Rennyo Award
1回登壇
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第2回（1995年） excellent work
Kyoko Michishita
みちした きょうこ
Michishita Kyoko
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1942-04-26 （Toyohara, Karafuto (now Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin, Russia)）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese, English
- 居住地歴
- Toyohara (now Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin, Russia) → Maoka (former Karafuto; later under Soviet occupation) → Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan → Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan → Wisconsin, USA (exchange student) → New York, USA (worked at United Nations Headquarters) → Tokyo, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, Translator, Arts Program Specialist
- 活動期間
- 1967年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Georgia O'Keeffe, Gloria Steinem
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido Sapporo North High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| University of Wisconsin | — | — | — | — | United States |
Hokkaido Sapporo North High School
国:
Japan
In 1960 studied in the United States as an AFS exchange student
University of Wisconsin
卒業年:
1967
国:
United States
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Rennyo Prize | Dasvidaniya, My Karafuto | ノンフィクション | Rennyo Prize Committee | 優秀作 |
Rennyo Prize
1995
対象作品:
Dasvidaniya, My Karafuto
部門:
ノンフィクション
主催:
Rennyo Prize Committee
結果:
優秀作
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Sensharu Raifu: Otoko mo Tobu Onna no Ikikata
1980年 EssayA collection of essays discussing women's lives and lifestyles.
women's issueslifestyle
Dasvidaniya, My Karafuto
1996年 Non-fiction (memoir)A non-fiction memoir recounting experiences in Karafuto and repatriation, based on her late father's notes and family memories.
war experiencerepatriationfamily memorylocal history
Blue Hour
2008年 NovelA later work characterized by a quiet, introspective tone.
lonelinesstimememory
全著作
- Sensharu Raifu: Otoko mo Tobu Onna no Ikikata (Kodansha) 1980
- Dasvidaniya, My Karafuto (Kawade Shobo Shinsha) 1996
- Blue Hour (San-ichi Shobo) 2008
作家による翻訳
- Georgia O'Keeffe: Portrait of the Sublime American Spirit (Laurie Ryle, Parco Publishing) 1984
- Inside the Playboy Club: New Philosophy of Living (Gloria Steinem, Mikasa Shobo) 1985
- Brooke Shields: My Lifestyle (Brooke Shields, Shincho Bunko) 1986
- Marilyn (Gloria Steinem, Soshisha) 1987
- Seeking the Real Self: Revolution of Self-Esteem and Love (Gloria Steinem, Chuokoron-Shinsha) 1994
- Enoch Arden (Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Aiiku Publishing) 2011
作風・主題
- 文体
- Memoir-like, lyrical proseBlend of factual description and personal memory
- 頻出モチーフ
- familywar and repatriationmemory and nostalgia
評価・遺産
Known for non-fiction recounting experiences in Karafuto and for promoting American culture in Japan. In particular, 'Dasvidaniya, My Karafuto' is regarded as an important record of repatriation history and family memory.
豆知識
- In 1960 she studied in Wisconsin as an AFS exchange student.
- After graduating from the University of Wisconsin in 1967, she worked at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
- In 1995 her book 'Dasvidaniya, My Karafuto' was selected as an excellence work for the Rennyo Prize.
- She is known for introducing American cultural figures such as Georgia O'Keeffe and Gloria Steinem to Japanese audiences.