Japan Juvenile Writers Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2001) special award
Minoru Kume
くめ みのる
Kume Minoru
Pen Names:
Kume Minoru（Pen name used in children's literature and translations）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-01 （Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Died
- 2006-01 age 75
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- children's author, translator, manga story writer, scriptwriter
- Active Years
- 1957-2006
- Influenced By
- Arthur Conan Doyle, Maurice Leblanc, Jules Verne, Agatha Christie
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunka Gakuin | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Bunka Gakuin
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Graduated from Bunka Gakuin, Faculty of Letters
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Japan Children's Literary Association Special Prize | — | — | Japan Children's Literary Association | winner |
Japan Children's Literary Association Special Prize
2001
Organization:
Japan Children's Literary Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Macha Sanshiro
1960 Children's literatureA juvenile adventure/sports story serialized from 1960.
adventurespeedcoming-of-age
Adaptations
- [manga] Macha Sanshiro (manga adaptation)
The Disappearing Express
1963 Children's adventureA boys' adventure novel later adapted as a manga drawn by Fujiko Fujio.
adventuremystery
Adaptations
- [manga] The Disappearing Express (manga adaptation)
Bibliography
- Macha Sanshiro
- The Disappearing Express
- The Secret of the Transforming Bat
- Babe Ruth (biography)
- Helen Keller (biography)
Translations of Works
- Sherlock Holmes (retellings/translations)
- Arsène Lupin (translations of Maurice Leblanc)
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Hector Servadac (Jules Verne)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear, accessible prose tailored to childrenretellings preserve original essence while simplifying language
- Recurring Motifs
- adventuredetective/mysterymachines and speedanimals
Legacy
A prolific contributor to children's literature through original works, retellings and translations. He produced many juvenile editions of classics such as Sherlock Holmes and Arsène Lupin, worked as a manga story writer and scriptwriter, and was honored with the Japan Children's Literary Association Special Prize.
Academic Societies
- Japan Children's Literary Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (holdings)
In Popular Culture
- Known for juvenile translations that influenced many children's editions
Trivia
- He also wrote and translated under the name "Kume Minoru."
- Several works were adapted to manga or created in collaboration with notable manga artists such as Fujiko Fujio.
- Received the Japan Children's Literary Association Special Prize in 2001.