Juichiya Gisaburo - Juichiya Gisaburo

Novelist. Born in Kobe. After enduring hardships including the death of his father and the departure of his older brother, he decided to pursue literature from high school. While studying English at Tokyo Imperial University, he founded the literary magazine "Koro." After graduating, he worked on writing alongside his teaching job, publishing "Seibatsu" (1923). In 1924 (Taisho 13), he participated in the launch of "Bungei Jidai." He died of illness after leaving behind such representative works as "Aokusa" (1924), "Half the Life of Mariko the Tailor" (1928), "Toujin O-Kichi" (1928), which was well-received for its historical basis in Shimoda at the end of the Tokugawa shogunate, and "Kami-Pu-ren" (1932-34). He was known for his sympathy with the defeated and his tendency to renounce this world.

[Mari Takahashi]

"Modern Japanese Literature Series 62: Juichiya Yoshisaburo and Other Works" (1973, Chikuma Shobo)

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小説家。神戸市に生まれる。父の死、兄の出奔と続く艱難(かんなん)を経て、高校時代から文学を志す。東京帝国大学英文科在学中、同人誌『行路』を創刊。卒業後、教職のかたわら創作に励んで『静物』（1923）を上梓(じょうし)する。1924年（大正13）『文芸時代』創刊に参加。『青草』（1924）、『仕立屋マリ子の半生』（1928）、幕末下田(しもだ)の史実に取材し好評を博した『唐人お吉』（1928）、『神風連』（1932～34）などの代表作を遺(のこ)して病没。敗残者への共感、現世放棄的傾向に特徴がある。

［高橋真理］

『『現代日本文学大系62　十一谷義三郎他集』（1973・筑摩書房）』

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