Gentile Controversy

Japanese: 異邦人論争 - いほうじんろんそう
Gentile Controversy

…He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957, but died in a car accident in 1960. In Japan, “The Plague” was translated and introduced for the first time in 1950, and the following year, a “Foreigner Debate” took place between Kazuo Hirotsu and Mitsuo Nakamura, which caused a great stir. Since then, he has long maintained his position as one of the most beloved foreign authors in postwar Japan. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Gentile Controversy" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…そして57年,ノーベル文学賞を授与されたが,60年自動車事故のため死亡した。日本では,50年に初めて《ペスト》が翻訳紹介され,翌年,広津和郎と中村光夫のあいだに〈異邦人論争〉が行われて大きな反響を巻き起こした。その後も長く,戦後日本でもっとも愛読される外国作家の一人としての地位を保ってきた。…

※「異邦人論争」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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