Takitaro Minakami - Takitaro Minakami

Novelist, critic, and playwright. Born in Tokyo on December 6, 1887. His real name was Abe Shozo. His pen name was taken from the protagonists of novels "Furyusen" and "Kuroyuri" by his beloved Izumi Kyoka. While studying finance at Keio University, he got to know Kubota Mantaro and others, and was influenced by his teacher Nagai Kafu. In 1911 (Meiji 44), he published the novel "Yamanote no Ko" in "Mita Bungaku," which attracted attention, and he published his first collection of works, "Shojosaku" (1912). In 1912 (Meiji 45), he studied abroad at Harvard University. After graduating, he went to London, returning to Japan in 1916. While working at Meiji Life Insurance Company (now Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company), which was founded by his father (Abe Taizo), he took up the pen and published many collections of works, including "Marine Diary" (1917), "Sunday" (1920), "Osaka" (1923), "Osaka Inn" (1926), "Fruit Trees" (1929), "London Inn" (1935), and "Inheritance" (1936). He also wrote 203 critiques and essays under the title "Expulsion of Shells." In 1950, he became an editorial committee member of "Mita Bungaku" and worked hard to train the next generation as its "spiritual director." Mizukami's literature was characterized by a strong sense of morality and criticism of civilization, and he was greatly respected in real life as well. He died on March 23, 1940.

[Takako Yanagisawa]

"The Complete Works of Mizukami Takitaro, 12 volumes (1940-41/Republished with additions, 1983-84, Iwanami Shoten)" ▽ "New edition of Mizukami Takitaro by Imai Tatsuo (1984, Fuji Publishing)"

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小説家、評論家、劇作家。明治20年12月6日、東京生まれ。本名阿部(あべ)章蔵。筆名は敬愛した泉鏡花の小説『風流線』『黒百合(くろゆり)』の主人公からとったもの。慶応義塾大学理財科在学中に、久保田万太郎らを知り、師永井荷風の影響を受ける。1911年（明治44）『三田文学』に小説『山の手の子』を発表して注目され、第一作品集『処女作』（1912）を刊行。12年（明治45）ハーバード大学に留学。卒業後ロンドンへ渡り、16年帰国。父（阿部泰蔵）の創設した明治生命保険相互会社（現明治安田生命保険相互会社）に勤めるかたわら、創作の筆をとり、『海上日記』（1917）、『日曜』（1920）、『大阪』（1923）、『大阪の宿』（1926）、『果樹』（1929）、『倫敦(ロンドン)の宿』（1935）、『遺産』（1936）など多くの作品集を刊行。また「貝殻追放(かいがらついほう)」の題により203編の評論・随筆を残した。25年からは『三田文学』の編集委員となり、「精神的主幹」として後進の育成にも尽力。水上の文学は強い道義性と文明批評性に特色をもち、実生活においても多くの敬愛を集めた。昭和15年3月23日没。

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