Yusaku Shimanaka

Japanese: 嶋中雄作 - しまなかゆうさく
Yusaku Shimanaka

Publisher. Born in Nara Prefecture. Graduated from the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Letters, Waseda University. In October 1912 (Taisho 1), he joined Chuokoronsha through an introduction from Shimamura Hogetsu, and became a member of the editorial staff of Chuokoron, with Takita Choin as editor-in-chief. In January 1916, he became the first editor-in-chief of Fujin Koron, and entered journalism with an editorial policy that had the slogan of women's liberation. In 1928 (Showa 3), he became president, succeeding the first president. In 1929, he established a publishing department, and his first publication, All Quiet on the Western Front, became a huge bestseller. This helped to turn around the struggling company, and established the foundation for a shift from the Takita era to a more organized, modern management style. At the end of World War II, the company was dissolved under pressure from the military. He rebuilt the company, starting with the relaunch of the January 1946 issue of Chuokoron, and once again became president.

[Yoshiaki Kiyota]

"Shimanaka Yusaku: Publisher's Posthumous Writings" (1968, Kurita Shoten), edited by Chuokoron-Shinsha

[References] | All Quiet on the Western Front | Chuokoron | Fujin Koron

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

出版人。奈良県に生まれる。早稲田(わせだ)大学文学部哲学科を卒業。1912年(大正1)10月島村抱月(ほうげつ)の紹介で中央公論社に入社、滝田樗陰(ちょいん)主幹の『中央公論』編集部員となる。1916年1月『婦人公論』創刊と同時に初代編集長になり、婦人解放をスローガンとした編集方針でジャーナリズムに登場。1928年(昭和3)初代社長の後継として社長に就任。1929年出版部をつくり、処女出版の『西部戦線異状なし』が大べストセラーになる。これによって、苦境にあった経営を立て直し、滝田時代の経営から組織的な近代的経営への基礎をつくった。第二次世界大戦末期に軍部の圧力で社を解散。1946年(昭和21)1月号の『中央公論』復刊を手始めに社を再建、ふたたび社長に就任した。

[清田義昭]

『中央公論社編『嶋中雄作・出版人の遺文』(1968・栗田書店)』

[参照項目] | 西部戦線異状なし | 中央公論 | 婦人公論

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