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Minoru Kume

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Kume Minoru

ペンネーム: Kume Minoru(Pen name used in children's literature and translations)

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性別
男性
生誕
1931-01 (Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan)
死没
2006-01 75歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
children's author, translator, manga story writer, scriptwriter
活動期間
1957年〜2006年
影響を受けた人物
Arthur Conan Doyle, Maurice Leblanc, Jules Verne, Agatha Christie

学歴

Bunka Gakuin
Faculty of Letters
国: Japan
Graduated from Bunka Gakuin, Faculty of Letters

受賞歴

Japan Children's Literary Association Special Prize
2001
主催: Japan Children's Literary Association
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Macha Sanshiro

1960年 Children's literature

A juvenile adventure/sports story serialized from 1960.

adventurespeedcoming-of-age
映像化・舞台化
  • [manga] Macha Sanshiro (manga adaptation)

The Disappearing Express

1963年 Children's adventure

A boys' adventure novel later adapted as a manga drawn by Fujiko Fujio.

adventuremystery
映像化・舞台化
  • [manga] The Disappearing Express (manga adaptation)

全著作

  • Macha Sanshiro
  • The Disappearing Express
  • The Secret of the Transforming Bat
  • Babe Ruth (biography)
  • Helen Keller (biography)

作品の翻訳

  • Sherlock Holmes (retellings/translations)
  • Arsène Lupin (translations of Maurice Leblanc)
  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
  • Hector Servadac (Jules Verne)

作風・主題

文体
clear, accessible prose tailored to childrenretellings preserve original essence while simplifying language
頻出モチーフ
adventuredetective/mysterymachines and speedanimals

評価・遺産

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.

関連学会

  • Japan Children's Literary Association

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library (holdings)

大衆文化への影響

  • Known for juvenile translations that influenced many children's editions

豆知識

  • 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.