Dino Buzzati

Italian novelist. After graduating from the University of Milan, he worked for a major newspaper in Milan and worked as a journalist for the rest of his life. He had many experiences as a correspondent in various parts of the world, and his experiences in the African desert in particular became a major motif in his creations. His debut work, "Barnabo of the Mountains" (1933), attracted attention, and in 1940, "The Desert of the Tatars" blossomed his talents, establishing him as a storyteller with a unique sensibility, where allegory and reality reached a high level of tension. He continued to publish works such as "Seven Messengers" (1942) and "Sixty Short Stories" (1958), which earned him the nickname "the Italian Kafka." On the other hand, he also wrote works in the realist series about the lives of modern city dwellers, such as "A Love" (1963). His hobby of mountain climbing was evident in his works, and he was also a skilled and barefoot painter, writing children's illustrations and even working on stage art, making him a truly versatile writer.

[Hiroto Koga]

"The Tatar Desert" (1992, Shoraisha) translated by Isao Waki ​​"The Seven Messengers" (1974, Kawade Shobo Shinsha)

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イタリアの小説家。ミラノ大学卒業後、ミラノの大手新聞社に勤め、終生ジャーナリストとして活動。世界各地での特派員生活が豊富で、わけてもアフリカの砂漠の体験は作品創造の大きなモチーフとなった。処女作『山のバルナボ』（1933）で注目され、1940年、『タタール人の砂漠』によって資質を開花、アレゴリーとリアリティーが高い緊張度に達した、特異な感覚の物語作者として地位を確立。以後、その延長線上に『7人の使者』（1942）、『60短編集』（1958）などを発表、「イタリアのカフカ」と評された。その一方に、『ある愛』（1963）に代表される、現代の都市生活者の生をめぐるリアリズム系列の作品がある。趣味の山登りは作品のうえにも顕著に現れ、また画家として玄人(くろうと)はだしの腕をふるい、童画物語の著作もあり、さらに舞台美術も手がけたという、実に多才な作家であった。

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『脇功訳『タタール人の砂漠』（1992・松籟社）』▽『脇功訳『7人の使者』（1974・河出書房新社）』

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