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Soichi Mori

もり そういち

Mori Soichi

別名: 森 佐一
ペンネーム: Soichi Mori(Pen name (real name Mori Saichi))

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1907-05-03 (Morioka, Iwate, Japan)
死没
1999-03-13 91歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Morioka, Iwate, Japan

経歴

職業
Novelist, Writer, Author
活動期間
1930年〜1994年
所属
Iwate Nippo (Iwate Newspaper)
影響を受けた人物
Kenji Miyazawa, Russian literature
ノミネート
Akutagawa Prize nominee for 'Tentō' (1940)

学歴

Morioka Middle School (old system)
国: Japan
Attended the old-system Morioka Middle School (predecessor of Iwate Prefectural Morioka First High School).
Tokyo School of Foreign Languages (old system)
Russian language department / Russian
国: Japan
Studied in the Russian department; dropped out.

受賞歴

Akutagawa Prize
1940
対象作品: Tentō (Tentou)
主催: Akutagawa Prize Committee
結果: 候補
Naoki Prize
1943
対象作品: Yamahata / Ga to Sasabune
主催: Bungeishunju
結果: 受賞
Miyazawa Kenji Prize
1994
対象作品: Our Poet Kenji Miyazawa
主催: Miyazawa Kenji Prize Committee
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Tentō (Tentou)

1940年 Short fiction

A title short story from a collection published before the war, depicting human figures through everyday fragments.

Observation of human natureLife during wartime

Yamahata

1943年 Novel/Novella

A work set in rural areas focusing on delicate character portrayals and a regional perspective.

RegionalismNature and humanity

Ga to Sasabune (Moth and Bamboo-boat)

1943年 Short story

A short story with touches of the fantastic, dealing with the intersection of the ordinary and the extraordinary.

FantasyContrast with reality

Kenji Miyazawa

1943年 Biography / Criticism

A study of Kenji Miyazawa by an intimate acquaintance, containing essays interpreting Miyazawa's works and life.

Kenji Miyazawa studiesBiographical study

Warenki (Modern translation of Omura Jigobei's memoir)

1943年 Reprint / Translation

A modern-language transcription and commentary of Omura Jigobei's memoir 'Warenki', an important account of the Etorofu Island incident.

Historical recordWar and prisoners

Ame ni mo Makezu: The Story of Kenji Miyazawa

1956年 Children's biography

A children's biography of Kenji Miyazawa, illustrated by Tadayoshi Yoshii, intended to introduce Miyazawa's life to younger readers.

Children's literatureBiographical education

全著作

  • Tentō (1940)
  • Kenji Miyazawa (1943)
  • Warenki: The Etorofu Island Incident (1943)
  • Yamashi: Short Stories (1947)
  • Secrets of the Desert: The Story of Dr. Sven Hedin (1948)
  • Man of Bodhisattva Practice (1948)
  • Kenji Miyazawa and Three Women (1949)
  • Ame ni mo Makezu: The Story of Kenji Miyazawa (1956)
  • No no Kyōshi: Kenji Miyazawa (1960)
  • Cosmic Thought Born from the Soil: Commentary on Kenji Miyazawa's 'Farmer's Art Theory' (1971)
  • Portrait of Kenji Miyazawa (1974)
  • Kenji Miyazawa: A Biography of Mother and Child Worlds (1976)
  • Shimoyama Kiyoshi Notes: The Wandering Singer of Fourfold Hardship (1979)
  • Kenji Miyazawa's People: Soichi Mori Notes (1988)
  • Our Poet Kenji Miyazawa (1994)
  • Rats of Asagishi Village (2002)
  • Frog School (2003)
  • Mountain Village Food Records: Poetry (2003)
  • Kenji Miyazawa Poems: Annotated Edition (2005)

作家による翻訳

  • Warenki (Modern Japanese translation and commentary of Omura Jigobei's memoir)

作風・主題

文体
Biographical and nonfictional analysisPlain prose emphasizing regional description
頻出モチーフ
Kenji MiyazawaRural natureLocal history

評価・遺産

A writer from Iwate who significantly contributed to the study and dissemination of Kenji Miyazawa's works; recognized as an early Naoki Prize winner and for regional literary and biographical scholarship.

関連学会

  • Kenji Miyazawa Research Association

資料所蔵先

  • Iwate Prefectural Library
  • Morioka City Library

大衆文化への影響

  • Influence on regional culture through Kenji Miyazawa research and biographical publications

豆知識

  • Worked as a reporter for the Iwate Nippo before becoming a full-time writer.
  • Maintained a close friendship with Kenji Miyazawa and produced many writings related to him.
  • The first edition of 'Warenki' had a print run of 2,000 copies and was not reprinted at the time; it was reissued in 1977 by Chuokoron-sha's bunko series.