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第10回(1970年) award
Kazue Matsubara
まつばら かずえ
Matsubara Kazue
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1916-01-31 (Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan)
- 死没
- 2011-01-31 (Minato, Tokyo, Japan (hospital)) 95歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan → Dalian (then Manchuria), China → Tokyo (Minato), Japan
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, Poet, Government official
- 活動期間
- 1942年〜2010年
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalian Yayoi Girls' High School | — | — | — | — | Manchuria (then), present-day China |
| Fukuoka Women's College (now Fukuoka Women's University) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Tamura Toshiko Prize | A Voice Saying 'Be Beautiful, O You' | — | — | 受賞 |
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Hometown: Irises Blooming
1942年 Fiction (short story collection)An early collection of stories centered on hometown and family themes.
Clouds Bearing the Wind
1943年 FictionWorks depicting feelings and scenes from the wartime period.
Wisteria Mirror
1963年 FictionA 1960s work focusing on character portrayal in a novel-like format.
A Voice Saying 'Be Beautiful, O You'
1970年 Biographical novelA portrayal of the poet Tetsuji Yayama; winner of the Tamura Toshiko Prize in 1970.
The End of Colonel Fujita
1972年 Non-fictionA reportage-style account treating the final days of Colonel Fujita Sanetsugu.
Nights at the Dalian Dance Hall
1994年 Memoir / EssaysA memoir-like work recounting experiences and memories in Dalian, Manchuria.
The Tonghua Incident: The 'Kwantung Army Revolt' and the End of Staff Officer Fujita
2003年 Historical non-fictionA research-oriented book examining the Tonghua Incident, based on documents and interviews, focusing on the Kwantung Army and Staff Officer Fujita.
The Private Lives of Men of Letters: Showa Literary Circle Reminiscences
2010年 Essays / RecollectionsAn essay collection recounting literary friendships and private aspects of writers during the Showa era.
全著作
- Hometown: Irises Blooming (Ten'yū Shobō, 1942)
- Clouds Bearing the Wind (Ten'yū Shobō, 1943)
- Wisteria Mirror (Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 1963)
- A Voice Saying 'Be Beautiful, O You' (Shueisha, 1970; later Chō Bunko)
- The End of Colonel Fujita (Bungeishunjū, 1972)
- Manyo Woman (Sankei Shimbunsha Publishing, 1974)
- The Light Blinked Three Times... (Age Publishing, Mar 1982)
- Someday I Will Return to My Country (Kodansha, Apr 1983)
- Traveler Henceforth (Bungeishunjū, Feb 1985)
- I Will Not Return Now: Forty Years of Japanese Wives Left in China (Kairyūsha, Jul 1986)
- Nights at the Dalian Dance Hall (Arechi Shuppansha, Oct 1994; later Chūōkōron Bunko)
- Learning from Nakamura Tempū's 'Maxims': Recommendations for a Positive Life (co-edited with Nobuyoshi Akashi, Nisshin Hōdō, May 1994)
- Master Tempū Nakamura: Principles of Positive People (Kairyūsha, May 1995)
- Talents That Invite Good Fortune Learned from Master Tempū Nakamura (Kairyūsha, Mar 1997)
- Tempū Nakamura: A Man Who Lived Fully (Chūōkōron Shinsha, Apr 1999)
- Kaizōsha and Yamamoto Sanesuke (Nanpō Shinsha, Apr 2000)
- The Tonghua Incident: The 'Kwantung Army Revolt' and the End of Staff Officer Fujita (Chikuma Shūhansha, Aug 2003)
- Phantom Dalian (Shinchō Shinsho, Mar 2008)
- The Private Lives of Men of Letters: Showa Literary Circle Reminiscences (Shinchō Shinsho, 2010)
作風・主題
- 文体
- memoiristic prosedocumentary/reportage-like tonelyrical description
- 頻出モチーフ
- nostalgiamemories of Manchuria/Dalianwar and its aftermathwomen's lives
健康
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heart failure2011-01-31Died in a Tokyo hospital due to heart failure
評価・遺産
Known for works drawing on her experiences in Dalian and for writings on the Tonghua Incident and wartime/postwar history. She continued creative work while employed as a government official and produced biographical and historical books on poets and military figures. She was recognized with awards such as the Tamura Toshiko Prize (1970).
豆知識
- Birth name: Kazue Furuta.
- Born January 31, 1916; died January 31, 2011 at age 95 (born and died on the same day).
- Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture and raised in Dalian (then Manchuria).
- In 1944 she traveled alone in Manchuria and is said to have met Colonel Fujita at Lake Jingpo.
- She worked as a Ministry of Finance official while continuing her literary activities.
- Married in 1945 and widowed about five years later.
- Authored several books concerning the Tonghua Incident.