Kōda Rohan
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| Born | Kōda Shigeyuki 23 July 1867 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 30 July 1947 (aged 80) Tokyo, Japan |
| Other names | 幸田 露伴、幸田 成行 |
| Occupation | author |
| Family | Nobu Kōda (sister), Kou Ando (sister) |
Kōda Shigeyuki (幸田 成行, 23 July 1867 – 30 July 1947), pen name Kōda Rohan (幸田 露伴), was a Japanese author. His daughter, Aya Kōda, was also a noted author who often wrote about him.
Kōda wrote "The Icon of Liberty", also known as "The Buddha of Art" or "The Elegant Buddha", in 1889. A house (Kagyu-an or "snail cottage") in which Kōda lived was rebuilt in 1972 by the
Meiji Mura museum. Kōda was one of the first persons to be awarded the Order of Culture
when it was established in 1937.
Early life
Rohan was born in the
daimyō
. Rohan's childhood name was Tetsushiro ("shiro" implying the fourth son) Shigeyuki.
Notable short stories
- "Dewdrops" (1889)
- "Love Bodhisattva" (1889)
- "Encounter with a Skull" (1890)
- "A Sealed Letter" (1890)
- "The Five-Storied Pagoda" (1891) (translated into English as The Pagoda)
- "The Bearded Samurai"
Poems
- Leaving the Hermitage (1905)
Novels
- The Whaler (1891)
- The Minute Storehouse of Life (unfinished)
In fiction
- The 1960 Aya Koda. Consequently, the character of "Father" (played by Masayuki Mori) is based on Kōda Rohan.
- Kōda Rohan, along with many other historical figures from the Yūsaku Yara.
See also
- Japanese literature
- List of Japanese authors
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kōda Rohan.
- Mulhern, Rohan Kishibe - Koda Rohan, Twayne Publishers, 1977
- Rimer, J. Thomas - The Columbia Anthology Of Modern Japanese Literature, Columbia University Press 2005
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