＃宮城谷　昌光 ＃春秋の名君 ﾐﾔｷﾞﾀﾆﾏｻﾐﾂ 講談社 (講談社文庫 み 34-16) : Masamitsu Miyagidani Master of Spring and Autumn :9784062646635

**"A novelist who deeply feels history and moves readers"**
Masamitsu Miyagitani (born February 4, 1945) is a Japanese novelist and author of historical and period novels. He specializes in works that focus on the great figures of ancient China.
Miyagitani resides in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and hails from Aichi Prefecture. After graduating from Waseda University, he worked for a publishing company and helped with his family's souvenir business before opening an English cram school in his hometown. However, he endured a long and difficult period before achieving recognition as a writer.
He later met and was mentored by Masaaki Tachihara. He found enlightenment upon encountering the works of Shizuka Shirakawa. Subsequently, during a conversation with Shirakawa, Shirakawa was amazed, remarking, "You are a diligent scholar," and also praised his writing as "fresh and excellent."
Initially, he wrote romance novels and enjoyed reading the works of contemporary French thinkers. However, his interest gradually shifted to history, leading him to write historical novels. He not only mastered Chinese classics, including the *Records of the Grand Historian*, but also, deeply influenced by Shirakawa, self-studied bronze inscriptions and oracle bone script.
Many of his works draw material from ancient China. *Ōke no Fūjitsu*, despite only having 500 copies printed, caught the eye of Ryotaro Shiba. *Tenkū no Fune* (Boat in the Sky) received high praise before being published by a small to medium-sized publisher, becoming his breakthrough work.
His awards include a Naoki Prize nomination, the 44th Minister of Education's Art Encouragement Award, the 52nd Kikuchi Kan Prize, the Medal with Purple Ribbon, the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, and the 57th Mainichi Art Award. He also sent Ryotaro Shiba a copy every time one of his works was published, and received a postcard in return each time.
**Q: What did this person do?**
He received the Chunichi Cultural Award for his pioneering literary work in the field of Chinese historical novels. He has also been awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette.
**Q: What are his famous works?**
*Tenkū no Fune* and *Ryū Hō* (Liu Bang) are well-known. These two works are based on his own interest in ancient China and its historical events.
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English Summary
**"A novelist who deeply feels history and moves us"**
Masamitsu Miyagitani (born February 4, 1945) is a Japanese novelist and author of historical novels and period novels. His specialty is works that highlight the great figures of ancient China.
Miyagiya lives in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and is originally from Aichi Prefecture. After graduating from Waseda University, he worked at a publishing company and helped out at his family's souvenir shop, and then opened an English cram school in his hometown, but he had a long and difficult life until he was able to make a name for himself as a writer.
Later, he met Masaaki Tachihara and received his lessons. When I came across Shizuka Shizuka's book, I found light. Later, when I spoke with Shirakawa, he amazed me by saying, ``You're a studious person,'' and he praised me for saying, ``Your writing is fresh and refreshing.''
At first, she wrote romance novels and loved reading the works of contemporary French thinkers, but her interest gradually shifted to history and she began writing historical novels. He not only studied Chinese classics such as Shiji, but was also deeply influenced by Shirakawa, and taught himself how to write gold letters and oracle bone script.
Many of his works sought materials from ancient China, and even though ``The Wind and the Sun of the Royal Household'' had only 500 copies published, it caught the attention of Ryotaro Shiba, and ``Fune in the Sky'' received rave reviews and was published by a small and medium-sized publishing company, making it his breakthrough work.
His awards include the Naoki Award nomination, the 44th Minister of Education's Art Encouragement Award, the 52nd Kikuchi Hiroshi Award, the Medal with Purple Ribbon, the Order of the Rising Sun, and the 57th Mainichi Arts Award. He also sent Ryotaro Shiba every time his work was published, and received a postcard each time.
**Q: What did you do? **
He won the Chunichi Cultural Award for his work as a writer who broke new ground in the field of Chinese historical novels. He has also received the Medal with Purple Ribbon and the Order of the Rising Sun with Small Ribbon.
**Q: What are your famous works? **
``Fune in the Sky'' and ``Liu Bang'' are known. These two works are based on his own interest in ancient China, and based on those historical events.
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