Tales of Irkutsk

Japanese: 《イルクーツク物語》 - いるくーつくものがたり

…He began writing plays in 1930, and brought a breath of fresh air to the world of theater with plays such as “Tanya” (premiered in 1939) and “City of Dawn” (premiered in 1940) that depicted the image of youth in the midst of socialist construction in a fresh way. The work “Tales of Irkutsk” (premiered in 1959), which became a topic of discussion after World War II, was also part of this series. After that, he wrote many plays with middle-aged and elderly protagonists, about the relationship between World War II and human destiny. …

From Simonov and his son

…Although the era of suffering from criticism of formalism like his father is over, he has not yet produced a production that could restore the former glory of one of Russia's leading theaters, which bears the name of the genius Vakhtangov. His representative work is Tales of Irkutsk (1959). [Shunichi Miyazawa] …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1930年から劇作を始め，《ターニャ》(1939初演)，《暁の町》(1940初演)など，社会主義建設の中の青春像を新鮮な手法で描いた戯曲で演劇界に新風を吹き込んだ。第2次大戦後の話題作《イルクーツク物語》(1959初演)もその系列の作品。その後は中･老年層を主人公に，第2次大戦と人間の運命とのかかわり合いを書いたものが多い。…