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Isaiah Ben-Dasan

イザヤ・ベンダサン

Izaya Bendasan

別名: 山本七平
ペンネーム: Isaiah Ben-Dasan（Pen name used by Shichihei Yamamoto (a pseudonymous author identity)）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
Yamamoto-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan (birthplace attributed to the pen name)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
宗教
Judaism (ascribed to the pen name)
居住地歴
Yamamoto-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan (ascribed to the pen name)

経歴

職業
Writer, Essayist, Editor (ascribed to the pen name)
活動期間
1970年〜

受賞歴

Oya Soichi Nonfiction Award
対象作品: The Japanese and the Jews
主催: Oya Soichi Nonfiction Award
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Japanese and the Jews

1970年 Non-fiction

A comparative study that discusses Japanese culture, religion and national character via contrasts with Jews. It became a bestseller and sparked controversy and criticism over the author's identity and content.

Japanese identityJewish identitycomparative culture
翻訳
  • English edition translated from the Japanese edition (the Japanese text was translated into English)

全著作

  • The Japanese and the Jews
  • The Japanese and the Chinese
  • Japanese Believers
  • Japanese Merchants
  • About Japanese Religion

作品の翻訳

  • The Japanese and the Jews (English translation)

作風・主題

文体
essayisticcomparative cultural analysis
頻出モチーフ
comparisons of national characterrelation between religion and culture

評価・遺産

The Japanese and the Jews became a bestseller, triggering controversy and criticism over the pseudonymous authorship. It helped spark a trend of comparative 'Japanese and X' books and fostered skepticism about works published under foreign-sounding names, leaving a lasting effect on Japan's publishing culture and discourse.

大衆文化への影響

  • Parodies and references such as Yoshinori Shimizu's 'Soba to Kishimen' (a parody)

引用

  • "I do not hold the copyright, so in the concept of authorship under copyright law I am not the author."
    出典: Shichihei Yamamoto, Jitsugyo no Nihon, No.1899, 1977 (1977年)

豆知識

  • Isaiah Ben-Dasan is regarded as a pen name used by Shichihei Yamamoto.
  • The Japanese and the Jews became a major bestseller with reported combined sales exceeding three million copies (figures vary by source).
  • There is speculation about the origin of the pen name (e.g., a folk etymology), but its true origin is unclear.