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第21回（1969年） award
Tan Onuma
おぬま たん
Onuma Tan
別名:
小沼救
ペンネーム:
Tan Onuma（Pen name used for published fiction and essays (legal name: Onuma Hajime)）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1918-09-09 （Shitaya-cho, Shitaya Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan）
- 死没
- 1996-11-08 78歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Tokyo (Shitaya) → Shinjuku (Waseda, Tokyo)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, English literature scholar, University professor
- 活動期間
- 1939年〜1996年
- 所属
- Faculty of Letters, Waseda University (Professor)
- 所属団体
- Member of the Japan Art Academy
- 影響を受けた人物
- Masuji Ibuse
- ノミネート
- Akutagawa Prize nominee ("The Hotel with a White Peacock", 1955)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiji Gakuin (middle & high school) | — | English (middle/high school division) | — | — | Japan |
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of English | 学士 | 卒業 - 1942 | Japan |
Meiji Gakuin (middle & high school)
English (middle/high school division)
国:
Japan
Attended Meiji Gakuin middle and high school (English) before entering Waseda University
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of English
学位:
学士
期間:
卒業 - 1942
卒業年:
1942
国:
Japan
Graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Department of English in 1942. Later served as a professor at his alma mater.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | Pocket Watch | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize | Starling Diary | — | Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (3rd class) | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
Yomiuri Literary Prize
1970
対象作品:
Pocket Watch
主催:
Yomiuri Shimbun
結果:
受賞
Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize
1975
対象作品:
Starling Diary
主催:
Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (3rd class)
1992
主催:
Government of Japan
結果:
受章
受賞・候補エディション
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第3回（1975年） award
作品
代表作
Two Ri on the Chikuma River
1939年 NovelDebut work; a short novel depicting scenes and characters of youth.
nostalgiacoming-of-age
The Stranger in the Village
1954年 NovelA novel that carefully portrays solitude and the distance between people within everyday life; one of his early acclaimed works.
isolationeveryday life
Pocket Watch
1969年 NovelA collection of short and mid-length stories themed around time and memory. Known as the work that won the Yomiuri Literary Prize.
memorytime
Starling Diary
1974年 Essays / FictionA work mixing essayistic and fictional elements, chronicling observations of daily life and human subtleties. Winner of the Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize.
observations of daily lifeessayistic quality
Small Gloves
1976年 Short story collectionA short story collection capturing the subtleties of human relationships.
human relationshipssubtle emotions
全著作
- Two Ri on the Chikuma River
- The Stranger in the Village
- The Hotel with a White Peacock
- The Black Handkerchief
- The Hill Where the Wind Shines
- Pocket Watch
- The Mysterious Sooda Water
- The Steamer
- The Silver Bell
- Sarasa Painting
- Starling Diary
- Thatched Roof
- Small Gloves
- Wood-owl Lantern
- Wood Pigeon
- The Green Bus
- Haniwa Horse
- Mr. Shimizu Town — About Masuji Ibuse
- Grinding Coffee
- Adonis (Fukujusou)
- The Hill Where the Wind Shines (new/republished editions)
- Black and White Cat
作家による翻訳
- William Van Narv... (trans.) 'Behind the Iron Curtain', Yomiuri Shimbun, 1949
- R.L. Stevenson, 'Travels with a Donkey', translated, Ieguki Shobo, 1950 (later reissues)
- Lin Yutang, 'Wu Zetian', translated, Misuzu Shobo, 1959
作風・主題
- 文体
- Quiet, detailed depiction of everyday lifeEssayistic narration with lyrical touchesReading sensibility informed by English literary scholarship
- 頻出モチーフ
- fragments of everyday lifenostalgia and memoryhuman dramas within small events
健康
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Pneumonia1996年11月Died of pneumonia on 8 November 1996 at age 78
評価・遺産
Highly regarded as a novelist and essayist who depicted the subtleties of everyday life; his perspective as an English literature scholar is reflected in his work. He taught at Waseda University and was active as a member of the Japan Art Academy.
関連学会
- Japan Art Academy
豆知識
- Legal name: Onuma Hajime (小沼救).
- Debut work: 'Two Ri on the Chikuma River' (1939).
- Graduated from Waseda University's Department of English and later served there as a professor.
- 'The Hotel with a White Peacock' was an Akutagawa Prize nominee in 1955.
- 'Pocket Watch' (1969) received the Yomiuri Literary Prize (award year 1970).
- 'Starling Diary' won the Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize (1975).
- Became a member of the Japan Art Academy in 1989 and was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (3rd class) in 1992.
- Buried at Kodaira Cemetery (Kodaira Reien), grave location 4-11-56.
- Listed Masuji Ibuse as an influence.