Naoki Sanjūgo

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Naoki Sanjūgo, early 30s

Naoki Sanjūgo ( Japanese 直 木 三 十五 , real name: Uemura Sōichi ( 植 村 宗 一 ); * February 12, 1891 in Andōji-machi, Minami-ku (today: Chūō-ku ), Osaka ; † February 24, 1934 in of Tokyo ) was a Japanese writer.

Life

Naoki studied English literature at Waseda University in Tokyo, but without obtaining a degree. After failed attempts to set up his own business as a publisher, he returned to Osaka after the Kanto earthquake in 1923. Here he worked for the publishing house Platon as editor of the monthly magazine Kuraku ( 苦 楽 ).

During this time his first literary works were created. In 1927 he returned to Tokyo to concentrate fully on his writing. His historical novel Yui Kongen Taisakki ( 由 比 根 元 大 殺 記 ) was serialized in a weekly magazine in 1929, and with Nangoku Taiheiki ( 南国 太平 記 ) he established himself as an author of popular entertainment literature.

Between the ages of 31 and 35, Naoki changed his stage name several times. a. he published critical articles under the name Sanju-ichi . In addition to historical novels such as Araki Mataemon ( 荒木 又 右衛門 ) and Odoriko Gyōjōki ( 踊 子 行 状 記 ), he also wrote biographies of historical figures such as Kusunoki Masashige , Ashikaga Takauji and Genkurō Yoshitsune .

After Naoki's death, Kikuchi Kan donated the Naoki Prize in 1935 . This literary prize, the most important next to the Akutagawa Prize , is awarded to young authors in the field of popular entertainment literature.

Work (selection)

  • Fashizumu singe ( フ ァ シ ズ ム 宣言 )
    • German commitment to fascism , translated by Bettina Gildenhard, into: hon'yaku. Heidelberg Workshop Reports on Translating Japanese-German, Issue 3 / March 2001, Japanese Studies Seminar at Heidelberg University, pp. 30–38

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  1. ↑ 7 直 木 三 十五 文学 碑 . (No longer available online.) Osaka City, November 20, 2009, formerly 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.osaka.lg.jp  
Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Naoki is the family name, Sanjūgo the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Naoki, Sanjūgo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 直 木 三 十五 (Japanese); Uemura Sōichi (real name); 植 村 宗 一 (Japanese, real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese writer
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Osaka prefecture
DATE OF DEATH February 24, 1934
Place of death Tokyo prefecture