Noma Children's Literature Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1966) award
Kiyoto Fukuda
ふくだ きよと
Fukuda Kiyoto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1904-11-29 （Shukugo Kayama, Hasami, Higashisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1995-06-13 age 90
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Children's writer, Modern literature researcher, Literary critic, University professor
- Active Years
- 1929-1995
- Affiliations
- Jissen Women's University (Professor), Rikkyo University (Professor), Rikkyo Women's Junior College (Professor), Museum of Modern Japanese Literature (Executive Director)
- Memberships
- Japan Association of Children's Literary Artists (Chairman/President), Japanese Association for Children's Literature (Founding member), Museum of Modern Japanese Literature (Executive Director)
- Influenced By
- Hamada Hiro-suke, Namukawa / Namekawa Michio
- Influenced
- Shotaro Nishizawa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omura Middle School (old system) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Fukuoka High School (old system) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Tokyo Imperial University, Faculty of Letters (University of Tokyo) | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | — | — | Japan |
Omura Middle School (old system)
Country:
Japan
Fukuoka High School (old system)
Country:
Japan
Tokyo Imperial University, Faculty of Letters (University of Tokyo)
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Year of Graduation:
1929
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award | Tenpyō no Shōnen | — | Sankei Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1963 | Hans Christian Andersen Award (domestic excellence distinction) | Haru no Medama | — | International Hans Christian Andersen Award selection body | 受賞（国内・優良賞相当） |
| 1966 | Noma Children's Literature Prize | Aki no Medama | — | Noma Children's Literature Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1979 | Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award | Nagasaki Christian Stories | — | Sankei Shimbun | 受賞 |
| — | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award
1958
Work:
Tenpyō no Shōnen
Organization:
Sankei Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Hans Christian Andersen Award (domestic excellence distinction)
1963
Work:
Haru no Medama
Organization:
International Hans Christian Andersen Award selection body
Result:
受賞（国内・優良賞相当）
Noma Children's Literature Prize
1966
Work:
Aki no Medama
Organization:
Noma Children's Literature Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award
1979
Work:
Nagasaki Christian Stories
Organization:
Sankei Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kappa no Su
1933 Short stories / FictionA collection of early short stories combining prewar sensibilities and elements of fantasy.
fantasyhuman observation
Boys of the Cape
1947 Boys' novel / Juvenile fictionA postwar juvenile novel portraying friendship, adventure, and coming-of-age.
friendshipcoming of ageadventure
Tenpyō no Shōnen
1958 Historical children's literatureA historical novel set in the Nara period, depicting history and human relationships from a boy's perspective.
historycoming of agehuman drama
Haru no Medama
1963 Full-length juvenile novelA full-length juvenile novel that received domestic recognition in international awards.
growthfriendship
Aki no Medama
1966 Children's literatureOne of his representative children's works; won the Noma Children's Literature Prize in 1966.
naturecoming of age
Nagasaki Christian Stories
1978 Children's historical storiesChildren's historical tales based on the Christian history of Nagasaki; won the Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award in 1979.
religious historyregional history
Bibliography
- Kappa no Su: Short Story Collection
- Boys of the Cape
- Tenpyō no Shōnen
- Haru no Medama
- Aki no Medama
- Nagasaki Christian Stories
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clear, narrative prose emphasizing story for children; didactic elements presentScholarly and analytical tone in research and criticism
- Recurring Motifs
- coming of agefriendship and cooperationhistory and regional identitynature / the sea
Legacy
Contributed significantly to children's literature as an author, scholar and educator. He helped found the Japan Association of Children's Literary Artists and the Japanese Association for Children's Literature, mentoring many successors. Memorials exist in his hometown Hasami, and his works remain an important legacy in juvenile literature.
Museums
- Jissen Women's University - Kiyoto Fukuda Collection (library/archive) Tokyo (Jissen Women's University)
Academic Societies
- Japan Association of Children's Literary Artists
- Japanese Association for Children's Literature
Archives
- Jissen Women's University - Kiyoto Fukuda Collection (donated holdings)
Trivia
- A stone monument and a bust are erected in his hometown Hasami.
- His personal library was donated to Rikkyo Women's Junior College library and later inherited by Jissen Women's University.
- He wrote lyrics for several school songs.
- There is an award named after him (Fukuda Kiyoto Prize).