Tomoji Abe

Japanese: 阿部知二 - あべともじ
Tomoji Abe

Novelist and critic. Born in Okayama Prefecture on June 26, 1903. Graduated from the Department of English Literature at Tokyo Imperial University. While at university, he participated in the literary society Shumon, and after graduation became a member of the literary city Literature. He made his debut on the literary scene in 1930 (Showa 5) with Nichi-Germany Competition, and published a collection of short stories Love and Africa and a collection of critical essays Intellectual Literature Theory in the same year, drawing attention as a leading member of the emerging artistic movement. Fuyu no Yado (Winter Inn), serialized in Bungakukai in 1936, highlighted the confusion among intellectuals after the decline of the left-wing movement. His long novel Wind and Snow (1938-1939), written during the war, is a work that shows resistance to fascism from a liberal standpoint. After the war, he depicted the anguish of an intellectual young man after the defeat in works such as "Kuroi Kage" and "Oboryo no Hanashi" (both 1949), but from around the time he served as special counsel for the May Day Incident in 1953 (Showa 28), he gradually became more interested in society and consistently maintained an attitude of resisting reactionary trends from the side of progress and innovation. Works from that period include the collection of critiques "Europe Kiko" (1951) and the full-length novel "Nichigetsu no Mado" (Window of the Sun and Moon) (1957-1958). He also translated many works of English literature. He passed away on April 23, 1973.

[Katsumi Togo]

"The Complete Works of Abe Chiji, 13 volumes (1974-1975, Kawade Shobo Shinsha)"

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Japanese:

小説家、評論家。明治36年6月26日岡山県に生まれる。東京帝国大学英文科卒業。在学中に同人誌『朱門』に参加、卒業後は『文芸都市』同人となる。1930年(昭和5)『日独対抗競技』で文壇に登場、同年短編集『恋とアフリカ』、評論集『主知的文学論』を刊行して、新興芸術派の有力な一員として注目された。1936年『文学界』に連載した『冬の宿』は、左翼運動退潮後の知識人の混迷を浮き彫りにしたものであった。戦争下の長編『風雪』(1938~1939)は、ファシズムに対する自由主義の立場からの抵抗を示した作品である。戦後は『黒い影』『おぼろ夜の話』(以上1949)などで敗戦後の知的青年の苦悶を描く一方、1953年(昭和28)、メーデー事件特別弁護人を務めるころからしだいに社会的関心を強め、反動的潮流に対して進歩革新の側から抗しようとする態度を貫いた。その間の著作として評論集『ヨーロッパ紀行』(1951)、長編小説『日月の窓』(1957~1958)などがある。ほかに英文学の翻訳も多い。昭和48年4月23日没。

[東郷克美]

『『阿部知二全集』全13巻(1974~1975・河出書房新社)』

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