Akutagawa Prize
1回登壇
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第3回（1936年） award
Takeo Oda
おだ たけお
Oda Takeo
別名:
小田武夫
ペンネーム:
Takeo Oda（Pen name (birth name: Oda Takeo)）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1900-07-05 （Tatekasuga, Takada, Niigata, Japan (now Jōetsu)）
- 死没
- 1979-06-02 78歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese, Chinese
- 居住地歴
- Takada (now Jōetsu), Niigata, Japan → Tokyo (Tokyo School of Foreign Languages; Ministry of Foreign Affairs) → Hangzhou, China (consular service) → Burma (military service; now Myanmar)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Translator, Diplomat
- 活動期間
- 1926年〜1979年
- 所属
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Asia Bureau), Shunyodo Publishing (worked on translations and editorial tasks), Literary circles 'Budouen' and 'Ondori (later Kirin)'
- 所属団体
- 'Budouen' literary circle member, 'Ondori' (later 'Kirin') literary circle member
- 影響を受けた人物
- Lu Xun, Mao Dun, Lin Yutang, Yu Dafu
- 影響を与えた人物
- Osamu Dazai (friend; assisted with access to Chinese works)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo School of Foreign Languages (former system; now Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) | Chinese Studies | Chinese language | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo School of Foreign Languages (former system; now Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
Chinese Studies
/ Chinese language
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Akutagawa Prize | Jōgai | — | Bungeishunju | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize | Biography of Yu Dafu | — | Hirabayashi Taiko Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Akutagawa Prize
1936
対象作品:
Jōgai
主催:
Bungeishunju
結果:
受賞
Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize
1975
対象作品:
Biography of Yu Dafu
主催:
Hirabayashi Taiko Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Jōgai
1936年 Short storyA short story set against experiences in China (including Hangzhou). Winner of the 1936 Akutagawa Prize and one of his representative works addressing Chinese settings.
ChinaExoticism/foreign localesCultural exchange
Lu Xun: A Biography
1941年 BiographyA biographical study of Lu Xun that introduces and analyzes his life and works, contributing to the introduction of Lu Xun in Japan.
Lu XunModern Chinese literatureTranslation and literary introduction
Yu Dafu: A Biography — His Poetry, Love and Japan
1975年 BiographyA biography of Chinese writer Yu Dafu covering his poetry, life, and relations with Japan. Awarded the Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize.
Yu DafuSino-Japanese literary exchangeBiography
Whereabouts of Truth
1957年 Novel / ReportageA two-volume work based on reporting about the Matsukawa incident, dealing with social issues grounded in factual investigation.
Investigative reportingSocial issuesQuest for truth
全著作
- Jōgai (Takemura Shobo, 1936)
- China People, Culture, Scenery (Takemura Shobo, 1937)
- Sketches of Hangzhou Castle (Hanga-sō, 1938)
- Dirt River (Sunakoya Shobo, 1940)
- Warm Nights (Jinbun Shoin, 1940)
- Lu Xun: A Biography (Chikuma Shobo, 1941)
- Yangtze River Literary Topography (Ryuginsha, 1941) — coauthored with Taijun Takeda
- People of the Forbidden City (Bokusui Shobo, 1941)
- Mainland Notebook (Takemura Shobo, 1942)
- Burma War Poems (Bunrindo Sogyobo, 1943)
- The Town Behind the River (Tōhōsha, 1949)
- The Life of Lu Xun (Kamakura Bunko, 1949)
- Lu Xun: A Biography (Kengen-sha 1953; Yamato Shobo 1966)
- Widow Shigeo (Tōhōsha, 1956)
- Whereabouts of Truth (Geibun Shoin, 1957) — 2 volumes
- The Woman Who Crossed the River (Kō Shobo, 1958)
- The Rose Room (Tōhōsha, 1960)
- Homesickness (Gakushū Kenkyūsha, 1964)
- Portraits of Literary Youth (Nanbokusha, 1964)
- Wandering Chinese Writers (Gendai Shobo, 1965)
- Biographies of Chinese Military Commanders (Jinbutsu Ōraisha, 1965)
- Takuboku Ishikawa (Tsuru Shobo, 1967)
- The Boxer Rebellion Incident (Shinchōsha, 1969)
- Novel: Tsubota Jōji (Tōto Shobo, 1970)
- The Peach Blossom Fan / Zhu Shunshui (Shinchōsha, 1971)
- Winds of the Shimokita Peninsula (Jitsugyo no Nihonsha, 1972)
- People Destroyed by Love: From Chikamatsu's Masterpieces (Yomiuri Shimbun, 1973)
- Kōyō Sōshi (Sa-sa-ra Shobo, 1973)
- Yu Dafu: A Biography — His Poetry, Love and Japan (Chūōkōronsha, 1975)
- The Beauty of the Broken Bridge: Chinese Ghost Stories of Men and Women (Chūōkōronsha, 1978)
- Recollections of Men of Letters (Fuyuki-sha, 1978)
- Jōgai: Night Cherry Blossoms and Snow (Seieisha, 1979)
- Moon over Mount Mikasa: Collected Works of Takeo Oda (Ozawa Shoten, 2000)
作家による翻訳
- Mao Dun — 'Dàguòdùqí' (translated, Daiichi Shobo, 1936)
- Xiao Jun — 'The Third Generation' (translated, Kaizosha, 1938)
- Xiao Jun, Yu Dafu, Mao Dun — 'Comrades' (translated, Takemura Shobo, 1938)
- Lin Yutang — 'Good Days in Peking' (co-translated with Shōno Mitsuo, Shiki Shobo, 1940)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Realist descriptions based on fieldwork in ChinaExplanatory style combining biography and translation
- 頻出モチーフ
- ChinaNostalgia for his native TakadaWar and military serviceCross-cultural exchange and literary introduction
評価・遺産
Takeo Oda was a 20th-century Japanese writer known both as a novelist and as an introducer/translator of Chinese literature. Winning the Akutagawa Prize in 1936 established his literary standing; his career drew on experiences as a diplomat and soldier. He is also recognized for his important role in introducing Lu Xun to Japanese readers. He is buried at Tama Cemetery.
豆知識
- Graduated from the former Tokyo School of Foreign Languages (Chinese studies) and served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Won the 3rd Akutagawa Prize in 1936 for 'Jōgai'.
- Won the 3rd Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize in 1975 for his Yu Dafu biography.
- Considered an important introducer of Lu Xun in Japan.
- Buried at Tama Cemetery.