Vladimir Klavdievich Arsen'ev

Japanese: アルセーニエフ - あるせーにえふ(英語表記)Владимир Клавдиевич Арсеньев/Vladimir Klavdievich Arsen'ev
Vladimir Klavdievich Arsen'ev

Russian explorer, folklorist and writer. Born in St. Petersburg, he spent most of his life on expeditions in the Far East. He explored South Primorsky Krai (now Primorsky Krai) from 1902 to 1903, the Sikhote-Alin Mountains from 1906 to 1910, the Kamchatka Peninsula in 1918, and the Commander Islands in 1923, leaving behind valuable documents on the manners, customs and nature of the indigenous people of the Far East, such as the Nanai and Udegai peoples. His books, "A Record of an Expedition in the Ussuri Territory" (1921), "Dersu Uzala" (1923), and "In the Mountains of Sikhote-Alin" (1937), written for the general reader, are excellent travelogues that lyrically sing of the resilience of people living in the great outdoors. "Dersu Uzala" is also known for being made into a film (1975) by director Akira Kurosawa.

[Masaharu Ura November 19, 2018]

"Dersu Uzala" translated by Hasegawa Shiro (Heibonsha, Toyo Bunko / Retitled "Dersu Uzala" Volumes 1 and 2, Kawade Bunko)"

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ロシアの探検家、民俗学者、作家。サンクト・ペテルブルグに生まれたが、生涯の大半を極東の探検旅行に過ごした。1902~1903年南沿海州(現、沿海地方)、1906~1910年シホテ・アリニ山脈、1918年カムチャツカ半島、1923年コマンドルスキー諸島と次々に探検地を踏破、ナーナイ人、ウデゲイ人など極東の先住民の風俗、習慣や自然に関する貴重な資料を残す。一般読者向けに執筆された『ウスリー地方探検記』(1921)、『デルス・ウザーラ』(1923)、『シホテ・アリニの山中にて』(1937)は大自然のなかに生きる人々のたくましさを叙情的に歌い上げた優れた紀行文となっている。『デルス・ウザーラ』は黒澤明監督の手で映画化(1975)されたことでも知られる。

[浦 雅春 2018年11月19日]

『長谷川四郎訳『デルスウ・ウザーラ』(平凡社・東洋文庫/改題『デルスー・ウザーラ』上下・河出文庫)』

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