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Ryohei Komiyama

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Komiyama Ryohei

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1916-05-12 （Ueda, Nagano, Japan）
死没
2012-04-13 （Ueda, Nagano, Japan (home)） 95歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Ueda, Nagano (birthplace) → Tokyo (childhood–young adulthood) → Tokyo (editorial and publishing career) → Ueda, Nagano (from 1990s)

経歴

職業
editor, businessman, publisher executive, writer
活動期間
1939年〜2012年
所属団体
Children's Books 'Article 9' Group (founder/member)
影響を受けた人物
Eiichi Sugimoto
影響を与えた人物
Sachio Imae, Kenjiro Haitani

学歴

Okura Commercial School (night division; predecessor of Tokyo Keizai University)
期間: 在学期間不詳（夜間部在学）
国: Japan
Attended Okura Commercial School night division. Involved in leftist student circle during studies and was later detained by special police.
Tokyo Commercial College (pre-war specialist course; predecessor institution related to Hitotsubashi University)
期間: 〜1939年
卒業年: 1939
国: Japan
Completed specialist course in 1939. Engaged in magazine editing while a student.

受賞歴

Robo no Ishi Literary Prize — Special Prize
1998
対象作品: Chikuma River (Part 1)
主催: Robo no Ishi Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Shinmai Prize
2001
対象作品: For achievements as an editor
主催: Shinano Mainichi Shimbun
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Chaplin: The Artist of Laughter and Tears

1964年 biography (children/young readers)

A child-friendly illustrated biography introducing the life and art of Charles Chaplin.

biographyfilmjoy of expression

What Is an Editor: Creativity in Times of Crisis

1983年 essay / publishing studies

An essay collection discussing the role and function of editors and challenges in publishing from postwar to contemporary times.

publishingeditorial theorypostwar culture

Chikuma River — Toward Tomorrow's Sea (Chikuma River series)

1997年 novel (long-form)

A long-form series centered on homeland and youth, depicting regional and personal renewal and hope.

localityyouthrenewalhope

全著作

  • Chaplin: The Artist of Laughter and Tears (1964)
  • What Is an Editor: Creativity in Times of Crisis (1983)
  • Creating Children's Books (1984)
  • Seeking the True Image of Publishing (1985)
  • Chikuma River — Toward Tomorrow's Sea (1997)
  • Chikuma River, Part 2: Youth's Wanderings (1997)
  • Chikuma River, Part 3: Return of Youth (2000)
  • Chikuma River, Part 4: Youth Reborn (2002)
  • In Search of an Independent Spirit: The Era of Quarterly 'Riron' (2008)

作家による翻訳

  • History of Animal Societies (co-translation, 1957)

作風・主題

文体
clear, practical proseeditorial, logical structuringemphasis on locality and human warmth
頻出モチーフ
the world of publishing and editingpostwar reconstructionlocal pride and regional renewalchildren and education

健康

  • fracture (Feb 2012)
    2012年2月
    Suffered a fracture after a fall in Feb 2012, limiting late-life activities; later died of senility.

評価・遺産

A prominent postwar editor and publisher who nurtured numerous children's authors and intellectual readers through his editorial work. Contributed to regional culture and promotion of children's books, and is respected for his essays on the role of editors.

関連学会

  • Japan Publishing Club (associated)

資料所蔵先

  • Ryohei Komiyama's Editors' Room (personal archive / web archive available)

引用

  • Thank you, thank you. It was interesting, wasn't it?
    出典: Last words to his eldest daughter (reported) (2012年)

豆知識

  • Founded the publishing company Rironsha in 1947 as an editor and executive.
  • Received the Robo no Ishi Literary Prize (Special Prize) in 1998 for Chikuma River and the Shinmai Prize in 2001.
  • Was one of the founding members of the 'Children's Books — Article 9' group established in 2008.
  • No funeral or farewell ceremony was held per his wishes.