Arvid Järnefelt

Japanese: ヤールネフェルト（英語表記）Arvid Järnefelt

1861‐1932
Finnish author. He corresponded with Tolstoy for 15 years and visited Russia twice to deepen their friendship. He became a farmer, following Rousseau's call to "return to nature," and wrote works that are characteristic of an ardent Tolstoyan. His utopian thinking can be seen in his idealistic novels, such as his manifesto, My Awakening (1894), and his masterpiece, Children of the Earth Mother (1905), which questions the private ownership of land. [Takahashi Shizuo]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1861‐1932
フィンランドの作家。トルストイと15年間文通を続け，ロシアを2回訪問して親交を深めた。ルソーの〈自然へ帰れ〉を実践して農民となり，熱心なトルストイ主義者らしい作品を残した。その宣言書ともいえる《わが目覚め》(1894)や，土地私有制に疑問を投げかけた代表作《大地の母の子ら》(1905)などの観念小説にユートピア思考がみられる。【高橋静男】

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