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Kimiko Aman

あまん きみこ

Aman Kimiko

ペンネーム: Kimiko Aman（Legal name (maiden name)）

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1931-08-13 （Fushun, Manchuria (now Fushun, Liaoning, China)）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Fushun (formerly Manchuria) → Xinjing (now Changchun) → Dalian → Osaka Prefecture (Toyonaka / Sakurazuka) → Tokyo → Nagaokakyō, Kyoto Prefecture

経歴

職業
Children's literature author, Writer
活動期間
1968年〜
影響を受けた人物
Joji Tsubota, Junichi Yoda

学歴

Dalian Shinmei Girls' High School
Girls' high school
期間: 在学（1940年代）
国: Former Manchuria (now China)
Enrolled at end of World War II
Osaka Prefectural Toyonaka Girls' High School (Sakurazuka High School)
Girls' high school (transferred and graduated)
期間: 1947頃 - 卒業
国: Japan
Japan Women's University (correspondence, Child Studies)
Child Studies (correspondence) / Child Studies
期間: 通信教育 在学（年不明）
国: Japan
Studied by correspondence while pursuing children's stories

受賞歴

Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer Award
1968
対象作品: The Color of the Car, the Color of the Sky
主催: Japan Children's Literature Association
結果: winner
Noma Children's Literature Recommended Works Award (Newcomer)
1968
対象作品: The Color of the Car, the Color of the Sky
主催: Kodansha (Noma Children's Literature award-related)
結果: winner
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award
1979
対象作品: Beyond the Sheep Cloud
主催: Sankei Shimbun
結果: winner
Obunsha Children's Literature Award
1981
対象作品: The Golden Boat
主催: Obunsha
結果: winner
Shogakukan Literary Prize
1983
対象作品: Chiichan's Shadow-Sending
主催: Shogakukan
結果: winner
Japan Picture Book Award
1986
対象作品: The Moon over Ponpon Mountain
主催: Japan Picture Book Award Committee
結果: winner
Noma Children's Literature Award
1989
対象作品: Okko-chan and Tantan Rabbit
主催: Noma Children's Literature Award Committee
結果: winner
Hirosuke Fairy Tale Award
1990
対象作品: There's No One
主催: Hirosuke Fairy Tale Award Committee
結果: winner
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2001
主催: Government of Japan
結果: decoration
Japan Picture Book Award
2004
対象作品: The Fox God
主催: Japan Picture Book Award Committee
結果: winner
Tonen General Children's Culture Award
2016
主催: Tonen General (corporate sponsor)
結果: winner
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award (Grand Prize)
2023
対象作品: The Color of the Car, the Color of the Sky: Even in Dreams
部門: 大賞
主催: Sankei Shimbun
結果: grand prize

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Chiichan's Shadow-Sending

1982年 Children's literature

A gentle story told from a child's perspective, sensitively portraying emotional shifts and family relationships.

childhoodfamilyimagination

Onita's Hat

1969年 Children's literature

A folktale-like story combining gentle humor; well loved in educational settings.

folktalehumorgrowing up

The Color of the Car, the Color of the Sky

1968年 Children's literature (short stories)

A short-story collection from the Biwa no Mi School, depicting small discoveries in everyday life from a child's viewpoint.

everyday lifechild's perspectiveimagination

全著作

  • The Color of the Car, the Color of the Sky (1968)
  • Onita's Hat (1969)
  • Chiichan's Shadow-Sending (1982)
  • The Fox God (2003)

作家による翻訳

  • Christmas Bear (translation)

作風・主題

文体
gentle narrative voiceempathetic depiction from a child's perspectiveblending of reality and imagination
頻出モチーフ
skyanimalsfamilymemories of war (recollection)

評価・遺産

Incorporating wartime experiences and a child's perspective, she has published numerous children's books. Widely included in school textbooks and recipient of many awards, she is regarded as an important figure in contemporary Japanese children's literature.

関連学会

  • Japan Children's Literature Association

資料所蔵先

  • Kyushu University Library collection (related materials)

大衆文化への影響

  • Many works included in elementary school Japanese language textbooks

引用

  • My memories are only of the days in Dalian.
    出典: Interview (Kyoto Shimbun, etc.) (2020年)

豆知識

  • Born in Fushun, former Manchuria
  • Many works are included in elementary school textbooks
  • Awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2001