderful writer who could depict soldier life not as an abstraction but as an ordinary private.
    出典: Hiroyuki Agawa (obituary / tribute) (2002年)
  • Mr. Furuyama has the bittersweet, gently sorrowful flavor of fiction itself.
    出典: Kenji Nakagami (from 'The Power of Dreams')

豆知識

  • Akutagawa Prize winner (1970)
  • Used the pen name '古山こまを' for translations
  • Horse-racing enthusiast; authored the column 'Devil's Whisper'
  • As an editor he is credited with discovering author Atsushi Mori
  • Grave located at Tochoji Temple, Shinjuku, Tokyo