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Toru Shimizu

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Shimizu Tooru

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1931-03-31 （Tokyo Prefecture (now Tokyo), Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese, French

経歴

職業
French literature scholar, Translator, University professor
活動期間
1954年〜
所属
University of Tokyo (assistant), Kokugakuin University (associate professor), Meiji Gakuin University (professor, professor emeritus)
影響を受けた人物
Ken'ichi Yoshida

学歴

University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters / Department of French Literature
学位: 学士
期間: 1950-1954
卒業年: 1954
国: Japan
Graduate School, University of Tokyo
Graduate School (Graduate School of Letters) / French Literature
学位: 修士
期間: 1954-1956
卒業年: 1956
国: Japan
Completed master's program

受賞歴

Claudel Prize
1967
対象作品: Jikanwari (translation of Michel Butor)
主催: Unknown
結果: Winner
BABEL International Translation Prize (Japanese Translation Award - Literature)
1991
対象作品: The Invention of Morel (translation of Adolfo Bioy Casares)
部門: 翻訳
主催: BABEL editorial board
結果: Winner
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize
2001
対象作品: On Books: Its Hypological and Metaphysical Aspects
主催: Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize Committee
結果: Winner
Yomiuri Literary Prize
2002
対象作品: On Books: Its Hypological and Metaphysical Aspects
部門: 評論
主催: Yomiuri Shimbun
結果: Winner
Arts Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
2002
対象作品: On Books: Its Hypological and Metaphysical Aspects
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs / MEXT
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

On Ruins

1971年 Essays/Critical

A collection of essays on cities, memory, and ruined spaces.

citymemoryruins

The Utopia of Reading

1977年 Essays/Critical

Essays exploring the ideal of reading and the nature of books.

readingbibliography

Anatomy of the City — Walking and Reading the City

1981年 Urban studies/Essays

A study of cities from the perspective of walking and reading urban space.

citywalkingurban culture

On Books: Its Hypological and Metaphysical Aspects

2001年 Book studies/Critical

A major work examining books from hypological and metaphysical perspectives; recipient of Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize, Yomiuri Literary Prize, and the Arts Encouragement Prize.

book theorymetaphysicscultural criticism

Ken'ichi Yoshida's Time: The Elegance of Twilight

2003年 Biography/Critical

Research and criticism on Ken'ichi Yoshida, reflecting Shimizu's work on Yoshida's commentaries and editorial projects.

biographyliterary criticism

Portrait of Valéry

2004年 Critical/Essay

Essays evaluating and portraying Paul Valéry.

poeticsintellect and sensibility

全著作

  • On Ruins (1971)
  • The Utopia of Reading (1977)
  • Anatomy of the City (1981)
  • The City as Book, The Book as City (1982)
  • Mirror and Eros — Contemporary Literary Criticism (1984)
  • The Dream of Books, Books of Dreams (1984)
  • On Books: Its Hypological and Metaphysical Aspects (2001)
  • Ken'ichi Yoshida's Time: The Elegance of Twilight (2003)
  • Portrait of Valéry (2004)
  • Valéry — The Conflict of Intellect and Sensibility (2010)
  • Mallarmé's 'Book' (2011)

翻案

  • The Lover (Duras translation) film adaptation (1992)

作家による翻訳

  • The Myth of Sisyphus (translation of Albert Camus)
  • The Lover (translation of Marguerite Duras)
  • The Invention of Morel (translation of Adolfo Bioy Casares)

作風・主題

文体
criticallogical yet essayisticbibliographical and urban-study oriented
頻出モチーフ
citybooksmemorytranslation

健康

  • Depressed skull fracture (serious head injury)
    1960
    Injured by police batons during the 1960 Anpo protests; suffered a serious skull injury that made news.

評価・遺産

Through scholarship on French literature and numerous translations, he has had a major impact on Japanese literary studies and translation; his work on book theory and urban studies is highly regarded and has earned several major awards.

関連学会

  • Meiji Gakuin University Faculty of Letters (Professor Emeritus)

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library (holds works and translations)

大衆文化への影響

  • His translation of Marguerite Duras' The Lover gained wider public attention following the film adaptation (1992).

豆知識

  • He suffered a serious head injury inflicted by riot police during the 1960 Anpo protests.
  • His translation of Marguerite Duras' The Lover was adapted into a film (1992) and the paperback edition became a bestseller.
  • He has been involved in translating and editing many major French literary works.