Kenji Nakagami (中上健次, Nakagami Kenji, August 2, 1946 – August 12, 1992) was a Japanesenovelist and essayist. He is well known as the first, and so far the only, post-war Japanese writer to identify himself publicly as a Burakumin, a member of one of Japan’s long-suffering outcaste groups. His works depict the intense life-experiences of men and women struggling to survive in a Burakumin community in western Japan. His most celebrated novels include Misaki (The Cape), which won the Akutagawa Prize in 1976, and Karekinada (The Sea of Withered Trees),[1] which won both the Mainichi and Geijutsu Literary Prizes in 1977.
During the 1980s Nakagami was an active and controversial figure in the Japanese literary world, and his work was the subject of much debate among scholars and literary critics. As one reviewer put it, "Nakagami was the first writer from the ghetto to make it into the mainstream and to attempt to tell other Japanese, however fictively or even fantastically, about life at the rough end of the economic miracle."[2] Nakagami was at the height of his fame when he died, of kidney cancer, at the age of 46.
"Jukyu sai no chizu" (A Map by a Nineteen-year-old) 1974
Misaki (The Cape) 1976
Jain (Snakelust) 1976
Karekinada (The Sea of Withered Trees) 1977
Hosenka (Forget-me-nots) 1980
Chi no hate shijo no toki (Supreme Time at the End of the Earth)
Sennen no yuraku (A Thousand Years of Pleasure) 1982
Nichirin no tsubasa (Wings of the Sun) 1984
Kiseki (Miracles) 1989
Sanka (Paean) 1990
Keibetsu (Scorn) 1992
Works available in English
Hanzo's Bird (Trans. Ian Hideo Levy) Nihon Honyakuka Yosei Center, 1983.
The Immortal (Trans. Mark Harbison) in The Showa Anthology: Modern Japanese Short Stories, Kodansha International, 1985.
The Cape and other stories from the Japanese Ghetto (Trans. Eve Zimmerman) Stonebridge Press, 1999.
Snakelust (Trans. Andrew Rankin) Kodansha International, 1999.
Works available in French
Mille Ans de plaisir (Trans. Véronique Perrin), Fayard, 1988.
La Mer aux arbres morts (Trans. Jacques Lalloz & Kohsuke Ohura), Fayard, 1989.
Sur les ailes du soleil (Trans. Jacques Lalloz), Fayard, 1994.
Hymne (Trans. Jacques Lévy), Fayard, 1995.
Le bout du monde, moment suprême, Fayard, 2000.
Miracle (Trans. Jacques Lévy), Editions Philippe Picquier, 2004.
Le Cap (Trans. Jacques Lévy), Editions Philippe Picquier, 2004
Books about Nakagami
Mats Karlsson, The Kumano Saga of Nakagami Kenji. Stockholm, 2001.
Eve Zimmerman. Out of the Alleyway: Nakagami Kenji and the Poetics of Outcaste Fiction. Harvard, 2008.
Anne Thelle. Negotiating Identity: Nakagami Kenji’s Kiseki and the Power of the Tale. Iudicium, 2010.
Anne McKnight. Nakagami: Japan, Buraku and the Writing of Ethnicity. University of Minnesota, 2011.
Machiko Ishikawa. Paradox and Representation: Silenced Voices in the Narratives of Nakagami Kenji. Cornell University Press, 2020.
References
^Ishikawa, M. (2015). Nakagami Kenji : paradox and the representation of the silenced voice (PhD thesis). University of Tasmania. "Chapter Three considers Nakagami's masterpiece, the Akiyuki trilogy. Rather than the better known 1976 and 1977 works, 'Misaki' (The Cape) and Kareki nada (The Sea of Withered Trees), close attention is given to Chi no hate shijo no toki (1983, The End of the Earth, Supreme Time), written after Nakagami's declaration of his Burakumin background."
^Mark Morris, "The Untouchables", The New York Times, October 24, 1999.
Kenji Nakagami at J'Lit Books from Japan (in English)
Synopsis of The Kareki Sea (Karekinada) at JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project) (in English)
January 29, 2023
kenji, nakagami, 中上健次, nakagami, kenji, august, 1946, august, 1992, japanese, novelist, essayist, well, known, first, only, post, japanese, writer, identify, himself, publicly, burakumin, member, japan, long, suffering, outcaste, groups, works, depict, intense. Kenji Nakagami 中上健次 Nakagami Kenji August 2 1946 August 12 1992 was a Japanese novelist and essayist He is well known as the first and so far the only post war Japanese writer to identify himself publicly as a Burakumin a member of one of Japan s long suffering outcaste groups His works depict the intense life experiences of men and women struggling to survive in a Burakumin community in western Japan His most celebrated novels include Misaki The Cape which won the Akutagawa Prize in 1976 and Karekinada The Sea of Withered Trees 1 which won both the Mainichi and Geijutsu Literary Prizes in 1977 During the 1980s Nakagami was an active and controversial figure in the Japanese literary world and his work was the subject of much debate among scholars and literary critics As one reviewer put it Nakagami was the first writer from the ghetto to make it into the mainstream and to attempt to tell other Japanese however fictively or even fantastically about life at the rough end of the economic miracle 2 Nakagami was at the height of his fame when he died of kidney cancer at the age of 46 Contents 1 Major works 1 1 Works available in English 1 2 Works available in French 1 3 Books about Nakagami 2 References 3 SourcesMajor works Edit Jukyu sai no chizu A Map by a Nineteen year old 1974 Misaki The Cape 1976 Jain Snakelust 1976 Karekinada The Sea of Withered Trees 1977 Hosenka Forget me nots 1980 Chi no hate shijo no toki Supreme Time at the End of the Earth Sennen no yuraku A Thousand Years of Pleasure 1982 Nichirin no tsubasa Wings of the Sun 1984 Kiseki Miracles 1989 Sanka Paean 1990 Keibetsu Scorn 1992 Works available in English Edit Hanzo s Bird Trans Ian Hideo Levy Nihon Honyakuka Yosei Center 1983 The Immortal Trans Mark Harbison in The Showa Anthology Modern Japanese Short Stories Kodansha International 1985 The Cape and other stories from the Japanese Ghetto Trans Eve Zimmerman Stonebridge Press 1999 Snakelust Trans Andrew Rankin Kodansha International 1999 Works available in French Edit Mille Ans de plaisir Trans Veronique Perrin Fayard 1988 La Mer aux arbres morts Trans Jacques Lalloz amp Kohsuke Ohura Fayard 1989 Sur les ailes du soleil Trans Jacques Lalloz Fayard 1994 Hymne Trans Jacques Levy Fayard 1995 Le bout du monde moment supreme Fayard 2000 Miracle Trans Jacques Levy Editions Philippe Picquier 2004 Le Cap Trans Jacques Levy Editions Philippe Picquier 2004Books about Nakagami Edit Mats Karlsson The Kumano Saga of Nakagami Kenji Stockholm 2001 Eve Zimmerman Out of the Alleyway Nakagami Kenji and the Poetics of Outcaste Fiction Harvard 2008 Anne Thelle Negotiating Identity Nakagami Kenji s Kiseki and the Power of the Tale Iudicium 2010 Anne McKnight Nakagami Japan Buraku and the Writing of Ethnicity University of Minnesota 2011 Machiko Ishikawa Paradox and Representation Silenced Voices in the Narratives of Nakagami Kenji Cornell University Press 2020 References Edit Ishikawa M 2015 Nakagami Kenji paradox and the representation of the silenced voice PhD thesis University of Tasmania Chapter Three considers Nakagami s masterpiece the Akiyuki trilogy Rather than the better known 1976 and 1977 works Misaki The Cape and Kareki nada The Sea of Withered Trees close attention is given to Chi no hate shijo no toki 1983 The End of the Earth Supreme Time written after Nakagami s declaration of his Burakumin background Mark Morris The Untouchables The New York Times October 24 1999 Sources Edit Japan portal Biography portalShort biography Short biography in French Kenji Nakagami s grave in English Kenji Nakagami at J Lit Books from Japan in English Synopsis of The Kareki Sea Karekinada at JLPP Japanese Literature Publishing Project in English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kenji Nakagami amp oldid 1107877067, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
