Bungeishunjū (magazine)
| Frequency | Monthly |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bungeishunjū |
| First issue | 1923 |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | Bungeishunjū |
Bungeishunjū (文藝春秋) is a leading Japanese monthly magazine.
History and profile
Bungeishunjū was started by writer Kikuchi Kan (1888-1948) in 1923[1] in tandem with the founding of Bungeishunjū.[2] The magazine is published by Bungeishunjū. The name of the magazine and publishing house came from the title of the literary review column in the magazine Shinchō by Kan. The magazine's stance is described as conservative,[3][4] with strong support for the emperor.
Bungeishunjū covers a wide range of topics from politics to sports. Each issue usually contains about 30 articles by politicians, researchers, journalists or non-fiction writers. It is claimed that he magazine never features articles by members of the Japanese Communist Party or the Social Democratic Party but this is actually false as there are some exceptions. It has published writing by Doi Takako, the ex-leader of the socialist party of Japan on September 2005 and by Tetsuzo Fuwa, the chairman of the secretariat of the Communist Party of Japan, when Soviet Union collapsed.
The magazine grants literary awards every year. The February issues announce recipients of The Reader's Prize (文藝春秋読者賞 Bungeishunjū). In the March and September issues the prestigious Akutagawa Prize recipients are announced; in June issues the Ohya non-fiction prize; in July issues the recipients of the Matsumoto Seichō prize; and the December issues announce recipients of the Kikuchi Kan prize which was started by the magazine in 1939.[5] The prize is named for Kikuchi Kan who is the founder of the magazine.[5]
References
- ↑ "History of Magazines in Japan: 1867-1988". Kanzaki. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ "Bungeishunju Ltd.". J'lit. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iuUynl48h4EC&pg=PA137&lpg=PA137&dq=bungei+shunju+conservative&source=bl&ots=A_Z9S_CIgJ&sig=wqYMZHSL19mePPJMljX2k0TrxKY&hl=ja&sa=X&ei=_dJgVfGUE6eS7Aa5o4O4BA&ved=0CE8Q6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=bungei%20shunju%20conservative&f=false
- ↑ http://www.japanfocus.org/-Uemura-Takashi/4249/article.html
- 1 2 Jane Clapp (1963). International Dictionary of Literary Awards. New York: Scarecrow Press. p. 192. – via Questia (subscription required)
- The article was originally a partial translation of "文藝春秋_(雑誌)". Japanese Wikipedia. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
External links
- Official site (Japanese)