Nakayama Gishu

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Nakayama Gishu

Nakayama Gishū ( Japanese 中山 義 秀 , civil: Nakayama Yoshihide ( 中山 議 秀 ); born October 5, 1900 in Shirakawa ; † August 19, 1969 ) was a Japanese writer.

Nakayama founded the literary magazine Tō ( 塔 ) during his studies at Waseda University with Yokomitsu Riichi and others , in which his first story Ana appeared. After graduating, he taught at a middle school until 1933. In 1938 he published a collection of short stories under the title Denko . The following year he won the Akutagawa Prize with Atsumonozaki . With works such as Ishibumi , Seifū Sassa and Fūsō , he established himself as a master of short stories.

After the Second World War, historical novels were written. a. on the samurai Akechi Mitsuhide . Nakayama also wrote a number of essays.

Shortly before his death in 1969, the author converted to Christianity.

Works (selection)

  • Ana ( 穴 ), narration
  • Denkō ( 電光 ), short stories
  • Atsumonozaki ( 厚 物 咲 ), Novellette
    • Atsumonozaki, or the borrowed gratitude . Translated by Daniel Sandmann. S.Sagenhaphter Verlag, Dresden 2013, ISBN 978-3-943230-02-4
  • Ishibumi ( 碑 ), short story
  • Seifū Sassa ( 清風 颯 々 ), short story
  • Fūsō ( 風霜 ), short story
  • Zanshō ( 残照 ), novel
  • Shinobu no Taka ( 信 夫 の 鷹 ), novel
  • Hirade Zoshū ( 平手 造酒 ), novel
  • Shin Kengōden ( 新 剣 豪 伝 ), novel
  • Shōan ( 咲 庵 ), novel
  • Hanazono no Shisaku ( 花園 の 思索 ), essay
  • Futatsu no Shogai ( 二 つ の 生涯 ), essay
  • Watakushi no Bundan Fūgetsu ( 私 の 文壇 風月 ), essay

Web links

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  1. ↑ 中山 義 秀 記念 文学 館 ホ ー ム . (No longer available online.) In: 白河 市 公式 ホ ー ム ペ ー ジ . Nakayama Gishu Memorial, Shirakawa City, formerly the original ; Retrieved May 28, 2010 (Japanese).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.city.shirakawa.fukushima.jp  
Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Nakayama is the family name, Gishū the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Nakayama, Gishu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 中山 義 秀 (Japanese); Nakayama Yoshihide (real name); 中山 議 秀 (Japanese, real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese writer
DATE OF BIRTH 5th October 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Shirakawa (Fukushima)
DATE OF DEATH 19th August 1969