Mihail Sadoveanu

Japanese: サドベヤヌ（英語表記）Mihail Sadoveanu

1880‐1961
Romania's greatest prose writer. Born into a farming family in Moldova, he went to the capital to study law for a time, but dropped out to devote himself to his writing career. He began editing literary magazines and publishing his works from his middle school days, and in 1904 he published three short story collections, including Silent Sorrow, and a historical novel, earning him recognition in the literary world. With his superhuman creative ability, he subsequently wrote a full-length historical novel of over 10 volumes, as well as over a hundred medium-length and short stories, and his rich narrative style and deeply lyrical writing style made him the pinnacle of Romanian prose art.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1880‐1961
ルーマニア最大の散文作家。モルドバ地方の農家の出身で，一時首都に出て法学を学んだが中退し，作家活動に専念した。中学時代から同人誌を編集して作品を発表し，1904年に《声なき悲しみ》などの3冊の短編小説集と歴史小説を刊行して文壇に認められた。以後超人的な創作力で，10巻以上の長編歴史小説，百数十編の中編･短編小説を次々と書き，豊かな語りと深い抒情性に富む文体によってルーマニア散文芸術の最高峰としての地位を占めるに至った。

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