Osamu Ema

Novelist. Born in Gifu Prefecture. In 1916 (Taisho 5), he published a full-length novel, "Junsansha," depicting the love and suffering of youth, which became a bestseller. After the Great Kanto Earthquake, he approached socialism and was active as a member of the NAP movement. After the collapse of the proletarian movement, he returned to his hometown of Takayama and completed his life's work, "Yama no Tami" (People of the Mountain) (1938-40), which depicts a peasant uprising that occurred in Hida during the Meiji Restoration. After World War II, he founded "Jin no Bungaku" (People's Literature) with Fujimori Seikichi and others, and wrote his autobiography, "Ichi Sakka no Ayumi" (The Journey of an Writer) (1957), among other novels. His other full-length novels include "Ancho" (Reef) (1917) and "Kaishu" (Expulsion) (1926).

[Hiroshi Otsuka]

"Collected Works of Osamu Ema" (discontinued at 4 volumes, 1973, Hokumeisha)

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小説家。岐阜県生まれ。1916年（大正5）、青春の愛と苦悩を描いた長編小説『受難者』を発表、ベストセラーとなった。関東大震災後社会主義へ接近、ナップ系の一員として活躍。プロレタリア運動崩壊後故郷高山へ帰り、明治維新期飛騨(ひだ)に起こった農民一揆(いっき)を描いた著者のライフワーク『山の民』（1938～40）を完成した。第二次世界大戦後は藤森成吉(せいきち)らと『人民文学』を創刊、自伝『一作家の歩み』（1957）などを書いた。ほかに『暗礁』（1917）、『追放』（1926）などの長編小説がある。

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『『江馬修作品集』（4巻にて中絶。1973・北溟社）』

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