Tanemakuhito

Tanemakuhito ( Japanese 種 蒔 く 人 , the sower) was a magazine published in 1921 by Komaki Ōmi together with Imano Kenzō ( 今 野 賢 三 ) and Kaneko Yōbun . It is a socialist magazine that was influenced by the French Clarté movement and marks the beginning of proletarian literature in Japan. The first 3 editions appeared in Tsuchizaki Minato, the following in Tōkyō and with the collaboration of Aono Suekichi ( 青 野 季 吉 ) and Hirabayashi Hatsunosuke ( 平林 初 之 輔 ).

Similar to the Clarté movement, the authors of the Tanemakuhito campaigned under the slogan Kōdō to hihan ( 行動 と 批判 , for example "Action and Criticism") for the support of the Russian Revolution, anti-militarism and internationalism. Due to the earthquake in 1923 , the publication of the magazine was interrupted. A special edition (titled Tanekami Zakki , 種 蒔 き 雑 記 ) protested against the xenophobic riots ( Kameido incident , 亀 戸 事件 ) that occurred immediately after the earthquake.

In terms of content, the work of the Tanemakuhito was continued by the magazine Bungei Sensen ( 文 芸 戦 線 ).

literature

• Winkler, Ursula-Eleonore: The magazine "Tanemaku hito" (The Sower, 1921–1923) and the beginning of the proletarian literary movement in Japan. Dissertation Humboldt University Berlin 1978.

Web link

• Basic information (Japanese)

See also

• Jean-François Millet : 1850 - Le Semeur, (The Sower)
• Vincent van Gogh : 1888 - Sower at setting sun