Noma Children's Literature Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1975) award
Shogo Koide
こいで しょうご
Koide Shōgo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1897-01-05 （Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan）
- Died
- 1990-10-08 age 93
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Christianity (Protestant)
- Residence History
- Mishima (Shizuoka) → Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- Children's writer, Educator, Chair, Board of Education
- Active Years
- 1922-1986
- Affiliations
- Meiji Gakuin (faculty), Japan Association of Children's Literature Writers (chair 1966-1972)
- Memberships
- Japan Association of Children's Literature Writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Commerce | — | — | 1914-1918 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Commerce
Period:
1914-1918
Year of Graduation:
1918
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Dowa (Fairy Tale) Prize (2nd) | Taabo | — | Association of Fairy Tale Writers | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Noma Children's Literature Prize (13th) | Jinta no Oto | — | Noma Children's Literature Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Christian Merit Award | — | — | Japanese Christian Cultural Association (and related bodies) | 表彰 |
Dowa (Fairy Tale) Prize (2nd)
1939
Work:
Taabo
Organization:
Association of Fairy Tale Writers
Result:
受賞
Noma Children's Literature Prize (13th)
1975
Work:
Jinta no Oto
Organization:
Noma Children's Literature Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Christian Merit Award
1980
Organization:
Japanese Christian Cultural Association (and related bodies)
Result:
表彰
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Jinta no Oto
1974 Children's literatureA children's work depicting warm humanistic understanding from a child's perspective. Well received as a picture book / children's novel.
faithfriendshipchildhood growth
The Slow Roller
1967 Children's bookA notable children's piece published in the 'Kodomo no Tomo' series by Fukuinkan Shoten.
adventurekindness
Saint Francis and the Little Brothers
1922 Biography / Religious children's literatureA retelling of the life of Saint Francis for children.
religioncharity
Bibliography
- Saint Francis and the Little Brothers
- White Sparrow (Fairy Tales)
- The Big Rainbow
- The Tale of the Faithful Dog Koro
- The Slow Roller
- Kappabashi
- Jinta no Oto
- From Tale to Tale: Memoirs of a Children's Author
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Warm, Christian humanist toneGentle child-centered narration
- Recurring Motifs
- faith and human compassionempathy with nature and animalschildhood growth and friendship
Legacy
One of the prominent 20th-century Japanese children's authors. His Christian-humanist works and service in educational and children's literature organizations influenced later writers.
Academic Societies
- Japan Association of Children's Literature Writers
Archives
- National Diet Library (works and holdings)
Trivia
- In 1957 he ran as the unified progressive candidate for mayor of Mishima and was defeated.
- His younger brother was the philosopher Tsugio Koide.