Thirty Years in Tokyo

Japanese: 東京の三十年 - とうきょうのさんじゅうねん
Thirty Years in Tokyo
A collection of Tayama Katai's memoirs. Published by Hakubunkan in 1917 (Taisho 6). In 1911-12, as he turned 40, Katai's emotional turmoil became more intense, and at a time when he finally began to see signs of stability, he followed the example of A. Daudet's Thirty Years in Paris and looked back on the half of his life he had lived, attempting to see it as a historic point. Seen through Katai's eyes, the movement of the literary world and his interactions from the Meiji to the Taisho periods are developed with a focus on the rise and fall of naturalistic literature. Although there are some errors and misrememberings, this is a valuable document for learning about the transition from the Meiji to the Taisho periods, and is also interesting for learning about the modernizing scenery of the Meiji period.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
田山花袋の回想集。1917年(大正6),書きおろしで博文館から出版。1911‐12年,40の峠を越えるころから心の動揺が激しくなった花袋が,ようやく安定のきざしが見えた時期にA.ドーデの《パリの三十年》にならって,自分の歩いてきた半生を振り返り,それを址として見つめようとしたものである。花袋の眼を通して見た,明治より大正にかけての文壇の動き,交遊の有様が,自然主義文学の盛衰を中心にして展開され,多少の誤りや記憶ちがいもあるが,明治から大正への推移を知るうえでの貴重な文献であり,また近代化されていく明治の風物を知ることのできるおもしろさを持っている。

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