Yasushi Inoue
Yasushi Inoue | |
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Born | Yasushi Inoue May 6, 1907 Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan |
Died | January 29, 1991 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 83)
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Japanese |
Alma mater | Kyoto University |
Period | 1930–1991 |
Spouse | Fumiko Adachi (m. 1935) |
Children | Shuichi Inoue (son) |
Yasushi Inoue (井上靖, Inoue Yasushi, May 6, 1907 – January 29, 1991) was a Japanese writer of novels, short stories, poetry and essays, noted for his historical and autobiographical fiction. His most acclaimed works include Tōgyū (The Bullfight, 1949) and Tenpyō no iraka (The Roof Tile of Tempyō, 1957).[1]
Biography[]
Inoue was born into a family of physicians in Asahikawa, Hokkaido in 1907, and later raised in Yugashima, Shizuoka Prefecture. He first studied law and literature at Kyushu University and later changed to philosophy at Kyoto University, where he graduated in 1936. At this time, he was also an active practitioner of judo.[2] After winning the Chiba Kameo Prize for his early work Ryūten, Inoue started working for the Mainichi Shimbun.[1][2][3] In 1937, he was drafted into the Sino-Japanese War, but soon returned due to illness and resumed his occupation at the Mainichi Shimbun.[2]
After the end of the Pacific War, Inoue won critical acclaim with his 1949 novellas Ryōjū (The Hunting Gun) and Tōgyū. In the following years, he published several novels and short stories, often set in accurately depicted historical settings[4] like the 1957 Tenpyō no iraka and the 1959 Tonkō (Tun-huang), or with an autobiographical background like the 1975 Waga haha no ki (Chronicle of My Mother).[1][2]
Inoue was elected a member of the Japan Art Academy in 1964 and received the Order of Culture in 1976. He died in Tokyo in 1991 at the age of 83.[2]
Selected Works[]
- 1937 Ryūten (流転) story
- 1949 Ryōjū (猟銃, The Hunting Gun) novella
- 1949 Tōgyū (闘牛, The Bullfight) novella
- 1950 Kuroi ushio (黯い潮) novel
- 1950 Shi to koi to nami (死と恋と波と) short story collection
- 1951 Aru gisakka no shōgai (ある偽作家の生涯, Life of a Counterfeiter) short story collection
- 1953 Asunaro monogatari (あすなろ物語) novel
- 1956 Hyōheki (氷壁, Wall of Ice) novel
- 1957 Tenpyō no iraka (天平の甍, The Roof Tile of Tempyō) novel
- 1959 Ro-ran (楼蘭, Lou-Lan) short story collection
- 1959 Tonkō (敦煌, Tun-huang) novel
- 1960 Yodo dono no nikki (淀どの日記) novel
- 1963 Fūtō (風濤, Wind and Waves) novel
- 1967 Kaseki (化石) novel
- 1968 Oroshiyakoku suimutan (おろしや国酔夢譚) novel
- 1969 Seiiki monogatari (西域物語, Journey Beyond Samarkand) novel
- 1975 Waga no haha no ki (わがの母の記, Chronicle of My Mother) novel
- 1979 Uta zenshū (全詩集) poetry collection
- 1981 Hongakubō ibun (本覺坊遺文) novel
- 1989 Kōshi (孔子, Confucius) novel
Awards[]
- 1936 Chiba Kameo Prize for Ryūten
- 1950 Akutagawa Prize for The Bullfight
- 1957 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for The Roof Tile of Tempyo
- 1959 Mainichi Press Prize for Tun-huang
- 1961 Noma Literary Prize for Yodo dono no nikki
- 1963 Yomiuri Prize for Wind and Waves
- 1969 Japanese Literature Grand Prix for Oroshiyakoku suimutan
- 1976 Order of Culture
- 1980 Kikuchi Kan Prize
- 1984 Asahi Prize
- 1989 Noma Literary Prize for Confucius
Adaptations (selected)[]
- Films
- 1954: Kuroi Ushio, directed by Sō Yamamura
- 1955: Asunaro monogatari, directed by Hiromichi Horikawa
- 1961: Ryōjū, directed by Heinosuke Gosho
- 1972: Kaseki, directed by Masaki Kobayashi
- 1989: Sen no Rikyū: Honkakubō ibun, directed by Kei Kumai
- 2012: Waga no haha no ki, directed by Masato Harada
Inoue's works have also repeatedly been adapted for television and the stage.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Inoue Yasushi". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "井上靖 (Inoue Yasushi)". Kotobank. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "井上靖文学館 企画展 (Yasushi Inoue Literary Museum – Special exhibitions)". 井上靖文学館 (Yasushi Inoue Literary Museum) (in Japanese). Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ Inoue, Yasushi (1965). The Counterfeiter and Other Stories. Translated by Picon, Leon. Tuttle Publishing.
External links[]
- Petri Liukkonen. "Yasushi Inoue". Books and Writers
- "Yasushi Inoue". Great Catalan encyclopedia. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
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- 1907 births
- 1991 deaths
- 20th-century Japanese novelists
- Japanese historical novelists
- People from Asahikawa
- Kyoto University alumni
- Winners of the Akutagawa Prize
- Winners of the Yomiuri Prize
- 20th-century Japanese male writers