Noma Children's Literature Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (1993) award
Lee Sankum
イ・サンクム
I Sankumu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1930-01-01 （Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean, Japanese
- Residence History
- Hiroshima Prefecture (until 1945) → Los Angeles (resident)
Career
- Occupations
- Children's writer, Translator, Professor emeritus
- Active Years
- 1955-
- Affiliations
- Ewha Womans University (Professor Emeritus)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewha Womans University | Department of Education | Department of Education | Bachelor | 1951-1955 | South Korea |
| Ewha Womans University Graduate School | — | — | Master | — | South Korea |
| Yonsei University Graduate School (doctoral coursework) | — | — | Doctoral coursework | — | South Korea |
| Ochanomizu University | — | — | 学術博士（Ph.D.） | — | Japan |
Ewha Womans University
Department of Education
/ Department of Education
Degree:
Bachelor
Period:
1951-1955
Year of Graduation:
1955
Country:
South Korea
Ewha Womans University Graduate School
Degree:
Master
Country:
South Korea
Completed master's coursework (year unspecified)
Yonsei University Graduate School (doctoral coursework)
Degree:
Doctoral coursework
Country:
South Korea
Completed doctoral coursework (year unspecified)
Ochanomizu University
Degree:
学術博士（Ph.D.）
Year of Graduation:
1987
Country:
Japan
Awarded academic doctoral degree in 1987
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Tsubota Jōji Literary Prize | Half a Hometown: When I Was in Japan | — | Tsubota Jōji Prize Committee | winner |
| — | Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Prize (JR Prize) | Half a Hometown: When I Was in Japan | — | Sankei Shimbun | winner |
| — | Noma Children's Literature Newcomer Award | Half a Hometown: When I Was in Japan | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | winner |
| — | Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer Award | Half a Hometown: When I Was in Japan | — | Japan Children's Literature Association | winner |
Tsubota Jōji Literary Prize
Work:
Half a Hometown: When I Was in Japan
Organization:
Tsubota Jōji Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Prize (JR Prize)
Work:
Half a Hometown: When I Was in Japan
Organization:
Sankei Shimbun
Result:
winner
Noma Children's Literature Newcomer Award
Work:
Half a Hometown: When I Was in Japan
Organization:
Noma Cultural Foundation
Result:
winner
Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer Award
Work:
Half a Hometown: When I Was in Japan
Organization:
Japan Children's Literature Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (1994) award
Works
Major Works
Half a Hometown: When I Was in Japan
1993 Children's literature (autobiographical memoir)An autobiographical memoir in which the author recounts growing up in Japan until 1945 and returning to Korea. It explores memories of wartime and postwar periods, questions of identity, and feelings toward homeland.
homelandmemoryidentitywar and postwar
Bibliography
- Half a Hometown: When I Was in Japan (Fukuinkan Shoten, 1993)
- The Giant That Became a Mountain: The Story of Paektu Mountain (co-translated, Fukuinkan Shoten, 1990)
Translations by Author
- The Giant That Became a Mountain: The Story of Paektu Mountain (by Ryu Chesu, co-translated with Tadashi Matsui, Fukuinkan Shoten, 1990)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise and accessible narrationEmphasis on a child's perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- scenes of hometowndisplacement and returnfragments of memory
Legacy
Lee Sankum is recognized for her sensitive writings about childhood experiences spanning Japan and Korea, receiving multiple awards in the field of children's literature. Academically she contributed to education and is known as Professor Emeritus of Ewha Womans University. Her accounts of growing up in Japan resonate with readers in both countries.
Academic Societies
- Japan Children's Literature Association
Trivia
- Born in 1930 in Hiroshima Prefecture.
- Professor emeritus at Ewha Womans University; resides in Los Angeles.
- Received multiple children's literature awards for 'Half a Hometown.'