Yoshio Toyoshima

Novelist, translator, and children's writer. Born on November 27, 1890, in Fukuda Village, Asakura County, Fukuoka Prefecture (present-day Asakura City). Graduated from the French Literature Department of Tokyo Imperial University. While still a student, he published "The Lake and Them" in the inaugural issue of the third issue of "Shinshicho" in 1914 (Taisho 3). His subsequent work "He and His Uncle," published in "Teikoku Bungaku" in the same year, caught the eye of Nakamura Seiko, and he entered the literary world. His early works exude a clear and pure mood reminiscent of the modern Russian novelist Zaitsev. He subsequently lectured in French literature at several universities and published numerous novels and fairy tales. His representative collections of novels include "If I Were Alive," "Out in the Wild," "The Clown," and "The White Moth," and his collections of fairy tales include "The Egg of Dreams" and "Emilian's Journey." He also translated Hugo's "Les Miserables" and Romain Rolland's "Jean-Christophe," which are highly acclaimed as excellent translations. He also wrote many other essays and critiques, as well as a few plays. Although the avant-garde style of Toyoshima's novels was not generally understood, he was highly praised by some discerning people. He died on June 18, 1955.

[Yasuyoshi Sekiguchi]

"The Collected Works of Toyoshima Yoshio, 6 volumes (1965-67, Miraisha)" ▽ "Research on Toyoshima Yoshio, by Yasuyoshi Sekiguchi (1979, Kasama Shoin)"

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小説家、翻訳家、児童文学者。明治23年11月27日、福岡県朝倉(あさくら)郡福田村（現朝倉市）に生まれる。東京帝国大学仏文科卒業。在学中の1914年（大正3）第三次『新思潮』創刊号に『湖水と彼等(かれら)』を発表。続いて同年『帝国文学』に発表した『彼と彼の叔父』が中村星湖(せいこ)の目に留まり、文壇に登場した。初期の作品には、ロシア近代小説のザイツェフを思わせるような清澄な気分が漂っている。以後いくつかの大学で仏文学を講じながら数多くの小説、童話を発表した。代表的小説集に『生あらば』『野ざらし』『道化役』『白蛾(はくが)』、童話集に『夢の卵』『エミリアンの旅』などがある。また、ユゴーの『レ・ミゼラブル』、ロマン・ロランの『ジャン・クリストフ』の翻訳があり、名訳としての誉れが高い。その他多くの随筆・評論、それに若干の戯曲もある。豊島小説の前衛的作風は一般には理解されなかったものの、一部具眼の士からは高く評価されている。昭和30年6月18日没。

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『『豊島与志雄著作集』全6巻（1965～67・未来社）』▽『関口安義著『豊島与志雄研究』（1979・笠間書院）』

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