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Shugoro Yamamoto is a literary great with deep ties to Kanagawa, who loved Yokohama as his second hometown.
About 5 minutes up a gentle slope from Motomachi-Chukagai Station. An exhibition of Shugoro Yamamoto is being held at the Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature in Minato no Mieru Oka Park to mark the 50th anniversary of his death.
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Shugoro's works include many famous works, including his early masterpiece ``Nippon Fudoki'', ``The Fir Tree Remained'', and ``Aobeka Monogatari'', which have also been made into films and stage plays.
Among them, my favorite is "Sab".
Sabu is a story about the main character, Eiji, who lost his brilliant life due to a false accusation, and how he changes as he comes into contact with the warmth of humans.
Eiji's fellow craftsman, Sabu. Although it is the title of the work and a very important character, ``Sabu'' is a secondary character.
When you read Shugoro's works, you can feel that he was a writer who loved humanity.
The exhibition room, which is designed to resemble a scroll when viewed from above, displays handwritten diaries, manuscripts, stage scripts, and more, allowing you to fully enjoy the history of Shugoro's life and the world of his numerous works. The same exhibition was held in 1991, but since then many materials have been donated, and it seems that the exhibition will be held with even more substantial content this time. Also on display was a draft of the unfinished work ``The Son-in-law'', which was just donated in September of this year.
Learning about the author's life and experiencing the unique atmosphere of his handwriting is a different kind of joy than reading his work.
In addition to its shape, the building of the Museum of Modern Literature pays close attention to detail, such as the light design of a lily, the flower of Kanagawa Prefecture, and the design incorporating manuscript paper and pen motifs. You can In addition, the museum's collection exceeds 1.2 million items, and documents by many other artists in addition to Shugoro are preserved in a perfect manner.
In particular, regarding Natsume Soseki, which is currently on permanent display, all the materials in the museum's collection can be viewed as a digital museum on the Internet, and it is quite complete, such as the ability to view letters with transcriptions. This is irresistible content.
``There are only good novels and bad novels.'' Based on this belief, Shugoro Yamamoto, an uncrowned novelist, refused to win any literary awards.
On a casual Saturday, I had the opportunity to experience a great literary figure who lived during wartime.
