Natsume Sōseki Prize
1回登壇
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第1回（1947年） honorable mention
Mitsuru Nishikawa
にしかわ みつる
Nishikawa Mitsuru
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1908-02-12 （Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan）
- 死没
- 1999-02-24 91歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan → Taiwan (Taipei) → Japan (after repatriation)
経歴
- 職業
- book designer, novelist, poet, editor, translator
- 活動期間
- 1933年〜1999年
- 影響を受けた人物
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taipei First High School | — | — | — | — | Taiwan |
| Waseda University | Faculty of French Literature | French literature | — | 〜1933 | Japan |
Taipei First High School
国:
Taiwan
Attended school in Taiwan during childhood
Waseda University
Faculty of French Literature
/ French literature
期間:
〜1933
卒業年:
1933
国:
Japan
Thesis on Arthur Rimbaud
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Cat Temple: Fairy Tales
1936年 fairy tale collectionA collection of fairy tales published by Mazu Shobo, containing short stories with folkloric and fantastical elements.
folklorefantasychildren's literature
Escape from Taiwan
1952年 novelA novel dealing with repatriation after the war and experiences in Taiwan, depicting wartime and postwar turmoil and personal experiences.
repatriationTaiwanpostwar
Chopuran Island Castaway
1952年 adventure novelA long-form adventure about being stranded on an isolated island; later republished by Chuko Bunko.
castawayadventureforeign locales
Koto of the Heavenly Marsh
1958年 historical novel (later retitled with hagiographic focus)Published in 1958 and later retitled as 'Nichiren the Saint'. It treats religious and historical themes, blending them with fantastical elements.
religionhistoryhagiography
Taiwan Longitudinal Railway
1979年 novelA novel set across Taiwan, portraying people's lives against the backdrop of Taiwanese landscape and history.
Taiwanlocal landscapehistory
Festival of the Gods: Taiwanese Short Stories
1984年 short story collectionA collection of short stories focusing on Taiwan, often incorporating myths and folklore.
folkloremythTaiwan
全著作
- Cat Temple: Fairy Tales
- Picture Book: Momotaro
- Kasa Sennin: Fairy Tale
- Legendary Immortals: Illustrated
- Madam Rika
- Romance
- The Jeweled Box
- Escape from Taiwan
- Chopuran Island Castaway
- Tales of Chinese Beauties
- Koto of the Heavenly Marsh (later 'Nichiren the Saint')
- Taiwan Longitudinal Railway
- Festival of the Gods: Taiwanese Short Stories
- Judgment in Tehran: Foreign Short Stories
作家による翻訳
- Journey to the West
- Collection of Chinese Bewitching Novels
作風・主題
- 文体
- poetic prose with fantastical imagerynarrative blending Taiwanese and Chinese folklore and history
- 頻出モチーフ
- Taiwanese landscape and folkloremyths and festivalsrepatriation and nostalgia
評価・遺産
Known for novels and poetry focusing on Taiwan, as well as book design and editorial work. He founded and edited periodicals and donated approximately 20,000 volumes to Aletheia University, contributing to Taiwan literary studies and Japan–Taiwan cultural exchange.
資料所蔵先
- Aletheia University Library (donated collection)
豆知識
- Moved to Taiwan at age 3 due to his father's work.
- Attended Taipei First High School and graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of French Literature; his thesis was on Arthur Rimbaud.
- Donated over 20,000 volumes to Aletheia University.
- Practiced astrology.
- His eldest son is the economist Jun Nishikawa.