Suehiro Tanemura
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was a translator and critic.
Tanemura was born in Toshima, Tokyo in 1933. His mother died in 1946. He became interested in German while still a teenager, and entered the University of Tokyo
in 1951. He first majored in aesthetics but switched to German literature, graduating in 1957 and for a short time thereafter working in Kōbunsha
in editing the women's magazine Josei Jishin.
From 1963 until 1968, Tanemura taught as an adjunct lecturer at Komazawa University
. In 1968 he obtained a tenured post at Tokyo Metropolitan University
, but he resigned in 1971 and went to Europe, where he spent much time until 1978, when he took another tenured post at Kokugakuin University
, where he would teach until December 2002. At around this time he was diagnosed with cancer, from which he died in 2004.
Tanemura was a prolific translator from German, writer and anthologizer of others' writings, with a certain tendency toward rather lurid subjects such as vampires
and Sacher-Masoch
. His own writings were first collected in a ten-volume set in 1979; two decades later this was supplemented by an eight-volume set.
was a translator and critic.
Tanemura was born in Toshima, Tokyo in 1933. His mother died in 1946. He became interested in German while still a teenager, and entered the University of Tokyo
in 1951. He first majored in aesthetics but switched to German literature, graduating in 1957 and for a short time thereafter working in Kōbunsha
in editing the women's magazine Josei Jishin.
From 1963 until 1968, Tanemura taught as an adjunct lecturer at Komazawa University
. In 1968 he obtained a tenured post at Tokyo Metropolitan University
, but he resigned in 1971 and went to Europe, where he spent much time until 1978, when he took another tenured post at Kokugakuin University
, where he would teach until December 2002. At around this time he was diagnosed with cancer, from which he died in 2004.
Tanemura was a prolific translator from German, writer and anthologizer of others' writings, with a certain tendency toward rather lurid subjects such as vampires
and Sacher-Masoch
. His own writings were first collected in a ten-volume set in 1979; two decades later this was supplemented by an eight-volume set.
was a translator and critic.
Tanemura was born in Toshima, Tokyo in 1933. His mother died in 1946. He became interested in German while still a teenager, and entered the University of Tokyo
in 1951. He first majored in aesthetics but switched to German literature, graduating in 1957 and for a short time thereafter working in Kōbunsha
in editing the women's magazine Josei Jishin.
From 1963 until 1968, Tanemura taught as an adjunct lecturer at Komazawa University
. In 1968 he obtained a tenured post at Tokyo Metropolitan University
, but he resigned in 1971 and went to Europe, where he spent much time until 1978, when he took another tenured post at Kokugakuin University
, where he would teach until December 2002. At around this time he was diagnosed with cancer, from which he died in 2004.
Tanemura was a prolific translator from German, writer and anthologizer of others' writings, with a certain tendency toward rather lurid subjects such as vampires
and Sacher-Masoch
. His own writings were first collected in a ten-volume set in 1979; two decades later this was supplemented by an eight-volume set.
was a translator and critic.
Tanemura was born in Toshima, Tokyo in 1933. His mother died in 1946. He became interested in German while still a teenager, and entered the University of Tokyo
in 1951. He first majored in aesthetics but switched to German literature, graduating in 1957 and for a short time thereafter working in Kōbunsha
in editing the women's magazine Josei Jishin.
From 1963 until 1968, Tanemura taught as an adjunct lecturer at Komazawa University
. In 1968 he obtained a tenured post at Tokyo Metropolitan University
, but he resigned in 1971 and went to Europe, where he spent much time until 1978, when he took another tenured post at Kokugakuin University
, where he would teach until December 2002. At around this time he was diagnosed with cancer, from which he died in 2004.
Tanemura was a prolific translator from German, writer and anthologizer of others' writings, with a certain tendency toward rather lurid subjects such as vampires
and Sacher-Masoch
. His own writings were first collected in a ten-volume set in 1979; two decades later this was supplemented by an eight-volume set.
was a translator and critic.
Tanemura was born in Toshima, Tokyo in 1933. His mother died in 1946. He became interested in German while still a teenager, and entered the University of Tokyo
in 1951. He first majored in aesthetics but switched to German literature, graduating in 1957 and for a short time thereafter working in Kōbunsha
in editing the women's magazine Josei Jishin.
From 1963 until 1968, Tanemura taught as an adjunct lecturer at Komazawa University
. In 1968 he obtained a tenured post at Tokyo Metropolitan University
, but he resigned in 1971 and went to Europe, where he spent much time until 1978, when he took another tenured post at Kokugakuin University
, where he would teach until December 2002. At around this time he was diagnosed with cancer, from which he died in 2004.
Tanemura was a prolific translator from German, writer and anthologizer of others' writings, with a certain tendency toward rather lurid subjects such as vampires
and Sacher-Masoch
. His own writings were first collected in a ten-volume set in 1979; two decades later this was supplemented by an eight-volume set.
was a translator and critic.
Tanemura was born in Toshima, Tokyo in 1933. His mother died in 1946. He became interested in German while still a teenager, and entered the University of Tokyo
in 1951. He first majored in aesthetics but switched to German literature, graduating in 1957 and for a short time thereafter working in Kōbunsha
in editing the women's magazine Josei Jishin.
From 1963 until 1968, Tanemura taught as an adjunct lecturer at Komazawa University
. In 1968 he obtained a tenured post at Tokyo Metropolitan University
, but he resigned in 1971 and went to Europe, where he spent much time until 1978, when he took another tenured post at Kokugakuin University
, where he would teach until December 2002. At around this time he was diagnosed with cancer, from which he died in 2004.
Tanemura was a prolific translator from German, writer and anthologizer of others' writings, with a certain tendency toward rather lurid subjects such as vampires
and Sacher-Masoch
. His own writings were first collected in a ten-volume set in 1979; two decades later this was supplemented by an eight-volume set.
was a translator and critic.
Tanemura was born in Toshima, Tokyo in 1933. His mother died in 1946. He became interested in German while still a teenager, and entered the University of Tokyo
in 1951. He first majored in aesthetics but switched to German literature, graduating in 1957 and for a short time thereafter working in Kōbunsha
in editing the women's magazine Josei Jishin.
From 1963 until 1968, Tanemura taught as an adjunct lecturer at Komazawa University
. In 1968 he obtained a tenured post at Tokyo Metropolitan University
, but he resigned in 1971 and went to Europe, where he spent much time until 1978, when he took another tenured post at Kokugakuin University
, where he would teach until December 2002. At around this time he was diagnosed with cancer, from which he died in 2004.
Tanemura was a prolific translator from German, writer and anthologizer of others' writings, with a certain tendency toward rather lurid subjects such as vampires
and Sacher-Masoch
. His own writings were first collected in a ten-volume set in 1979; two decades later this was supplemented by an eight-volume set.
was a translator and critic.
Tanemura was born in Toshima, Tokyo in 1933. His mother died in 1946. He became interested in German while still a teenager, and entered the University of Tokyo
in 1951. He first majored in aesthetics but switched to German literature, graduating in 1957 and for a short time thereafter working in Kōbunsha
in editing the women's magazine Josei Jishin.
From 1963 until 1968, Tanemura taught as an adjunct lecturer at Komazawa University
. In 1968 he obtained a tenured post at Tokyo Metropolitan University
, but he resigned in 1971 and went to Europe, where he spent much time until 1978, when he took another tenured post at Kokugakuin University
, where he would teach until December 2002. At around this time he was diagnosed with cancer, from which he died in 2004.
Tanemura was a prolific translator from German, writer and anthologizer of others' writings, with a certain tendency toward rather lurid subjects such as vampires
and Sacher-Masoch
. His own writings were first collected in a ten-volume set in 1979; two decades later this was supplemented by an eight-volume set.
was a translator and critic.
Tanemura was born in Toshima, Tokyo in 1933. His mother died in 1946. He became interested in German while still a teenager, and entered the University of Tokyo
in 1951. He first majored in aesthetics but switched to German literature, graduating in 1957 and for a short time thereafter working in Kōbunsha
in editing the women's magazine Josei Jishin.
From 1963 until 1968, Tanemura taught as an adjunct lecturer at Komazawa University
. In 1968 he obtained a tenured post at Tokyo Metropolitan University
, but he resigned in 1971 and went to Europe, where he spent much time until 1978, when he took another tenured post at Kokugakuin University
, where he would teach until December 2002. At around this time he was diagnosed with cancer, from which he died in 2004.
Tanemura was a prolific translator from German, writer and anthologizer of others' writings, with a certain tendency toward rather lurid subjects such as vampires
and Sacher-Masoch
. His own writings were first collected in a ten-volume set in 1979; two decades later this was supplemented by an eight-volume set.
Tanemura was born in Toshima, Tokyo in 1933. His mother died in 1946. He became interested in German while still a teenager, and entered the University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
in 1951. He first majored in aesthetics but switched to German literature, graduating in 1957 and for a short time thereafter working in Kōbunsha
Kobunsha
Kobunsha is a Japanese publishing company. It publishes literature, manga novels, and women's magazines.Kobunsha was first established on October 1, 1945 and belongs to the Kodansha group....
in editing the women's magazine Josei Jishin.
From 1963 until 1968, Tanemura taught as an adjunct lecturer at Komazawa University
Komazawa University
Komazawa University is one of the oldest universities in Japan. Its history starts in 1592, when a seminary was established to be a center of learning for the young monks of the Sōtō sect, one of the two main Zen Buddhist traditions in Japan.The university in Tokyo campus comprises eight faculties...
. In 1968 he obtained a tenured post at Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University is one of the largest public universities in Japan...
, but he resigned in 1971 and went to Europe, where he spent much time until 1978, when he took another tenured post at Kokugakuin University
Kokugakuin University
Kokugakuin University is a private university, whose main office is located in Tokyo's Shibuya district...
, where he would teach until December 2002. At around this time he was diagnosed with cancer, from which he died in 2004.
Tanemura was a prolific translator from German, writer and anthologizer of others' writings, with a certain tendency toward rather lurid subjects such as vampires
Vampire fiction
Vampire literature covers the spectrum of literary work concerned principally with the subject of vampires. The literary vampire first appeared in 18th century poetry, before becoming one of the stock figures of gothic fiction with the publication of Polidori's The Vampyre , which was inspired by...
and Sacher-Masoch
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch was an Austrian writer and journalist, who gained renown for his romantic stories of Galician life. The term masochism is derived from his name....
. His own writings were first collected in a ten-volume set in 1979; two decades later this was supplemented by an eight-volume set.
Collected works of Tanemura
- Tanemura Suehiro no rabirintos . 10 volumes. Tokyo: Seidosha, 1979.
- Tanemura Suehiro no neo-rabirintos . 8 volumes. Tokyo: Kawada Shobō Shinsha, 1998–9.
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Tanemura Suehiro no webu-rabirintoswas a translator and critic.
Tanemura was born in Toshima, Tokyo in 1933. His mother died in 1946. He became interested in German while still a teenager, and entered the University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
in 1951. He first majored in aesthetics but switched to German literature, graduating in 1957 and for a short time thereafter working in Kōbunsha
Kobunsha
Kobunsha is a Japanese publishing company. It publishes literature, manga novels, and women's magazines.Kobunsha was first established on October 1, 1945 and belongs to the Kodansha group....
in editing the women's magazine Josei Jishin.
From 1963 until 1968, Tanemura taught as an adjunct lecturer at Komazawa University
Komazawa University
Komazawa University is one of the oldest universities in Japan. Its history starts in 1592, when a seminary was established to be a center of learning for the young monks of the Sōtō sect, one of the two main Zen Buddhist traditions in Japan.The university in Tokyo campus comprises eight faculties...
. In 1968 he obtained a tenured post at Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University is one of the largest public universities in Japan...
, but he resigned in 1971 and went to Europe, where he spent much time until 1978, when he took another tenured post at Kokugakuin University
Kokugakuin University
Kokugakuin University is a private university, whose main office is located in Tokyo's Shibuya district...
, where he would teach until December 2002. At around this time he was diagnosed with cancer, from which he died in 2004.
Tanemura was a prolific translator from German, writer and anthologizer of others' writings, with a certain tendency toward rather lurid subjects such as vampires
Vampire fiction
Vampire literature covers the spectrum of literary work concerned principally with the subject of vampires. The literary vampire first appeared in 18th century poetry, before becoming one of the stock figures of gothic fiction with the publication of Polidori's The Vampyre , which was inspired by...
and Sacher-Masoch
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch was an Austrian writer and journalist, who gained renown for his romantic stories of Galician life. The term masochism is derived from his name....
. His own writings were first collected in a ten-volume set in 1979; two decades later this was supplemented by an eight-volume set.
Collected works of Tanemura
- Tanemura Suehiro no rabirintos . 10 volumes. Tokyo: Seidosha, 1979.
- Tanemura Suehiro no neo-rabirintos . 8 volumes. Tokyo: Kawada Shobō Shinsha, 1998–9.
Source and link
Tanemura Suehiro no webu-rabirintoswas a translator and critic.
Tanemura was born in Toshima, Tokyo in 1933. His mother died in 1946. He became interested in German while still a teenager, and entered the University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
in 1951. He first majored in aesthetics but switched to German literature, graduating in 1957 and for a short time thereafter working in Kōbunsha
Kobunsha
Kobunsha is a Japanese publishing company. It publishes literature, manga novels, and women's magazines.Kobunsha was first established on October 1, 1945 and belongs to the Kodansha group....
in editing the women's magazine Josei Jishin.
From 1963 until 1968, Tanemura taught as an adjunct lecturer at Komazawa University
Komazawa University
Komazawa University is one of the oldest universities in Japan. Its history starts in 1592, when a seminary was established to be a center of learning for the young monks of the Sōtō sect, one of the two main Zen Buddhist traditions in Japan.The university in Tokyo campus comprises eight faculties...
. In 1968 he obtained a tenured post at Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University is one of the largest public universities in Japan...
, but he resigned in 1971 and went to Europe, where he spent much time until 1978, when he took another tenured post at Kokugakuin University
Kokugakuin University
Kokugakuin University is a private university, whose main office is located in Tokyo's Shibuya district...
, where he would teach until December 2002. At around this time he was diagnosed with cancer, from which he died in 2004.
Tanemura was a prolific translator from German, writer and anthologizer of others' writings, with a certain tendency toward rather lurid subjects such as vampires
Vampire fiction
Vampire literature covers the spectrum of literary work concerned principally with the subject of vampires. The literary vampire first appeared in 18th century poetry, before becoming one of the stock figures of gothic fiction with the publication of Polidori's The Vampyre , which was inspired by...
and Sacher-Masoch
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch was an Austrian writer and journalist, who gained renown for his romantic stories of Galician life. The term masochism is derived from his name....
. His own writings were first collected in a ten-volume set in 1979; two decades later this was supplemented by an eight-volume set.
Collected works of Tanemura
- Tanemura Suehiro no rabirintos . 10 volumes. Tokyo: Seidosha, 1979.
- Tanemura Suehiro no neo-rabirintos . 8 volumes. Tokyo: Kawada Shobō Shinsha, 1998–9.
Source and link
Tanemura Suehiro no webu-rabirintoswas a translator and critic.
Tanemura was born in Toshima, Tokyo in 1933. His mother died in 1946. He became interested in German while still a teenager, and entered the University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
in 1951. He first majored in aesthetics but switched to German literature, graduating in 1957 and for a short time thereafter working in Kōbunsha
Kobunsha
Kobunsha is a Japanese publishing company. It publishes literature, manga novels, and women's magazines.Kobunsha was first established on October 1, 1945 and belongs to the Kodansha group....
in editing the women's magazine Josei Jishin.
From 1963 until 1968, Tanemura taught as an adjunct lecturer at Komazawa University
Komazawa University
Komazawa University is one of the oldest universities in Japan. Its history starts in 1592, when a seminary was established to be a center of learning for the young monks of the Sōtō sect, one of the two main Zen Buddhist traditions in Japan.The university in Tokyo campus comprises eight faculties...
. In 1968 he obtained a tenured post at Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University is one of the largest public universities in Japan...
, but he resigned in 1971 and went to Europe, where he spent much time until 1978, when he took another tenured post at Kokugakuin University
Kokugakuin University
Kokugakuin University is a private university, whose main office is located in Tokyo's Shibuya district...
, where he would teach until December 2002. At around this time he was diagnosed with cancer, from which he died in 2004.
Tanemura was a prolific translator from German, writer and anthologizer of others' writings, with a certain tendency toward rather lurid subjects such as vampires
Vampire fiction
Vampire literature covers the spectrum of literary work concerned principally with the subject of vampires. The literary vampire first appeared in 18th century poetry, before becoming one of the stock figures of gothic fiction with the publication of Polidori's The Vampyre , which was inspired by...
and Sacher-Masoch
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch was an Austrian writer and journalist, who gained renown for his romantic stories of Galician life. The term masochism is derived from his name....
. His own writings were first collected in a ten-volume set in 1979; two decades later this was supplemented by an eight-volume set.
Collected works of Tanemura
- Tanemura Suehiro no rabirintos . 10 volumes. Tokyo: Seidosha, 1979.
- Tanemura Suehiro no neo-rabirintos . 8 volumes. Tokyo: Kawada Shobō Shinsha, 1998–9.
Source and link
Tanemura Suehiro no webu-rabirintoswas a translator and critic.
Tanemura was born in Toshima, Tokyo in 1933. His mother died in 1946. He became interested in German while still a teenager, and entered the University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
in 1951. He first majored in aesthetics but switched to German literature, graduating in 1957 and for a short time thereafter working in Kōbunsha
Kobunsha
Kobunsha is a Japanese publishing company. It publishes literature, manga novels, and women's magazines.Kobunsha was first established on October 1, 1945 and belongs to the Kodansha group....
in editing the women's magazine Josei Jishin.
From 1963 until 1968, Tanemura taught as an adjunct lecturer at Komazawa University
Komazawa University
Komazawa University is one of the oldest universities in Japan. Its history starts in 1592, when a seminary was established to be a center of learning for the young monks of the Sōtō sect, one of the two main Zen Buddhist traditions in Japan.The university in Tokyo campus comprises eight faculties...
. In 1968 he obtained a tenured post at Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University is one of the largest public universities in Japan...
, but he resigned in 1971 and went to Europe, where he spent much time until 1978, when he took another tenured post at Kokugakuin University
Kokugakuin University
Kokugakuin University is a private university, whose main office is located in Tokyo's Shibuya district...
, where he would teach until December 2002. At around this time he was diagnosed with cancer, from which he died in 2004.
Tanemura was a prolific translator from German, writer and anthologizer of others' writings, with a certain tendency toward rather lurid subjects such as vampires
Vampire fiction
Vampire literature covers the spectrum of literary work concerned principally with the subject of vampires. The literary vampire first appeared in 18th century poetry, before becoming one of the stock figures of gothic fiction with the publication of Polidori's The Vampyre , which was inspired by...
and Sacher-Masoch
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch was an Austrian writer and journalist, who gained renown for his romantic stories of Galician life. The term masochism is derived from his name....
. His own writings were first collected in a ten-volume set in 1979; two decades later this was supplemented by an eight-volume set.
Collected works of Tanemura
- Tanemura Suehiro no rabirintos (, The labyrinth of Suehiro Tanemura). 10 volumes. Tokyo: Seidosha, 1979.
- Tanemura Suehiro no neo-rabirintos (, The neo-labyrinth of Suehiro Tanemura). 8 volumes. Tokyo: Kawada Shobō Shinsha, 1998–9.
Source and link
Tanemura Suehiro no webu-rabirintoswas a translator and critic.
Tanemura was born in Toshima, Tokyo in 1933. His mother died in 1946. He became interested in German while still a teenager, and entered the University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
in 1951. He first majored in aesthetics but switched to German literature, graduating in 1957 and for a short time thereafter working in Kōbunsha
Kobunsha
Kobunsha is a Japanese publishing company. It publishes literature, manga novels, and women's magazines.Kobunsha was first established on October 1, 1945 and belongs to the Kodansha group....
in editing the women's magazine Josei Jishin.
From 1963 until 1968, Tanemura taught as an adjunct lecturer at Komazawa University
Komazawa University
Komazawa University is one of the oldest universities in Japan. Its history starts in 1592, when a seminary was established to be a center of learning for the young monks of the Sōtō sect, one of the two main Zen Buddhist traditions in Japan.The university in Tokyo campus comprises eight faculties...
. In 1968 he obtained a tenured post at Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University is one of the largest public universities in Japan...
, but he resigned in 1971 and went to Europe, where he spent much time until 1978, when he took another tenured post at Kokugakuin University
Kokugakuin University
Kokugakuin University is a private university, whose main office is located in Tokyo's Shibuya district...
, where he would teach until December 2002. At around this time he was diagnosed with cancer, from which he died in 2004.
Tanemura was a prolific translator from German, writer and anthologizer of others' writings, with a certain tendency toward rather lurid subjects such as vampires
Vampire fiction
Vampire literature covers the spectrum of literary work concerned principally with the subject of vampires. The literary vampire first appeared in 18th century poetry, before becoming one of the stock figures of gothic fiction with the publication of Polidori's The Vampyre , which was inspired by...
and Sacher-Masoch
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch was an Austrian writer and journalist, who gained renown for his romantic stories of Galician life. The term masochism is derived from his name....
. His own writings were first collected in a ten-volume set in 1979; two decades later this was supplemented by an eight-volume set.
Collected works of Tanemura
- Tanemura Suehiro no rabirintos (, The labyrinth of Suehiro Tanemura). 10 volumes. Tokyo: Seidosha, 1979.
- Tanemura Suehiro no neo-rabirintos (, The neo-labyrinth of Suehiro Tanemura). 8 volumes. Tokyo: Kawada Shobō Shinsha, 1998–9.
Source and link
Tanemura Suehiro no webu-rabirintoswas a translator and critic.
Tanemura was born in Toshima, Tokyo in 1933. His mother died in 1946. He became interested in German while still a teenager, and entered the University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
in 1951. He first majored in aesthetics but switched to German literature, graduating in 1957 and for a short time thereafter working in Kōbunsha
Kobunsha
Kobunsha is a Japanese publishing company. It publishes literature, manga novels, and women's magazines.Kobunsha was first established on October 1, 1945 and belongs to the Kodansha group....
in editing the women's magazine Josei Jishin.
From 1963 until 1968, Tanemura taught as an adjunct lecturer at Komazawa University
Komazawa University
Komazawa University is one of the oldest universities in Japan. Its history starts in 1592, when a seminary was established to be a center of learning for the young monks of the Sōtō sect, one of the two main Zen Buddhist traditions in Japan.The university in Tokyo campus comprises eight faculties...
. In 1968 he obtained a tenured post at Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University is one of the largest public universities in Japan...
, but he resigned in 1971 and went to Europe, where he spent much time until 1978, when he took another tenured post at Kokugakuin University
Kokugakuin University
Kokugakuin University is a private university, whose main office is located in Tokyo's Shibuya district...
, where he would teach until December 2002. At around this time he was diagnosed with cancer, from which he died in 2004.
Tanemura was a prolific translator from German, writer and anthologizer of others' writings, with a certain tendency toward rather lurid subjects such as vampires
Vampire fiction
Vampire literature covers the spectrum of literary work concerned principally with the subject of vampires. The literary vampire first appeared in 18th century poetry, before becoming one of the stock figures of gothic fiction with the publication of Polidori's The Vampyre , which was inspired by...
and Sacher-Masoch
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch was an Austrian writer and journalist, who gained renown for his romantic stories of Galician life. The term masochism is derived from his name....
. His own writings were first collected in a ten-volume set in 1979; two decades later this was supplemented by an eight-volume set.
Collected works of Tanemura
- Tanemura Suehiro no rabirintos . 10 volumes. Tokyo: Seidosha, 1979.
- Tanemura Suehiro no neo-rabirintos . 8 volumes. Tokyo: Kawada Shobō Shinsha, 1998–9.
Source and link
Tanemura Suehiro no webu-rabirintoswas a translator and critic.
Tanemura was born in Toshima, Tokyo in 1933. His mother died in 1946. He became interested in German while still a teenager, and entered the University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
in 1951. He first majored in aesthetics but switched to German literature, graduating in 1957 and for a short time thereafter working in Kōbunsha
Kobunsha
Kobunsha is a Japanese publishing company. It publishes literature, manga novels, and women's magazines.Kobunsha was first established on October 1, 1945 and belongs to the Kodansha group....
in editing the women's magazine Josei Jishin.
From 1963 until 1968, Tanemura taught as an adjunct lecturer at Komazawa University
Komazawa University
Komazawa University is one of the oldest universities in Japan. Its history starts in 1592, when a seminary was established to be a center of learning for the young monks of the Sōtō sect, one of the two main Zen Buddhist traditions in Japan.The university in Tokyo campus comprises eight faculties...
. In 1968 he obtained a tenured post at Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University is one of the largest public universities in Japan...
, but he resigned in 1971 and went to Europe, where he spent much time until 1978, when he took another tenured post at Kokugakuin University
Kokugakuin University
Kokugakuin University is a private university, whose main office is located in Tokyo's Shibuya district...
, where he would teach until December 2002. At around this time he was diagnosed with cancer, from which he died in 2004.
Tanemura was a prolific translator from German, writer and anthologizer of others' writings, with a certain tendency toward rather lurid subjects such as vampires
Vampire fiction
Vampire literature covers the spectrum of literary work concerned principally with the subject of vampires. The literary vampire first appeared in 18th century poetry, before becoming one of the stock figures of gothic fiction with the publication of Polidori's The Vampyre , which was inspired by...
and Sacher-Masoch
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch was an Austrian writer and journalist, who gained renown for his romantic stories of Galician life. The term masochism is derived from his name....
. His own writings were first collected in a ten-volume set in 1979; two decades later this was supplemented by an eight-volume set.
Collected works of Tanemura
- Tanemura Suehiro no rabirintos (, The labyrinth of Suehiro Tanemura). 10 volumes. Tokyo: Seidosha, 1979.
- Tanemura Suehiro no neo-rabirintos (, The neo-labyrinth of Suehiro Tanemura). 8 volumes. Tokyo: Kawada Shobō Shinsha, 1998–9.
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Tanemura Suehiro no webu-rabirintoswas a translator and critic.
Tanemura was born in Toshima, Tokyo in 1933. His mother died in 1946. He became interested in German while still a teenager, and entered the University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
in 1951. He first majored in aesthetics but switched to German literature, graduating in 1957 and for a short time thereafter working in Kōbunsha
Kobunsha
Kobunsha is a Japanese publishing company. It publishes literature, manga novels, and women's magazines.Kobunsha was first established on October 1, 1945 and belongs to the Kodansha group....
in editing the women's magazine Josei Jishin.
From 1963 until 1968, Tanemura taught as an adjunct lecturer at Komazawa University
Komazawa University
Komazawa University is one of the oldest universities in Japan. Its history starts in 1592, when a seminary was established to be a center of learning for the young monks of the Sōtō sect, one of the two main Zen Buddhist traditions in Japan.The university in Tokyo campus comprises eight faculties...
. In 1968 he obtained a tenured post at Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University is one of the largest public universities in Japan...
, but he resigned in 1971 and went to Europe, where he spent much time until 1978, when he took another tenured post at Kokugakuin University
Kokugakuin University
Kokugakuin University is a private university, whose main office is located in Tokyo's Shibuya district...
, where he would teach until December 2002. At around this time he was diagnosed with cancer, from which he died in 2004.
Tanemura was a prolific translator from German, writer and anthologizer of others' writings, with a certain tendency toward rather lurid subjects such as vampires
Vampire fiction
Vampire literature covers the spectrum of literary work concerned principally with the subject of vampires. The literary vampire first appeared in 18th century poetry, before becoming one of the stock figures of gothic fiction with the publication of Polidori's The Vampyre , which was inspired by...
and Sacher-Masoch
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch was an Austrian writer and journalist, who gained renown for his romantic stories of Galician life. The term masochism is derived from his name....
. His own writings were first collected in a ten-volume set in 1979; two decades later this was supplemented by an eight-volume set.
Collected works of Tanemura
- Tanemura Suehiro no rabirintos (, The labyrinth of Suehiro Tanemura). 10 volumes. Tokyo: Seidosha, 1979.
- Tanemura Suehiro no neo-rabirintos (, The neo-labyrinth of Suehiro Tanemura). 8 volumes. Tokyo: Kawada Shobō Shinsha, 1998–9.