Noma Children's Literature Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1967) award
Shigeru Kagawa
かがわ しげる
Kagawa Shigeru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1920-04-14 （Nakashinmachi, Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan）
- Died
- 1991-05-13 age 71
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan → Saitama Prefecture (Kawagoe, Shiki, Niiza), Japan → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Children's writer, Education critic, Teacher, School principal
- Active Years
- 1945-1991
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihon University (dropped out) | College of Art | — | — | — | Japan |
| Kagawa Normal School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Nihon University (dropped out)
College of Art
Country:
Japan
Enrolled but did not complete degree
Kagawa Normal School
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the normal school and qualified as a teacher
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Noma Children's Literature Award | Setro no Umi | — | Noma Children's Literature Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Shogakukan Literature Prize | Beyond 10,000 Meters in the Sky | — | Shogakukan | 受賞 |
Noma Children's Literature Award
1967
Work:
Setro no Umi
Organization:
Noma Children's Literature Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Shogakukan Literature Prize
1980
Work:
Beyond 10,000 Meters in the Sky
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Shogakukan Children Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (1980) award
Works
Major Works
Setro no Umi
1967 Children's literatureA children's novel depicting boys' friendship and adventure; a coming-of-age story set around the sea.
GrowthFriendshipThe sea
Beyond 10,000 Meters in the Sky
1980 Children's literatureA children's work using the sky and adventure as motifs. Winner of the Shogakukan Literature Prize in 1980.
AdventureDreamsChallenge
Pao no Shounen
1966 Children's literatureA junior novel centered on a boy from a foreign land.
Cross-cultural understandingAdventure
Bibliography
- Gather at the Southern Beach
- The Mischievous Era
- Pao no Shounen
- Setro no Umi
- From Today You Are Also a Teacher: Life Tips
- The Two with Red Hats
- Life Thief
- Songs That Do Not Bark: Poems for Junior High Students
- An Invitation to Literary Works
- The Sea's Bat Umbrella
- Our Dreams
- The Monkey of the Torii
- Stormy Scissors Swordsmanship
- I Am an Orca
- Sea of Rascals
- The Airplane God
- To the High Firefly Constellation
- Return, Star of the Sea
- Goodnight, Mr. Lion
- The Strange Deity from the Sea: Susano'o
- Education Is Not Only Academic Instruction: Life Tips 2
- Taro the Orca Calf
- Mothers, Please Remember This
- Christ (World Biography)
- I'm Angry
- Dreaming of Sea Farms: The Aquaculture Efforts of Kazusaburo Noami
- The First Term of Karasutengu
- Father, It's Your Turn! A Father's Educational Struggles
- The Mermaid and My Summer Tale
- No Untouchables in Education
- Sachiko, a Telepathic Witch?
- Mr. Beard and Our Summer
- The Sacred Cow Vanished in Flames
Translations by Author
- Uncle Tom's Cabin (translated)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Simple, child-friendly narrationDidactic perspective in descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- SeaAdventureFriendshipComing of age
Legacy
As a children's writer and education critic, he influenced postwar children's literature and school education. He contributed to youth literary education by founding a junior-high readership magazine and through his work as a school principal.
Trivia
- Born April 14, 1920; died May 13, 1991.
- Won the Noma Children's Literature Award in 1967 for 'Setro no Umi'.
- Won the Shogakukan Literature Prize in 1980 for 'Beyond 10,000 Meters in the Sky'.
- Founded and served as editor-in-chief of the magazine 'Chugakusei Bungaku'.
- Had a close friendship with writer Shotaro Nishizawa during his time in Saitama.