Noma Children's Literature Newcomer Award
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Edition 1 (1963) award
Mitsuo Ishikawa
いしかわ みつお
Ishikawa Mitsuo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1918-08-19 （Tokyo）
- Died
- 1981-04-10 age 62
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Children's author, Non-fiction writer, Editor
- Active Years
- 1943-1981
- Affiliations
- Shinchosha Publishing Co., Ltd.
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rissho University | — | — | — | 中退（在学期間詳細不明） | Japan |
Rissho University
Period:
中退（在学期間詳細不明）
Country:
Japan
Left Rissho University before graduation
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kamomesan
1943 Children's literatureAn early children's work; detailed information is limited.
childrenanimals
The Light-Green Steamboat
1963 Children's tale with non-fictional elementsA children's tale based on the author's wartime experiences, recounting memories of war and miraculous survival in an accessible way for young readers.
war experiencesurvivalmemory
Zero Fighter and Battleship Yamato: Glory and Tragedy of the Pacific War
1969 Non-fiction (youth documentary)A factual account presenting stories and facts about the Pacific War for younger readers.
military historywarfareeducation
Miraculous Escape
1975 Children's non-fictionA survival and escape story based on the author's own experience, conveying wartime events to junior readers.
survivaladventurewar
Bibliography
- Kamomesan (Kokkado Nichido-sha) 1943
- The Light-Green Steamboat (Toto Shobo) 1963
- Zero Fighter and Battleship Yamato: Glory and Tragedy of the Pacific War (Kaiseisha) 1969
- Stories of Friends and Fights (Kokusai Joho-sha) 1969
- Challenging the Antarctic (Shueisha) 1971
- Columbus (Komine Shoten) 1972
- Story of Battleships: Rise and Fall of the Imperial Japanese Navy (Kaiseisha) 1972
- Blood and Sand: The Anger of a Navy Soldier (Asunaro) 1974
- Miraculous Escape (Gakken) 1975
- Napoleon (Shufu-no-Tomo) 1977
- Commotion of Guns (Iwasaki Shoten) 1977
- Living for Justice (Doshinsha) 1978
- The Flying Thousand-Mile Shoes (Kyoiku Gageki) 1978
- Blooming Island & Borders: Collected Poems and Writings of Mitsuo Ishikawa (edited by Aiko Ishikawa) 1982
Translations by Author
- Scaramouche (translated from Rafael Sabatini) 1967
- Andrew Carnegie (translation/editor) 1968
- Kon-Tiki (translated from Thor Heyerdahl) 1969
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic depictions based on wartime experienceClear, accessible narration for childrenDocumentary-style elements in non-fiction works
- Recurring Motifs
- the seawar and survivaladventure and explorationhistorical figures
Legacy
A 20th-century children's and non-fiction writer who left a body of work conveying wartime experiences to young readers. Also known for his editorial work and contributions to educational youth documentaries.
Archives
- Holdings at the National Diet Library
Trivia
- Conscripted into the military in 1943; the special duty ship he was on was torpedoed and sunk, and he miraculously survived.
- Worked at Shinchosha after the war, engaging in editing and writing.
- Attended Rissho University but left before graduating.