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{{nihongo|'''Morio Kita'''|北 杜夫|Kita Morio}} was the [[pen name]] of {{nihongo|'''Sokichi Saitō'''|斎藤 宗吉|Saitō Sōkichi|extra=May 1, 1927 – October 24, 2011}}, a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] novelist, essayist, and psychiatrist.<ref> [http://www.houseofjapan.com/local/novelist-essayist-morio-kita-dies-at-84 Novelist-essayist "Morio Kita dies at 84"]</ref> |
{{nihongo|'''Morio Kita'''|北 杜夫|Kita Morio}} was the [[pen name]] of {{nihongo|'''Sokichi Saitō'''|斎藤 宗吉|Saitō Sōkichi|extra=May 1, 1927 – October 24, 2011}}, a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] novelist, essayist, and psychiatrist.<ref> [http://www.houseofjapan.com/local/novelist-essayist-morio-kita-dies-at-84 Novelist-essayist "Morio Kita dies at 84"]</ref> |
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A graduate of Tohoku University's School of Medicine, Kita initially worked as a doctor at Keio University Hospital. Motivated by the collections of his father's poems and the books of German author Thomas Mann, he decided to become a novelist. He was the second son of [[Japanese poetry|poet]] [[Mokichi Saitō]]. [[:ja:斎藤茂太|Shigeta Saitō]], his older brother, is also a psychiatrist. The essayist [[Yuka Saitō (essayist)|Yuka Saitō]] is his daughter.<ref> [http://www.webtoday.jp/2010/02/313.html Lecture of Morio Kita and Yuka Saitō in Hokuto, Yamanashi, March 13, 2010] {{ja}}</ref> |
A graduate of Tohoku University's School of Medicine, Kita initially worked as a doctor at Keio University Hospital. Motivated by the collections of his father's poems and the books of German author [[Thomas Mann]], he decided to become a novelist. He was the second son of [[Japanese poetry|poet]] [[Mokichi Saitō]]. [[:ja:斎藤茂太|Shigeta Saitō]], his older brother, is also a psychiatrist. The essayist [[Yuka Saitō (essayist)|Yuka Saitō]] is his daughter.<ref>[http://mdn.mainichi.jp/arts/archive/news/2011/10/20111026p2g00m0et117000c.html Novelist-essayist Morio Kita dies at 84]</ref><ref> [http://www.webtoday.jp/2010/02/313.html Lecture of Morio Kita and Yuka Saitō in Hokuto, Yamanashi, March 13, 2010] {{ja}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
== Awards == |
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* 1960: [[Akutagawa Prize]], for the novel, ''In The Corner Of Night And Fog'', which was about [[Nacht und Nebel]], the campaign in Nazi Germany to catch anti-Nazi activists and members of resistance movements) |
* 1960: [[Akutagawa Prize]], for the novel, ''In The Corner Of Night And Fog'', which was about [[Nacht und Nebel]], the campaign in Nazi Germany to catch anti-Nazi activists and members of resistance movements) |
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==Bibliography== |
== Bibliography == |
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''Incomplete - to be updated'' |
''Incomplete - to be updated'' |
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===Novels=== |
=== Novels === |
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*''Ghosts'' (1954) <!-- ISBN#? --> |
* ''Ghosts'' (1954) <!-- ISBN#? --> |
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*{{cite book|title=The House of Nire|others=Translated by Dennis Keene|year=1984|publisher=[[Kodansha|Kodansha International]]|location=New York|isbn=0870115928}} Briefly noted in ''[[The New Yorker]]'' 60/48 (January 14, 1985): p. 117 |
* {{cite book|title=The House of Nire|others=Translated by Dennis Keene|year=1984|publisher=[[Kodansha|Kodansha International]]|location=New York|isbn=0870115928}} Briefly noted in ''[[The New Yorker]]'' 60/48 (January 14, 1985): p. 117 |
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{{Portal|Novels|Japan}} |
{{Portal|Novels|Japan}} |
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===Essays=== |
=== Essays === |
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*Papa wa Tanoshii Sōutubyō (work with Yuka Saitō, [[Asahi Shimbun|Asahi Shimbun Company]], {{ISBN-13|978-4022504999}}) |
* Papa wa Tanoshii Sōutubyō (work with Yuka Saitō, [[Asahi Shimbun|Asahi Shimbun Company]], {{ISBN-13|978-4022504999}}) |
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==TV== |
== TV == |
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*[[Nescafé]] Gold Blend CM (1974) |
* [[Nescafé]] Gold Blend CM (1974) |
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*Tetsuko no Heya (1980 and May 12, 2008 with Yuka Saitō) |
* Tetsuko no Heya (1980 and May 12, 2008 with Yuka Saitō) |
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==References== |
== References == |
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{{reflist}} |
{{reflist}} |
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Morio Kita (北 杜夫, Kita Morio) was the pen name of Sokichi Saitō (斎藤 宗吉, Saitō Sōkichi, May 1, 1927 – October 24, 2011), a Japanese novelist, essayist, and psychiatrist.[1]
A graduate of Tohoku University's School of Medicine, Kita initially worked as a doctor at Keio University Hospital. Motivated by the collections of his father's poems and the books of German author Thomas Mann, he decided to become a novelist. He was the second son of poet Mokichi Saitō. Shigeta Saitō, his older brother, is also a psychiatrist. The essayist Yuka Saitō is his daughter.[2][3]
Awards
- 1960: Akutagawa Prize, for the novel, In The Corner Of Night And Fog, which was about Nacht und Nebel, the campaign in Nazi Germany to catch anti-Nazi activists and members of resistance movements)
Bibliography
Incomplete - to be updated
Novels
- Ghosts (1954)
- The House of Nire. Translated by Dennis Keene. New York: Kodansha International. 1984. ISBN 0870115928.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) Briefly noted in The New Yorker 60/48 (January 14, 1985): p. 117
Essays
- Papa wa Tanoshii Sōutubyō (work with Yuka Saitō, Asahi Shimbun Company, Template:ISBN-13)
TV
- Nescafé Gold Blend CM (1974)
- Tetsuko no Heya (1980 and May 12, 2008 with Yuka Saitō)
References
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- Keio University faculty
- Night and Fog program
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