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Hyakken Uchida (内田 百間, Uchida Hyakken, May 29, 1889 – April 20, 1971) was a Japanese author and academic.
Learn about Hyakken Uchida, a disciple of Soseki Natsume and a prolific writer of novels, short stories, and essays. Explore his major works, such as Triumphant March into Port Arthur and The Counterfeit "I am a Cat".
A book by Rachel DiNitto that examines the literary works of Uchida Hyakken (1889–1971) in the context of Japan's modernization and imperialism. It argues that Hyakken's simple and powerful language expressed a counter-hegemonic voice against the mainstream ideology of the time.
Novelist and essayist. After he entered the Imperial University of Tokyo in 1910, he started to study under Natsume Soseki. After graduating from college he taught German at the Military Academy, the Naval Engineering College and Hosei University.
The film is based on the life and writings of short story writer and essayist Uchida Hyakken (1889–1971), who despite having lost everything in the air raids that ravaged Tokyo, remained in the city for three years in a small shack next to the burnt-out ruins of his neighbor’s house.
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The literary career of Uchida Hyakken (1889–1971) encompassed a wide variety of styles and genres, including fiction, zuihitsu (essays), war diaries, poetry, travelogues, and children’s stories. In discussing his oeuvre, critics have circumscribed Hyakke...
Realm of the Dead describes the lands of both the living and the dead. In this collection of short stories, they are equally dark and mysterious worlds where logic and reality are subject to constant change and where ideas about identity and self are continually questioned.
