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第16回（1964年） award
Akatsuki Kambayashi
かんばやし あかつき
Kambayashi Akatsuki
ペンネーム:
Akatsuki Kambayashi（Pen name used while employed at Kaizōsha; derived from the neighborhood where he boarded during Fifth High School.）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1902-10-06 （Shimoda Noguchi, Tanokuchi Village, Hata District, Kochi Prefecture, Japan (now Kuroshio Town)）
- 死没
- 1980-08-28 （Hospital in Amanuma, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan） 77歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Shimoda Noguchi, Kuroshio (Kochi Prefecture), Japan → Kumamoto (Fifth High School period) → Tokyo (later years)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Essayist
- 活動期間
- 1922年〜1980年
- 所属
- Kaizōsha (publisher; former employer), Japan Art Academy
- 所属団体
- Japan Art Academy
- 影響を受けた人物
- Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- 影響を与えた人物
- Itō Sei
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth High School (old system) | — | — | — | 1921-1924 | Japan |
| Tokyo Imperial University (now University of Tokyo) | Faculty of Letters | Department of English | 学士（文学） | 1924-1927 | Japan |
Fifth High School (old system)
期間:
1921-1924
卒業年:
1924
国:
Japan
Old-style high school. Published in school journals and began creative writing.
Tokyo Imperial University (now University of Tokyo)
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of English
学位:
学士（文学）
期間:
1924-1927
卒業年:
1927
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education's Award) | Spring Slope | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs (Arts Selection Committee) | Winner |
| 1964 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | White Houseboat | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | Winner |
| 1974 | Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award | The Bronze Head | — | Kawabata Yasunari Literary Prize Committee | Winner |
| 1969 | Member of the Japan Art Academy | — | — | Japan Art Academy | Inducted |
Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education's Award)
1959
対象作品:
Spring Slope
主催:
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Arts Selection Committee)
結果:
Winner
Yomiuri Literary Prize
1964
対象作品:
White Houseboat
主催:
Yomiuri Shimbun
結果:
Winner
Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award
1974
対象作品:
The Bronze Head
主催:
Kawabata Yasunari Literary Prize Committee
結果:
Winner
Member of the Japan Art Academy
1969
主催:
Japan Art Academy
結果:
Inducted
受賞・候補エディション
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第1回（1974年） award
作品
代表作
The Rose Thief
1932年 Short storyA short story portraying rural life and the emotions of youth with delicate observation; praised by Yasunari Kawabata.
povertyyouthobservational depiction
At St. John's Hospital
1946年 Short stories (sick-wife narratives)A collection rooted in the author's experience of his wife's mental illness; features sensitive portrayals of caregiving and family interiority.
illness of the wifecaregivingfamilylife and death
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Aya ni Aishiki — Tale of a Sick Wife / 宇野重吉 (1956)
Spring Slope
1958年 Short storyA work depicting family and everyday life from an I-novel perspective; recipient of the Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education's Award) in 1959.
familyeveryday liferemembrance
White Houseboat
1964年 Short story collectionA late-career collection completed through his sister's dictation after his stroke; awarded the Yomiuri Literary Prize in 1964.
agingillnessfamilymemory
The Bronze Head
1973年 Short storyOne of his late representative works; published in 1973 and recognized in connection with the first Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award.
solitudenostalgiamemory
全著作
- The Rose Thief (Short stories) — Kinseido, 1933
- Rural Correspondence — Sakuhinsha, 1938
- Elegy — Tokei Shobo, 1941
- Record of Wandering — Hakubunkan, 1942
- Thoughts While Writing Novels — Bunrindo, 1942
- Meigetsuki — Hibonkaku, 1943
- The Everlasting Flower — Chiheisha, 1944
- Summer Calendar — Chikuma Shobo, 1945
- Record of Retreat — Togen-sha, 1946
- At St. John's Hospital — Shincho Bunko, 1949
- Tales of a Sick Wife — Koyama Shoten, 1948
- Entrance Exams (Short stories) — Kawade Shinsho, 1955
- Songs of Passing — Dainippon Yubenkaikodansha, 1957
- Spring Slope — Chikuma Shobo, 1958
- On Writing, Books and Travel — Gogatsu Shobo, 1959
- Satirical Poet — Shinchosha, 1963
- White Houseboat — Kodansha, 1964
- Kusamochi — Chikuma Shobo, 1969
- Poems of John Clare — Chikuma Shobo, 1970 (translation)
- The Vermilion Egg — Chikuma Shobo, 1972
- Baayan — Kodansha, 1973
- The Bronze Head — 1973
- In Front of Gokurakuji — Chikuma Shobo, 1976
- Memories of Half-Day School — Shueisha, 1981 (posthumous)
- White Houseboat & The Bronze Head — Kodansha Bungei Bunko, 1990 (posthumous)
翻案
- Aya ni Aishiki — Tale of a Sick Wife (film, 1956)
作家による翻訳
- Poems of John Clare
作風・主題
- 文体
- I-novel perspectiverestrained and precise prosepictorial use of color and imagery
- 頻出モチーフ
- sick-wife narrativeshometownpoverty and hardshipdetailed depiction of everyday life
健康
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cerebral hemorrhage1962年（二度目の発作）以後After a second cerebral hemorrhage in 1962 he became impaired in his right hand, leg and speech; he continued writing via his sister's dictation.
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cerebral thrombosis (cause of death)1980年（死去）Died in 1980 from a cerebral thrombosis.
評価・遺産
Akatsuki Kambayashi is regarded as a leading I-novel writer of the postwar era, highly praised for his sick-wife narratives and finely observed depictions of everyday life. He is also known for continuing to create work in later years through the aid of his sister after suffering illness.
記念館・博物館
- Ogata Akatsuki-kan (Akatsuki Kambayashi Literary Museum) Saga, Kuroshio Town, Hata District, Kochi Prefecture, Japan (Ogata Akatsuki-kan)
関連学会
- Japan Art Academy
資料所蔵先
- Collections at Ogata Akatsuki-kan (Akatsuki Kambayashi Literary Museum)
大衆文化への影響
- 1956 film 'Aya ni Aishiki — Tale of a Sick Wife'
引用
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He skillfully keeps unsaid what he wishes to say while, conversely, vividly evoking poverty and the unseen emotions of youth — a merit of his honest, observant eye for life.
出典: Yasunari Kawabata, 'Literary Criticism: New Authors' (Yomiuri Shimbun, 1932) (1932年) -
I learned most of Japanese literature from the lives of I-novel writers like Kambayashi.
出典: Itō Sei, 'My Literary Life I', Kodansha (1954年)
豆知識
- The pen name 'Kambayashi' derives from the neighborhood where he boarded while in Kumamoto.
- While employed at Kaizōsha he used a pen name because employees were forbidden to publish under their real names.
- Known for sick-wife narratives such as 'Tales of a Sick Wife' and 'At St. John's Hospital'.
- After a cerebral hemorrhage in 1962 he continued to produce work through dictation by his sister, Mutsuko Tokuhiro.
- Primarily wrote short stories; there are almost no mid-length or long novels.