2021年2月27日、今日は僕の研究するジョン・スタインベックの誕生日です。
1902年生まれですので、もし生きていたら119歳の誕生日です。
スタインベックの誕生日を記念して、また昨年5月の学会はコロナウイルス感染症のために残念ながら年次大会を中止しましたので、その代わりとして、日本ジョン・スタインベック協会では、オンラインミーティングを開催しました。
日本ジョン・スタインベック協会第44回全国大会および総会は中止させていただきます - 山内 圭のブログ(Kiyoshi Yamauchi's Blog)
ミーティングの冒頭、会長として挨拶をさせていただきました。
挨拶は英語と日本語でさせていただきましたが、英語である程度言ってから、日本語を話しという感じで進めました。
英語は大体このような内容のことを話しました。
As President of the John Steinbeck Society of Japan, I would like to say a few words at the beginning of this online session.
First of all, thank you very much for attending today’s online meeting.
Last year we had to cancel our annual conference in Okinawa in May due to the new coronavirus pandemic.
So we haven’t seen each other for quite some time now.
In the mean time we have some good news and bad news to tell you today.
Bad news first, Professor Yasuo Hashiguchi passed away on July 30 last year. He was 95, just a day shy of the age of 96, I have heard. As you all know, he was the founding father of this society, the first president, and Honorary President. I now would like to have a moment of silence for Professor Yasuo Hashiguchi and I want you to join me please.
Thank you.
Next good news.
Happy Birthday, Mr. John Steinbeck! This would be his 119th birthday. If he had not been born, or if he had not become a writer, we are not gathering online today. So I think we need to thank him and praise his life and his writings.
Another good news is having this reunion meeting online today. As I told you, we were not able to meet last year, so we are very happy to meet you online alternatively. I would like to thank our Secretary General, Professor Kotaro Nakagaki, and the Editor in Chief of
Steinbeck Studies, Professor Aya Kubota, for making this opportunity happen today. Thank you.
Next good news is the publication of a new Steinbeck Biography,
Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck by William Souder last year. Professor Scott Pugh has written a book review of this book for the next issue of
Steinbeck Studies. So everybody, please look forward to reading his book review in a few months.
Last of all, but not least of all, Professor Yoshifumi Kato, the 8th President of this society published this book titled 『スタインベックのまなざし―我がアメリカ文学・文化研究の原点―』recently. Congratulations, Professor Kato on the publication of the book of his life work, John Steinbeck.
This is all I want to say as my greeting and I want you all to enjoy this Steinbeck birthday party and our reunion online. Thank you.
7年前のスタインベックの誕生日についての記事です。
John Steinbeckの112回目の誕生日続報 - 山内 圭のブログ(Kiyoshi Yamauchi's Blog)
