Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (1982) award
Hiroshi Nagata
おさだ ひろし
Nagata Hiroshi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-11-10 （Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2015-05-03 （Suginami, Tokyo, Japan） age 75
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan → Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- poet, children's author, literary critic, translator, essayist
- Active Years
- 1965-2015
- Affiliations
- Waseda University (part-time lecturer), University of Iowa International Writing Program (visiting poet)
- Influenced By
- Shuntaro Tanikawa, Shunsuke Tsurumi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukushima Prefectural Fukushima High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (First Department) | Faculty of Letters | German literature | — | 1959-1963 | Japan |
Fukushima Prefectural Fukushima High School
Country:
Japan
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (First Department)
Faculty of Letters
/ German literature
Period:
1959-1963
Year of Graduation:
1963
Country:
Japan
Began writing poetry while enrolled; involved in literary magazine editing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award | My 20th-Century Bookshop | — | Mainichi Newspapers | winner |
| 1990 | Tomita Saika Prize | Problems Held in the Heart | — | — | winner |
| 1991 | Rohbo no Ishi Literature Prize | The Need for Deep Breaths | — | — | winner |
| 1998 | Kuwabara Takeo Award for Academic and Artistic Works | How to Make Memory | — | — | winner |
| 2000 | Kodansha Publishing Culture Award | Forest Picture Book | — | Kodansha | winner |
| 2009 | Shika Bungakukan Prize | Blessed Are Those Who Read Books | — | — | winner |
| 2010 | Miyoshi Tatsuji Prize | The World Is Beautiful | — | — | winner |
| 2013 | Mainichi Art Award | Miracle | — | Mainichi Newspapers | winner |
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1982
Work:
My 20th-Century Bookshop
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
winner
Tomita Saika Prize
1990
Work:
Problems Held in the Heart
Result:
winner
Rohbo no Ishi Literature Prize
1991
Work:
The Need for Deep Breaths
Result:
winner
Kuwabara Takeo Award for Academic and Artistic Works
1998
Work:
How to Make Memory
Result:
winner
Kodansha Publishing Culture Award
2000
Work:
Forest Picture Book
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
winner
Shika Bungakukan Prize
2009
Work:
Blessed Are Those Who Read Books
Result:
winner
Miyoshi Tatsuji Prize
2010
Work:
The World Is Beautiful
Result:
winner
Mainichi Art Award
2013
Work:
Miracle
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Tomita Saika Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 1 (1990) award
Robo no Ishi Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 13 (1991) award
Hagiwara Sakutaro Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 17 (2009) nominee
Shiika Bungakukan Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 24 (2009) poetry
Miyoshi Tatsuji Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 5 (2010) award
Works
Major Works
We, Fresh Travellers
1965 poetry collectionDebut poetry collection that drew attention while he was a university student; noted for youthful sensibility and lyricism.
journeyyouthintrospection
The Need for Deep Breaths
1984 prose poetry (for children)A representative prose-poetry collection for children that became a longseller; its gentle voice resonates with both children and adults.
naturecherishing the everydaychildhood
The World Is Beautiful
2009 poetry collectionOne of his later poetry collections; poems that focus on the small beauties of daily life.
beautymemoryeveryday life
Miracle
2013 poetry collectionPublished in 2013; poems that re-examine everyday events and feelings from a poetic perspective.
wonderrediscovery of the everyday
Forest Picture Book
1999 children's picture bookA children's picture book illustrated by Ryoji Arai; praised for the harmony of beautiful images and words.
natureimagination
Translations
- Forest Picture Book (bilingual edition)
Bibliography
- We, Fresh Travellers
- The Need for Deep Breaths
- The World Is a Book
- How to Make Memory
- Forest Picture Book
- Miracle
Translations by Author
- Run! Gingerbread Rabbit (translation)
- The Christmas Gift (translation)
- The Flying Dog (translation)
Translations of Works
- Forest Picture Book (bilingual edition)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- gentle, lyrical voiceprose-poetic expressionplainness that reaches children
- Recurring Motifs
- naturebooks and readingmemory and timechildhood
Health
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cholangiocarcinoma2015Died of cholangiocarcinoma in 2015. Reports indicate he worked until the day before his death.
Legacy
One of contemporary Japan's notable poets, with broad influence across children's literature, translation and criticism. The Nagata Hiroshi Collection was established at the Fukushima Prefectural Library to preserve his works and donations.
Museums
- Hiroshi Nagata Collection (Fukushima Prefectural Library) Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan Opened in 2017
Archives
- Hiroshi Nagata Collection (Fukushima Prefectural Library)
Trivia
- His younger brother is the American literature scholar Minami Aoyama.
- Approximately 8,396 books from his collection and his works were donated to the Fukushima Prefectural Library, creating the Hiroshi Nagata Collection.
- It was reported that he continued working until the day before his death.