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Tsuji Makoto

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Tsuji Makoto

ペンネーム: Tsuji Hitoshi(Birth name (same reading as pen name))

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1913-09-20 (Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan)
死没
1975-12-19 62歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Fukuoka (birthplace) → Paris (circa 1928) → Various locations in Japan

経歴

職業
poet, painter, newspaper correspondent, illustrator
活動期間
1930年〜1975年
影響を受けた人物
Jun Tsuji, Noe Ito, Dadaism (as an artistic movement)
影響を与えた人物
Writers and illustrators in mountaineering/outdoor genres

学歴

Shizuoka Technical School (Shizuoka Prefecture)
期間: 中退
国: Japan
Dropped out
Hosei University Technical School (night course)
期間: 中退
国: Japan
Attended night course; dropped out

受賞歴

Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize (Rekitei Prize)
1964
対象作品: Illustrated Book of Insects and Reptiles (Muryu Zufu)
主催: Rekitei (literary magazine) related organization
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Muryu Zufu (Illustrated Book of Insects and Reptiles)

1964年 illustrated essays / essays

An illustrated collection centered on insects and small creatures, combining humorous observations with essayistic texts.

natureobservationhumor

Picture Book from the Mountains

1966年 illustrated essays

A collection of images and words on mountains and skiing, characterized by affection for mountains and landscape depiction.

mountainsskiingnature observation

Voices of the Mountains (illustrated essays)

1971年 illustrated essays

An illustrated essay collection themed on mountains and nature, compiling contributions such as those to the magazine 'Gakujin'.

mountainsnaturemountaineering culture

全著作

  • Muryu Zufu (Haga Shoten) 1964
  • Picture Book from the Mountains (Soubunsha) 1966
  • Voices of the Mountains (Tokyo Shimbun Publishing) 1971
  • An Overnight in the Mountains (Soubunsha) 1975
  • The Passing Adamo (Soubunsha, posthumous) 1976
  • The World of Tsuji Makoto (Misuzu Shobo, ed. Y. Yanaibara) 1977-78
  • Collected Works of Tsuji Makoto (Misuzu Shobo) 1999-2005

作風・主題

文体
picture-essay style (combining images and text)essayistic, observation-based descriptionhumorous and satirical tone
頻出モチーフ
mountainsskiingnature observationinsects and small creaturescivilization-critical illustrations

健康

  • stomach cancer
    1972-1975
    Underwent stomach cancer surgery around 1972; health deteriorated afterwards. In late 1975, reportedly facing limited life expectancy, he died by suicide.

評価・遺産

Known for his distinctive picture-essay works on mountains and nature, Tsuji influenced postwar literature and mountaineering culture through contributions to 'Rekitei' and mountain magazines; his collections continue to be reissued.

関連学会

  • Japanese Alpine Club (contributed to and associated with mountaineering publications)

資料所蔵先

  • Chofuku-ji (Kawauchi, Fukushima) - gravesite and related memorial materials

大衆文化への影響

  • Provided cover art for the mountaineering magazine 'Gakujin' for many years, influencing the visual culture of mountaineering.

引用

  • The mountains and forests spoke to me.
    出典: The Mountains and Forests Spoke to Me (Hakujitsu-sha) (1980年)

豆知識

  • Born to notable parents: father Jun Tsuji (a prominent Dadaist writer/translator) and mother Noe Ito (a prominent women's liberation activist).
  • Died by suicide (hanging) in 1975.