山本 周五郎
明治36年(1903) – 昭和42年(1967）
山梨県生まれ。本名は清水三十六（しみず さとむ）。少年期から東京木挽町の山本周五郎商店に徒弟として住み込み、大正15年（1926）、『文藝春秋』に『須磨寺附近』が掲載され、文壇出世作となる。昭和18年（1943）には『日本婦道記』が直木賞に推されるが辞退。『樅ノ木は残った』『赤ひげ診療譚』『青べか物語』『季節のない街』『さぶ』『ながい坂』など、時代小説や歴史小説を中心に、誠実で温かみのある人物描写と重厚な物語性を兼ね備えた作品を発表し、映画や舞台においても多く描かれた。
Shūgorō Yamamoto
1903 – 1967
Born in Yamanashi Prefecture, his real name was Satomu Shimizu. In his youth, he lived as an apprentice at the Yamamoto Shūgorō Shop in Kobikichō, Tokyo. In 1926, his story Near Suma Temple was published in Bungei Shunjū, becoming his breakthrough work. In 1943, his work Nihon Fudōki was nominated for the Naoki Prize, which he declined. He published numerous works, mainly historical and period novels, including The Fir Tree Remains, Red Beard Medical Tales, Aobeka Story, A Town Without Seasons, Sabu, and The Long Slope, characterized by sincere and warm portrayals of characters and richly developed narratives. Many of his works were also adapted for film and stage.
