Kodansha Essay Award
1回登壇
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第12回（1996年） award
Shigeru Kashima
かしま しげる
Kashima Shigeru
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1949-11-30 （Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese, French
- 居住地歴
- Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan (birthplace) → Tokyo (residence / work) → Paris (extended stays / research)
経歴
- 職業
- French literature scholar, Literary critic, Translator, University professor, Author
- 活動期間
- 1973年〜
- 所属
- Kyoritsu Women's University (former associate professor / professor), Meiji University (Professor, International Japanese Studies; Emeritus Professor), Selection committee member, Kadokawa Foundation Arts Award, Member, Yokozuna Deliberation Committee (from Feb 2024)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Honoré de Balzac, Émile Zola, Victor Hugo, Walter Benjamin
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanagawa Prefectural Shonan High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters, Department of French Literature | Faculty of Letters | Department of French Literature | 学士 | 1969–1973 | Japan |
| University of Tokyo Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology (doctoral program) | Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology | Doctoral program (French literature) | — | 1973–1978 | Japan |
Kanagawa Prefectural Shonan High School
国:
Japan
University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters, Department of French Literature
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of French Literature
学位:
学士
期間:
1969–1973
卒業年:
1973
国:
Japan
University of Tokyo Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology (doctoral program)
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology
/ Doctoral program (French literature)
期間:
1973–1978
卒業年:
1978
国:
Japan
Withdrew after completing coursework from doctoral program (supervisor: Shigehiko Hasumi)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Suntory Academic Award | I Want to Buy a Carriage! | — | Suntory Academic Award Committee | winner |
| 1996 | Kodansha Essay Award | I Value Old Books More Than Children | — | Kodansha | winner |
| 2000 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | Paris Customs | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | winner |
| 1998 | Gessner Prize | Book-Loving Maniac | — | Gessner Prize Committee | winner |
Suntory Academic Award
1991
対象作品:
I Want to Buy a Carriage!
主催:
Suntory Academic Award Committee
結果:
winner
Kodansha Essay Award
1996
対象作品:
I Value Old Books More Than Children
主催:
Kodansha
結果:
winner
Yomiuri Literary Prize
2000
対象作品:
Paris Customs
主催:
Yomiuri Shimbun
結果:
winner
Gessner Prize
1998
対象作品:
Book-Loving Maniac
主催:
Gessner Prize Committee
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
-
第51回（1999年） award
作品
代表作
I Want to Buy a Carriage!
1991年 EssayAn essay collection about rare books and everyday obsessions; showcases the author's bookish tastes and review style.
rare-book collectingbook reviewscultural hobbies
I Value Old Books More Than Children
1996年 EssayEssays on the passion for collecting rare books; central themes include the author's bibliomania and love of books.
collectingbook culturepersonal history
Paris Customs
2000年 Cultural history / EssaysA cultural study of Parisian life and manners, with particular insight into 19th-century French culture.
Parissocial customs19th-century France
Reviving Showa Supporting Actors' Film Gallery
2005年 Film history / EssaysA collection of essays and criticism on supporting actors and notable films of the Showa era; written with evident cinephilia.
film historyShowa era Japanbiographical sketches
Rare Book Explorations
2022年 Illustrated book / Cultural historyA major illustrated work introducing rare books from the author's collection and discussing their historical and cultural contexts.
rare booksillustrationscultural history
全著作
- 'Les Misérables: 106 Views' (Bungei Shunju, 1987)
- 'Legend of the Newspaper King: Girardin Who Conquered Paris and the World' (Chikuma Shobo, 1991)
- 'I Want to Buy a Carriage!' (Hakusuisha, 1991)
- 'I Value Old Books More Than Children' (Seidosha, 1996)
- 'Paris Customs' (2000)
- 'Reviving Showa Supporting Actors' Film Gallery' (Kodansha, 2005)
- 'Rare Book Explorations' (Heibonsha, 2022)
作家による翻訳
- 'Film and Psychoanalysis: The Imaginary Signifier' (translated; Christian Metz)
- Balzac, 'The Pleasures and Pains of Journalism' (translated)
- Blaise Pascal, selected 'Pensées' (edited and translated)
作風・主題
- 文体
- erudite, essayistic prosewitty critical voiceillustration-rich, explanatory writing
- 頻出モチーフ
- Paris / French culturebook collectingbiographical portraitsurban customs and manners
評価・遺産
Based on his scholarship in 19th-century French literature, Kashima has published a wide range of essays and cultural criticism. As a rare-book collector and the creator of a book-review archive, he has significantly contributed to the promotion of book culture. Through teaching and public engagement he has deepened understanding of French literature in Japan.
記念館・博物館
- Nerima Art Museum (related exhibitions of the Kashima collection) Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
- Gunma Prefectural Tatebayashi Museum (related exhibitions of the Kashima collection) Tatebayashi, Gunma, Japan
- Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum (related exhibitions) Minato, Tokyo, Japan
豆知識
- Known as a cat lover.
- Famous as a collector of rare 19th-century French books; commissioned a custom bookshelf known as the 'Kashima Custom'.
- Has been reported to produce up to 400 manuscript pages per month during busy periods.
- His son is the photographer Nao Kashima.
- He once considered joining the Nikkatsu film company after failing a graduate exam.