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Taruhi Furuta

ふるた たるひ

Furuta Taruhi

ペンネーム: Taruhi Furuta（Wrote under his real name）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1927-11-29 （Kawanoe, Ehime, Japan (now Shikokuchuo)）
死没
2014-06-08 86歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Kawanoe, Ehime (now Shikokuchuo), Japan → Dogo Yunomachi, Ehime, Japan → Shiina-machi, Toshima, Tokyo, Japan → Higashikurume, Tokyo, Japan

経歴

職業
critic, writer, children's literature author, university professor
活動期間
1953年〜2014年
所属
Japan Children's Literature Association, Yamaguchi Women's University (Faculty of Letters, Children's Culture)
所属団体
Japan Children's Literature Association, Kodomo no Hon Kujō no Kai (representative member)
影響を受けた人物
Karel Čapek, Genzaburo Yoshino, His father, Hiroshi Furuta (Japanese literature scholar)

学歴

Osaka College of Foreign Studies (predecessor institution)
Russian language department / Russian
期間: 1945-1948
国: Japan
Did not complete degree (withdrew)
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters I
Faculty of Letters (Russian literature) / Russian literature
期間: 1949-1953
国: Japan
Active in university children's literature circle; withdrew before graduation

受賞歴

Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer Award (9th)
1960
対象作品: Modern Children's Literature
主催: Japan Children's Literature Association
結果: winner
Japan Children's Literature Association Award (7th)
1967
対象作品: Homework Acceptance Co., Ltd.
主催: Japan Children's Literature Association
結果: winner
National Youth Reading Essay Contest (designated reading)
1981
対象作品: Kuro Came to the Cherry Club
主催: National Youth Reading Essay Contest organizers
結果: designated book
Iwatani Konpachi Literary Prize
1994
主催: Iwatani Konpachi Literary Prize Committee
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Modern Children's Literature

1959年 criticism

A collection of critical essays on modern Japanese children's literature; notable for its critique of Ogawa Mimei.

children's literature theorycritique of modern fairy tales

The Stolen Town

1961年 children's literature

A story told from children's perspectives; one of his representative works from the 1960s.

friendshipcommunity

Homework Acceptance Co., Ltd.

1966年 children's literature

A humorous work that mixes children's sociality; one of his award-winning books.

humorchildren and work

The Big First-Grader and the Small Second-Grader

1970年 children's literature

A picture-book style story about everyday adventures of children; adapted for the 2014 young animator training project (Anime Mirai).

everyday adventurechildren's perspective
映像化・舞台化
  • [Animation] The Big First-Grader and the Small Second-Grader (short animation) (2014)

The Adventure in the Closet

1974年 children's literature

A classic about children's imagination and adventurous spirit; manuscripts and drafts have been exhibited and studied.

imaginationadventure

全著作

  • Modern Children's Literature
  • The Stolen Town
  • Homework Acceptance Co., Ltd.
  • The Big First-Grader and the Small Second-Grader
  • The Adventure in the Closet
  • Robot Kami
  • Kuro Came to the Cherry Club
  • Takeru on the Water

翻案

  • The Big First-Grader and the Small Second-Grader (Anime Mirai short)

作風・主題

文体
Style emphasizing children's point of view in fictionCritical and theoretical approach in essays
頻出モチーフ
everyday life and adventure of childrenhumor and social themesimagination

健康

  • tuberculosis
    1949-1950
    Forced leave/quit teaching job; affected early career
  • tenosynovitis
    1986
    After surgery wrote using word processor
  • heart failure (cause of death)
    2014
    Died of heart failure in 2014

評価・遺産

He had influence both as a critic and author in modern children's literature; his representative works continue to be read by children and scholars. Manuscripts and donated collections are preserved at Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature and Shiraume Gakuen, with ongoing research projects and exhibitions.

記念館・博物館

  • Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
  • Shiraume Gakuen University Library (Furuta donation corner) Shiraume Gakuen (location in Saitama), Japan

関連学会

  • Japan Children's Literature Association

資料所蔵先

  • Taruhi Furuta manuscripts and creative notes (Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature)
  • Furuta family book collection (donated to Shiraume Gakuen)

大衆文化への影響

  • 'The Big First-Grader and the Small Second-Grader' adapted as a short for the 2014 Anime Mirai project

引用

  • Say what you think boldly
    出典: Father's teaching (biographical source)

豆知識

  • Known for being a slow writer with poor handwriting
  • Donated about 500 manuscripts and roughly 33,000 volumes
  • One of the core members of Waseda University Fairy Tale Club 'Small Friends'