Tayama Katai

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Tayama Katai

Tayama Katai ( Japanese 田 山 花 袋 ; born January 22, 1872 in Tatebayashi , Tochigi Prefecture (today: Gunma Prefecture ); † May 13, 1930 ; actually: 田 山 録 弥 Tayama Rokuya ) was a Japanese writer . His most famous works are teachers in the country ( 田 舎 教師 , Inaka Kyōshi ) and futon ( 蒲 団 ). He is known for works of naturalism . Much of his work is autobiographical.

Life

Tayama Katai's father was killed in the Satsuma rebellion .

In 1890 he met Yanagita Kunio , and so was Ozaki Kōyō's student. Ozaki put him in turn to Emi Suiin . He published his first work Uribatake ( 瓜 畑 ) and called himself Katai from then on . In 1896 he met Kunikida Doppo and Shimazaki Tōson know.

In 1904 he took part in the Russo-Japanese War . After the war he turned to Japanese naturalism. His breakthrough came with the Futon work . Together with Shimazaki Tōson, he is one of the most important representatives of Japanese naturalism.

Works

  • Uribatake ( 瓜 畑 , German melon field ), 1891
  • Furusato ( ふ る 郷 , German homeland ), 1899
  • Jūuemon no saigo ( 重 右衛門 の 最 期 ) 1902
  • Futon ( 蒲 団 , German mattress ), 1907
  • Dote no ie ( 土 手 の 家 , eng . The house on the dam ), 1908
  • Shō ( 生 , English life ), 1909
  • Inaka Kyōshi ( 田 舎 教師 , German teacher in the country ), 1909
  • Tsuma ( 妻 , Eng . The wife ), 1909
  • Midori ( 縁 , German green ), 1910
  • Toki ha sugiyuku ( 時 は 過 ぎ 行 く , Eng . Time flies ), 1916
  • Ippeisotsu no jūsatsu ( 一 兵卒 の 銃 殺 ), 1917
    • A soldier . Translated by Edith Rau. In: Dreams of Ten Nights. Japanese narratives of the 20th century. Eduard Klopfenstein, Theseus Verlag, Munich 1992, pp. 46–62. ISBN 3-85936-057-4
  • Kawazoi no ie ( 河 ぞ ひ の 家 , eng . The house on the river ), 1917
  • Zansetsu ( 残雪 , The last snow ), 1919
  • Atarashii me ( 新 し い 芽 , Eng. New Buds ), 1920
  • Minamoto no Yoshitomo ( 源 義 朝 ), 1924
  • Byakuya ( 百 夜 , German polar night ), 1927

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personal data
SURNAME Tayama, Katai
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 田 山 花 袋 (Japanese); Tayama Rokuya (real name); 田 山 録 弥 (real name, Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 22, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH Tatebayashi , Tochigi
DATE OF DEATH May 13, 1930