Yoichi Nakagawa

Japanese: 中河与一 - なかがわよいち
Yoichi Nakagawa

Novelist. Born in Kagawa Prefecture. Dropped out of the English department at Waseda University. Early on, he showed an interest in tanka poetry. He began to receive recognition as a novelist with "A Certain Newlywed" (later renamed "Newlywed") in 1923 (Taisho 12). In 1924, he founded the magazine "Bungei Jidai" with Kawabata Yasunari and Yokomitsu Riichi. He published "Embroidered Vegetables" (1924) and "Frozen Dance Hall" (1925), and established the modernist era as a flag-bearer of the Shinkankakuha movement. He was also an active critic, but gradually shifted to a lyrical style, and published "Routaki Hana" (1933), "Ai Ren Mugen" (1935-36), and then his representative work "Ten no Yugao" (Heavenly Evening Glories) in 1938 (Showa 13). During the war, he took a nationalist stance. After the war, his works include "The Garden of Lost Paradise" (1950), "Season of Tragedy" (1952), and "A Night of Search for Beauty" (1956-59).

[Mari Takahashi]

"The Complete Works of Nakagawa Yoichi, 12 volumes (1966-67, Kadokawa Shoten)"

[Reference] | Heavenly evening glory

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

小説家。香川県に生まれる。早稲田(わせだ)大学英文科中退。初期には短歌に興味を示す。小説家として評価を得るのは1923年(大正12)の『或(あ)る新婚者』(のちに『新婚者』と改題)からである。24年に川端康成(やすなり)、横光利一(りいち)らと『文芸時代』を創刊。『刺繍(ししゅう)せられた野菜』(1924)、『氷る舞踏場』(1925)を発表し、新感覚派の旗手としてモダニズム時代を築く。評論活動も精力的に行うが、しだいに叙情的作風に移行し、『﨟(ろう)たき花』(1933)、『愛恋無限』(1935~36)に続いて38年(昭和13)には代表作『天(てん)の夕顔』を発表する。戦時下には民族主義の立場をとる。戦後の作に『失楽の庭』(1950)、『悲劇の季節』(1952)、『探美の夜』(1956~59)がある。

[高橋真理]

『『中河与一全集』全12巻(1966~67・角川書店)』

[参照項目] | 天の夕顔

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