Chingiz Aytmatov (English spelling)

A writer from the Kyrgyz Republic. He writes in Kyrgyz and Russian. In 1952, while studying at an agricultural university, his first short story, "Juid the Newspaper Boy," was published in a newspaper. After graduating in 1953, he began publishing his own works while working as a livestock technician. His novel "Djamilya" (1958, translated into Japanese as "Two People in a Painting"), which tells the story of a young Kyrgyz woman who rebels against rural customs in search of love and happiness, was highly praised by the French translator, poet Louis Aragon, and won the Lenin Prize. In his works "Toporek in a Red Tricornered Hat" (1961), "The First Teacher" (1962), "Farewell, Grisalui!" (1966), and "Early Spring Cranes" (1975), he portrays new human relationships emerging in backward Central Asia with a rich ethnic color. In 1972, he collaborated with the Uzbek playwright Kaltay Muhamedzhanov (1928-2001) on the play Climbing Mount Fuji, and in the novellas White Steamship (1970), Spotted Dog Running Along the Shore (1977), A Day Longer than a Century (1980), The Execution Platform (1986), and Cassandra's Brand (1994), he created magnificent mythological and philosophical worlds. From 1988 to 1990, he served as editor-in-chief of the magazine Foreign Literature. During the perestroika period, he became a member of Gorbachev's presidential council, and served as the Soviet (later Russian) ambassador to Luxembourg from the end of 1990 to 1994.

[Nobuyuki Nakamoto January 19, 2016]

``Two People in a Painting'' by Aitmatov, translated by Ogasawara Toyoki (1965, included in ``Complete Works of World Literature, Volume 30, Literature of the 20th Century,'' edited by Ito Sei et al., Shueisha)'' ▽ ` ```Farewell, Grisalui!'' translated by Ono Riko (1970, Risosha)" ▽ "The White Steamship, translated by Okabayashi Juyu (1984, Rironsha)" ▽ "A Day Longer Than a Century, translated by Iida Norikazu (1984, Kodansha)" ▽ "The Execution Block, translated by Sato Sachiko (1988, Gunzosha)" ▽ "The First Teacher: Mother Earth, translated by Akanuma Hiroshi (1990, Daisanbunmeisha)" ▽ "The White Clouds of Genghis Khan, translated by Iida Norikazu (1991, Ushio Publishing)" ▽ "The Brand of Cassandra: A Book of Twentieth-Century Heresy, translated by Iida Norikazu (1996, Ushio Publishing)" ▽ "The Most Beautiful Love Story on the Planet, translated by Asami Shogo (1999, Kafusha)" ▽ "My Beloved Taparyok, translated by Abe Nobuki (2000, Otori Shobo)" ▽ "When Tears Turn to Stars" translated by Shogo Asami (2002, Kafusha)" ▽ "Aitmatov, Daisaku Ikeda, "Poem of the Great Soul" Volumes 1 and 2 (1992, Yomiuri Shimbun)"

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キルギス共和国の作家。キルギズ語とロシア語で執筆。1952年、農業大学在学中に処女短編『新聞配達少年ジュイド』を新聞に載せ、1953年同校卒業後、畜産技師として働きながら、作品を発表する。農村の因習に抗して愛と幸福を求める若いキルギス女性を描いた『ジャミリャ』（1958。邦訳『絵の中の二人』）は、仏訳者の詩人ルイ・アラゴンに激賞され、レーニン賞を受けた。『赤い三角帽子をかぶったトポレク』（1961）、『最初の教師』（1962）、『さらば、グリサルイ！』（1966）、『早春の鶴(つる)』（1975）などで、後れた中央アジアに芽生える新しい人間関係を民族色豊かに描いている。1972年にウズベキスタンの劇作家カルタイ・ムハメジャーノフКалтай　Мухамеджанов／Kaltay Muhamedzhanov（1928―2001）と共作した戯曲『フジヤマ登山』や、中編『白い汽船』（1970）、『海際を走る斑犬(まだらいぬ)』（1977）、『一世紀より長い一日』（1980）、『処刑台』（1986）、『カッサンドラの烙印(らくいん)』（1994）は、壮大な神話的・哲学的世界をつくりだしている。1988～1990年、『外国文学』誌の編集長を務める。ペレストロイカ時代にゴルバチョフの大統領会議のメンバーになり、1990年末から1994年まで駐ルクセンブルク・ソ連（のちにロシア）大使になる。

［中本信幸　2016年1月19日］

『アイトマートフ著、小笠原豊樹訳「絵の中の二人」（1965・伊藤整ほか編『世界文学全集第30　20世紀の文学』所収・集英社）』▽『小野理子訳『さらば、グリサルイ！』（1970・理想社）』▽『岡林茱萸訳『白い汽船』（1984・理論社）』▽『飯田規和訳『一世紀より長い一日』（1984・講談社）』▽『佐藤祥子訳『処刑台』（1988・群像社）』▽『赤沼弘訳『最初の教師・母なる大地』（1990・第三文明社）』▽『飯田規和訳『チンギス・ハンの白い雲』（1991・潮出版社）』▽『飯田規和訳『カッサンドラの烙印――二十世紀の異端の書』（1996・潮出版社）』▽『浅見昇吾訳『この星でいちばん美しい愛の物語』（1999・花風社）』▽『阿部昇吉訳『いとしのタパリョーク』（2000・鳳書房）』▽『浅見昇吾訳『涙が星に変わるとき』（2002・花風社）』▽『アイトマートフ、池田大作著『大いなる魂の詩』上下（1992・読売新聞社）』

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