Katai Tayama [SEP] native language
Katai Tayama
Katai Tayama (田山 花袋 "Tayama Katai", 22 January 1872 – 13 May 1930, born Rokuya Tayama) was a Japanese author. His most famous works include "Inaka Kyōshi" (田舎教師, "Rural Teacher," also translated "Country Teacher") and "Futon" (蒲団, also translated "The Quilt"). He is noted for establishing the Japanese literary genre of naturalistic "I novels" which revolve around the detailed self-examinations of an introspective author. He also wrote
), written in 1906 by Shimazaki Tōson, and "Futon" ("Quilt") written by Tayama Katai in 1907. In "Hakai", Toson described a male who was born a member of a discriminated segment of the population (burakumin), and how he decided to violate his father's commandment not to reveal his community of birth. In "Futon", the protagonist confesses his affection for a female pupil.
Major writers include Naoya Shiga, Osamu Dazai and others. "Scandal" by Shūsaku