Kawakami Tetsutaro
Kawakami Tetsutarō ( Japanese 河 上 徹 太郎 ; born January 8, 1902 in Nagasaki ; † September 22, 1980 ) was a Japanese writer.
Kawakami studied economics at the University of Tokyo until 1926 . He became known for his translations of the works of Paul Valéry and André Gides as well as Leon Shestov's philosophy of tragedy . He also published works of literature criticism. In 1962 he was elected a member of the Japanese Art Academy.
Works (selection)
- 1932 Shizen to junsui ( 自然 と 純 粋 )
- 1954 Watakushi no shi to shinjitsu ( 私 の 詩 と 真 実 )
- 1959 Nihon no Outsider ( 日本 の ア ウ ト サ イ ダ ー )
- 1968 Yoshida Shōin ( 吉田 松陰 )
Prizes and awards
- 1968 Noma Literature Prize for Yoshida Shōin ( 吉田 松陰 )
- 1971 Grand Prize for Japanese Literature
- 1972 Appointment to Bunka Kōrōsha, person with special cultural merits
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- Louis Frédéric : Japan Encyclopedia . Harvard University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-674-00770-0 , pp. 498 (English, limited preview in the Google book search - French: Japon, dictionnaire et civilization . Translated by Käthe Roth).
- Richard Calichman: Overcoming modernity: cultural identity in wartime Japan , Columbia University Press, 2008, ISBN 0231143966 , p. 211
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kawakami, Tetsutaro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 河 上 徹 太郎 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nagasaki |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1980 |