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第9回（1959年） award
Erika Tachihara
たちはら えりか
Tachihara Erika
別名:
渡辺 久美子 / Watanabe Kumiko
ペンネーム:
Erika Tachihara（Pen name taken in reference to poet Tachihara Dōzō）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1937-10-13 （Tokyo, Japan）
- 死没
- 2025-07-01 87歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Tokyo, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- Children's literature writer, Poet, Essayist, Translator, Visiting professor
- 活動期間
- 1957年〜2025年
- 所属
- Member of the Japan Children's Literature Association, Visiting professor, Department of Character Design, Osaka University of Arts
- 所属団体
- Japan Children's Literature Association
- 影響を受けた人物
- Tachihara Dōzō, Hans Christian Andersen / Western fairy-tale tradition
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Metropolitan Hakuo High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo Metropolitan Hakuo High School
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer Award | The Mermaid's Shoes | — | Japan Children's Literature Association | Winner |
| 1961 | Kodansha Children's Literature Newcomer Award | Yuri and the Tale of Big People and Tiny People (later published as "Big People and Tiny People") | — | Kodansha | Winner |
Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer Award
1959
対象作品:
The Mermaid's Shoes
主催:
Japan Children's Literature Association
結果:
Winner
Kodansha Children's Literature Newcomer Award
1961
対象作品:
Yuri and the Tale of Big People and Tiny People (later published as "Big People and Tiny People")
主催:
Kodansha
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
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第2回（1961年） award
作品
代表作
The White Ship with a Rocking Horse
1960年 Children's tale / FantasyA collection of fairy tales and short stories that depict children's emotions with lyrical, fantastical motifs.
FantasyChildhood emotionsNature
Big People and Tiny People
1961年 Children's literatureA children's story portraying the worlds of big and small beings with humor and fantasy.
GrowthEmpathy and contrastImagination
The Mermaid's Shoes
1959年 Fairy tale / Children's taleA fairy tale told with delicate emotion and fantastical settings; one of her award-winning pieces.
FantasySelf-discoverySea imagery
全著作
- The White Ship with a Rocking Horse
- Big People and Tiny People
- The Mermaid's Shoes
- The Little Fairy's Little Guitar
- Snow Maiden
- The Fairies
- Flower Tales
- Morning's Bouquet: Small Tales
- Ghost Stories
- A Journey to Andersen
作風・主題
- 文体
- Lyrical and gentle narrationFairy-tale like fantastical imageryConcise prose, often in short-story form
- 頻出モチーフ
- Sea and waterFlowersChildren and growthAnimals and fairies
評価・遺産
Erika Tachihara was a significant postwar Japanese writer of children's literature and fairy tales, beloved for her lyrical, fantastical style. She collaborated widely with illustrators and contributed to the popularization of children's literature and the mentoring of younger creators.
関連学会
- Japan Children's Literature Association
豆知識
- Her pen name was chosen in reference to poet Tachihara Dōzō.
- Her husband, Fujiichi Watanabe, illustrated many of her works.
- She began her writing career by self-publishing a collection in 1957.
- She served as a visiting professor at Osaka University of Arts.