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第12回（1994年） award
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第14回（1996年） award
Kaori Komori
こもり かおり
Kaori Komori
別名:
橋本 香折 / はしもと かおり
ペンネーム:
Kaori Hashimoto（Pen name used on some picture books and children's works）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1958 （Tokyo, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese, German
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Translator, Children's author
- 活動期間
- 1997年〜
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aoyama Gakuin University | Faculty of Letters | — | 学士 | — | Japan |
| Gakushuin University Graduate School, Graduate School of Letters | Graduate School of Letters | German Literature | — | — | Japan |
Aoyama Gakuin University
Faculty of Letters
学位:
学士
国:
Japan
Graduated from the Faculty of Letters
Gakushuin University Graduate School, Graduate School of Letters
Graduate School of Letters
/ German Literature
国:
Japan
Completed coursework in doctoral program but withdrew before degree (German literature)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | “Small Fairy Tales” Grand Prize | A Job Perfect for Me | — | Small Fairy Tales Prize Committee | winner |
| 2002 | Chuden Children's Literature Award | Nicole's Tower | — | Chuden Children's Literature Award Committee | winner |
| 2004 | Nankichi Niimi Children's Literature Award | Nicole's Tower | — | Nankichi Niimi Award Committee | winner |
“Small Fairy Tales” Grand Prize
対象作品:
A Job Perfect for Me
主催:
Small Fairy Tales Prize Committee
結果:
winner
Chuden Children's Literature Award
2002
対象作品:
Nicole's Tower
主催:
Chuden Children's Literature Award Committee
結果:
winner
Nankichi Niimi Children's Literature Award
2004
対象作品:
Nicole's Tower
主催:
Nankichi Niimi Award Committee
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Nicole's Tower
2003年 FantasyA children's fantasy novel focusing on adventure and coming-of-age themes; award-winning and aimed at young readers.
adventurecoming-of-agefriendship
A Job Perfect for Me
Children's literatureA short work that won the Small Fairy Tales Grand Prize.
workself-discovery
Dinosaur Cider
1997年 Picture book / Children's bookA picture book illustrated by Eiichi Ito.
animalsadventure
Sakura, Hikaru.
2006年 Children's literatureA children's story dealing with friendship and seasonal motifs.
friendshipseason
全著作
- Dinosaur Cider
- I'll Stay By Your Side
- The Water Door
- Black Wings, Assemble
- The Moon's Egg
- Power of May
- Seven Mysteries That Begin with 'I Heard a Voice'
- Nicole's Tower
- The Offering Is Chocolate
- There's a Cow in Your House Too
- Sakura, Hikaru.
- Behind, the Front
- To the Thirteenth Month Castle: Ezel Chronicle
- Sun's Wine
- Parallel World
- Kaedama
- Until the Day I Become a Butterfly
- Rena and the House of Climbing Roses
- The Timeless Garden
- The Suspicious Yokai Doctor
- Upara Sleeps
- Dream Interpreter Fana: The Bracelet of the Land of the Dead
- Cross Time with Lightning!
- Otter Mogu
- The Blue Reader
作家による翻訳
作品の翻訳
- Die Farbe der Königin (original title unknown)
- Romeo and Juliet
- Hansel and Gretel
作風・主題
- 文体
- gentle narrative voice for childrenclear metaphors and vivid imagery
- 頻出モチーフ
- animalsadventurefamily
評価・遺産
Kaori Komori is recognized as a children's author and translator, noted for her children's fantasy novels and picture books. She has introduced many German-language works to Japanese readers through translation.
豆知識
- Uses the pen name Kaori Hashimoto for some publications.
- Has translated many German picture books into Japanese.
- Born in Tokyo; graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University's Faculty of Letters.
- Completed coursework in the doctoral program in German literature at Gakushuin University but withdrew before earning the degree.