A Reproduction of <i>Torao Tago’s Diary</i> of January-March 1942, with Bibliographical Notes

IZUMI, Tsukasa

doi:2021.12.1.215

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Border Crossings: The Journal of Japanese-Language Literature Studies 2021;12(1): 215-250.
doi: https://doi.org/10.22628/bcjjl.2021.12.1.215

A Reproduction of Torao Tago’s Diary of January-March 1942, with Bibliographical Notes

Tsukasa IZUMI

Associate Professor, Toyohashi University of Technology

『田郷虎雄日記』 ―― 1942(昭和17)年1月~3月分の翻刻と解題

和泉司

豊橋技術科学大学総合教育院准教授。近現代日本語文学、文学賞研究。

Correspondence Tsukasa IZUMI ,Email: sktmzi0918@gmail.com

Published online: 30 June 2021.

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ABSTRACT

This paper is comprised of the reproduction of a three-month period of Torao Tago’s diary, which in total covers the six years from 1940 to 1945, and bibliographical notes on the text. Tago became famous after his play won second prize in a creative writing contest sponsored by the magazine “KAIZO” in 1931. The period of the diary covered in this paper is from January to March 1942. His diary shows that the war had little effect on the lives of the citizens of Tokyo.

Keywords: Diary, Juvenile Novel, Drama, The Pacific War, Writing Activity

キ―ワ―ド: 日記, 少年少女小説, 演劇, 太平洋戦争, 執筆活動