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Shomu Nobori

のぼり しょむ

Nobori Shomu

Aliases: 直隆

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1878-07-17 (Setouchi, Oshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan)
Died
1958-11-22 age 80
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese, Russian
Religion
Orthodox Church Baptismal Name: Pavel
Residence History
Setouchi, Oshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture → Kagoshima City → Tokyo → Soviet Union

Career

Occupations
Translator, Writer, Scholar, Lecturer
Active Years
1904-1958
Influenced By
Nikolai Kasatkin

Education

Tokyo Orthodox Theological Seminary
Period: 1896–1903
Year of Graduation: 1903
Country: Japan

Awards

Japan Art Academy Prize
1956
Work: History of Russian Soviet Literature
Organization: Japan Art Academy
Result: 受賞
Yomiuri Literary Prize
1956
Work: History of Russian Soviet Literature
Organization: Yomiuri Shimbun
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Nikolai Gogol: A Russian Great Writer

1904 Biography

History of Russian Soviet Literature

1955 Literary Studies

The History of Greater Amami

1949 History

Legacy

He contributed to the dissemination of Russian literature and worked for the promotion of his native Amami culture.

Trivia

  • In his later years, he worked for the reversion of the Amami Islands to Japan.
  • His daughter was a Western-style painter.