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VI Katherine Mansfield's birthplace and Jun ETOH Jun ETOH(1933-1999), a celebrated literary critic of Japan, had a chance to visit New Zealand in 1966 at the invitation of Foreign Office of New Zealand. He was pleased to be able to visit Katherine Mansfield's birthplace while he was still living before everything. The article on this visit refers what happened at that time and his relation with Katherine Mansfield. In those days, the birthplace was yet a private house. The old woman living there did not know about Katherine Mansfield. He writes that he realized the fact that Katherine Mansfield had been more liked in Japan and France than in her hometown afresh. He reviews the deep concern with her. He had proceeded his way to literary critic for good reputation on his first critique Memorandum on Mansfield that was published in literary coterie magazine while he was at university. He began to read Mansfield in his high school days and read frequently while he was absent from school because of tuberculosis. It is said that her works select readers. This future authority of literary critic had truly selected appropriate writer. On 27th of December last year, I visited again this birthplace with fellow members of The Katherine Mansfield Society of Japan. In 1986 the birthplace was purchased by The Katherine Mansfield Birthplace Society and carefully restored, then was opened to the public in 1988 of centennial of her birth. Nowadays, this birthplace plays an important role as the museum of this writer and the Society continues solid operation for this institution. On the periphery of Tinakori Road, directional signs and banners for guideposts to it are set up. Mansfield News of the Society reported that travel guides of many foreign countries began to insert information about it. In Japan, I found also fairy detailed entries in some travel guides. In the evening of the day, we were invited to their home by Mrs. Oroya Day, The Founder President of the Society, and her husband Mr. Melvin N. Day, a famous painter, and had a pleasant time for their warm kiwi hospitality.
日本ニュージーランド学会の論文
2003-06-21

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田島哲朗
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