Shibata Renzaburou - Shibata Renzaburou

Novelist. His real surname was Saito. Born in Okayama Prefecture. Graduated from Keio University's Department of Chinese Literature. He was called up in 1942 (Showa 17) and miraculously survived after being adrift in the southern seas. After working as an editor after the war, he won the Naoki Prize in 1951 (Showa 26) for "Descendants of Jesus." In 1956, he established himself as a historical novelist with "Nemuri Kyoshiro Burai-kō" (1956-1958), and in 1970, he won the Yoshikawa Eiji Literature Prize for "Shiba Ren Sangokushi: Eiyuu Koko ari." The author's talents are on full display in his fantasy novels that let his unrestrained imagination soar, such as "Akai Kagebōshi," "Mummy House," "Irregular Gate," and "Chishiobue," and his style is characterized by a fast-paced, matter-of-fact style that eliminates unnecessary detail.

[Isogai Katsutaro]

"Descendants of Jesus" (1980, Fuyukisha)

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小説家。本姓斎藤。岡山県生まれ。慶応義塾大学支那(しな)文学科卒業。1942年（昭和17）応召、南方海域で漂流ののち奇跡的に生還。終戦後、編集者生活を経て51年（昭和26）『イエスの裔(すえ)』で直木賞を受賞。56年『眠(ねむり)狂四郎無頼控』（1956～58）で時代小説作家としての地位を確立、70年『柴錬三国志　英雄ここにあり』で吉川英治文学賞を受賞した。奔放な想像力を羽ばたかせた伝奇小説『赤い影法師』『木乃伊(みいら)館』『異常の門』『血汐笛(ちしおぶえ)』などに作者の本領が発揮され、むだを省いたスピード感のある即物的文体に特色がある。

［磯貝勝太郎］

『『イエスの裔』（1980・冬樹社）』

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