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Kinya Katsuo

かつお きんや

Katsuo Kinya

ペンネーム: Katsuokinya（Pen name used for children's literature (kana form)）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1927-09-20 （Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan）
死没
2020-04-04 92歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan → Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan → Kanazawa, Japan

経歴

職業
children's author, university professor, translator, writer
活動期間
1953年〜2020年
所属
Aichi Prefectural University (Professor Emeritus), Baika Women's University (former professor)

学歴

Kanazawa University
Faculty of Education / Department of Education
卒業年: 1953
国: Japan

受賞歴

Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award
1969
対象作品: Tenpō no Hitobito
主催: Sankei Shimbun
結果: 受賞
Izumi Kyōka Memorial Kanazawa Citizens' Literature Prize
1973
対象作品: Noto no Oike-zukuri
主催: Kanazawa City (memorial prize)
結果: 受賞
Japan Children's Literature Society Award
1977
対象作品: Reimeiki no Rekishi Jidōbungaku
主催: Japan Children's Literature Society
結果: 奨励賞
Japan Children's Writers Association Award
1981
対象作品: Nanatsubanashi Hyakumangoku
主催: Japan Children's Writers Association
結果: 受賞
Japan Children's Literature Society Award
2000
対象作品: Denki Jidōbungaku no Ayumi
主催: Japan Children's Literature Society
結果: 受賞
Ishikawa TV Prize
2000
対象作品: Denki Jidōbungaku no Ayumi
主催: Ishikawa TV
結果: 受賞
Iwaya Konpaku Literary Prize (Special Prize)
2001
部門: 特別賞
主催: Iwaya Konpaku Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Chunichi Cultural Prize
2003
主催: Chunichi Shimbun
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Tenpō no Hitobito

1968年 Children's literature

A historical children's work set in the late Edo period (Tenpō), depicting local life and characters.

historylocal communityhuman relationships

Noto no Oike-zukuri

1973年 Children's literature / regional folktales

Stories for children based on folktales and traditions from the Noto region.

folktalesregional culturenature

Nanatsubanashi Hyakumangoku

1980年 Children's literature

A collection of short stories set in the rich Kaga (Hyakumangoku) region, retelling local traditions and historical episodes for children.

regional historytraditionhistorical education through stories

History of Biographical Children's Literature 1891–1945

1999年 Non-fiction / scholarly

A scholarly study tracing the development of biographical children's literature in Japan; recipient of a society award.

children's literature studiesbiographyhistory education

全著作

  • Tenpō no Hitobito
  • Ido-hori Kichizaemon
  • Ansei 5, July 11
  • Searching Tatsumi Irrigation
  • Did the Camel Fly?
  • White Rice Ball (short stories)
  • Gokayama Life: Continued Tenpō People
  • Noto no Oike-zukuri
  • Nanatsubanashi Hyakumangoku
  • Early Period Historical Children's Literature
  • History of Biographical Children's Literature 1891–1945
  • Burn, Takao Castle!
  • Voices Falling from the Mountain
  • Seventeen Years in the Storm: Nagaya Hachinai's Renewal
  • The Person: Nankichi Niimi

作家による翻訳

  • I'm the Captain's Child: Chinese Children's Stories (translation)
  • Grandma's Birthday (translation)
  • Today We Rest (translation)
  • Thief, Thief (translation)

作風・主題

文体
narration that carefully retells historyeducational style emphasizing regional culture
頻出モチーフ
local folklore and traditionshistorical figures and eventseducational perspective for children

評価・遺産

Kinya Katsuo was a children's author and scholar known for retelling regional history and folklore for young readers. He produced numerous children's books and scholarly works on children's literature, taught at the university level, and received several society and cultural awards.

関連学会

  • Japan Children's Literature Society
  • Hokuriku Children's Literature Association

豆知識

  • Born Kinya (surname became Katsuo by adoption).
  • Published mainly under the pen name 'かつおきんや'.
  • Professor emeritus at Aichi Prefectural University, former professor at Baika Women's University.
  • Died on April 4, 2020, at age 92.