Japan Children’s Literature Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1969) award
Kurusu Yoshio
くるす よしお
Kurusu Yoshio
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1916-01-14 （Takada Village, Inashiki District, Ibaraki Prefecture (now Takada, Inashiki City), Japan）
- Died
- 2001-06-06 age 85
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- children's writer, author
- Active Years
- 1940-2001
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibaraki Prefectural Edosaki High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Ibaraki Prefectural Edosaki High School
Country:
Japan
Graduated from a former agricultural school
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Japan Association of Children's Literature Award | Kurosuke | — | Japan Association of Children's Literature | Won |
Japan Association of Children's Literature Award
1969
Work:
Kurosuke
Organization:
Japan Association of Children's Literature
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Village's Greatest Cherry Tree
1959 Children's literatureA story about children and the large cherry tree that stands at the heart of their village.
communitynature
Kurosuke
1963 Children's historical novelA youth-centered novel set against a historical backdrop; noted for its research-based historical narrative.
historycoming of age
The Bear Who Played the Trumpet
1979 Picture bookA children's picture book about a bear who plays a brass instrument.
friendshipplay
The Toy Shop of Edo
1970 Historical novel for young readersA tale centered on a toy shop in the Edo period.
historyculture
War and Human Life
1973 Non-fictionA non-fiction work discussing the effects of war on people's lives and lives lost; reported and educational in nature.
warhumanity
Bibliography
- The Village's Greatest Cherry Tree (Mugi Shobo, Ame no Hi Bunko) 1959
- Japanese Historical Tales Vol.1: Clans and Aristocrats Era (Kasumigaseki Shobo) 1961
- Kurosuke (Iwasaki Shoten) 1963
- Korean Schools: A Reportage on Ethnic Education Abroad (Taihei Publishing) 1968
- Ghost Cloud (Shin Nihon Shuppansha) 1969
- The Toy Shop of Edo (Iwasaki Shoten) 1970
- War and Human Life (Shin Nihon Shuppansha) 1973
- Bunsei Tango Stories (Kaiseisha) 1973
- Kodayu: Tales of Orosha (Shin Nihon Shuppansha) 1974
- The Bear Who Played the Trumpet (Poplar Publishing) 1979
- Collected Children's Literature of Kurusu Yoshio (Iwasaki Shoten), 10 vols., 1983
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- progressive historical perspectivewell-crafted, concise prose
- Recurring Motifs
- historical researchchild's perspectivehuman life
Legacy
Kurusu Yoshio is regarded in 20th-century Japanese children's literature for his historically based works and carefully researched narrative construction. He left a body of work and a collected edition that influenced readers and scholars.
Academic Societies
- Japan Association of Children's Literature
Trivia
- His original surname was Kimura.
- He was arrested during the 1941 repression of handwriting/comp book teachers.
- He won the Japan Association of Children's Literature Award in 1969 for 'Kurosuke'.
- A 10-volume collected works of Kurusu Yoshio was published by Iwasaki Shoten in 1983.