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第2回（1952年） award
Yasuo Maekawa
まえかわ やすお
Maekawa Yasuo
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1921-12-25 （Tokyo）
- 死没
- 2002-10-14 80歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- children's literature author, translator
- 活動期間
- 1950年〜2002年
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University Senior High School | — | — | — | 1939- | Japan |
| Waseda University | German literature department | — | — | 1942-1943 | Japan |
Waseda University Senior High School
期間:
1939-
国:
Japan
Entered in 1939 (details of graduation unknown)
Waseda University
German literature department
期間:
1942-1943
国:
Japan
Left studies in 1943 due to wartime conscription
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Japan Association of Children's Literature Newcomer Award | "Kawa Shogun" and "Mura no Ichibanboshi" | — | Japan Association of Children's Literature | winner |
| 1967 | Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award | Yan | — | Sankei Shimbun | winner |
| 1969 | Japan Association of Children's Literature Award | Sea of the Demon | — | Japan Association of Children's Literature | winner |
| 1981 | Noma Children's Literature Award | The Sad Story of the Car | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | winner |
| 1991 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Japanese government | honor |
Japan Association of Children's Literature Newcomer Award
1952
対象作品:
"Kawa Shogun" and "Mura no Ichibanboshi"
主催:
Japan Association of Children's Literature
結果:
winner
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award
1967
対象作品:
Yan
主催:
Sankei Shimbun
結果:
winner
Japan Association of Children's Literature Award
1969
対象作品:
Sea of the Demon
主催:
Japan Association of Children's Literature
結果:
winner
Noma Children's Literature Award
1981
対象作品:
The Sad Story of the Car
主催:
Noma Cultural Foundation
結果:
winner
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1991
主催:
Japanese government
結果:
honor
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Yan
1967年 children's literatureA children's book focusing on friendship and growth, containing episodic adventure elements.
friendshipcoming-of-ageadventure
Sea of the Demon
1969年 children's literatureA children's adventure about a boy confronting nature and fear through imagination.
adventurenaturefear and overcoming
The Sad Story of the Car
1981年 children's literatureA fable-like children's story about a car, containing moral and humorous elements.
moralityhumornature vs. machine
全著作
- Tales of Biographies
- Adventure Fairy Tales
- Toy Tales
- I Am Like Myself
- Various Animals
- Train
- The Tale of Kurobe Dam / Mammoth Tanker Story
- Stories of the Mysterious Forest
- Miracle Club
- Yan
- Harisenbon Club
- Sea of the Demon
- Goodbye Kumaemon
- Yubisui Kyun
- Strange Peach Stories
- Wanting Little Boy
- Two Magicians
- The Mole's Camera
- Silent Onijyu
- Song of the Phantom Cicada
- Five Lucky Tales
- The House Where Mother Was Born
- Grandpa Clock's Clock
- The Story of a Cute Echo
- Song of the Hare
- The Upside-down Dog
- The Day He Became a Bird Monster
- The Selfish Alien Came Flying
- Red Oni Gochomora
- The Punk Incident
- Tektak's Slightly Scary Stories
- Footsteps of the Eiffel Tower
- Fish in the Forest
- Drift of the Sengokubune
- The World's Best Father
- To a New Star
作風・主題
- 文体
- simple prose for childrenmixes fable-like and fantastical elements
- 頻出モチーフ
- adventurefriendshipencounters with nature
評価・遺産
One of Japan's notable 20th-century children's authors. He contributed to children's literature through many original works and translations and received multiple awards.
関連学会
- Japan Association of Children's Literature
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library (authority data)
豆知識
- His wife's father was the painter Tatsushiro Takabatake.
- Returned from internment in Shanghai in 1946; had wartime and internment experiences.
- Received the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1991.