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Jun Nasuda

なすだ じゅん

Nasuda Jun

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1959-06-20 （Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka (birthplace) → Berlin, Germany (resident since c.1995)

経歴

職業
Writer, Novelist, Children's author, Translator, Editor, Part-time lecturer
活動期間
1988年〜
所属
Wako University (part-time lecturer), Seisen University (part-time lecturer)
所属団体
Japanese PEN Club, Japan YA Writers Club, Japan Board on Books for Young People (JBBY)

学歴

Waseda University
国: Japan

受賞歴

Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award
2005
対象作品: Peter the Wolf
主催: Sankei Shimbun
結果: 受賞
Tsubota Jōji Literary Prize
2005
対象作品: Peter the Wolf
主催: Tsubota Jōji Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Hamamatsu Cultural Artist Commendation
2006
主催: Hamamatsu City
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Yellow Pajamas on a Calico Cat's Tail

1988年 Young adult (near-future)

Debut YA near-future novel focusing on childhood emotions and coming-of-age themes.

childhoodcoming-of-agefriendship

Peter the Wolf

2003年 Young adult (set in a foreign country)

A YA novel set in Germany, depicting boys living abroad and cultural contrasts.

foreignnessidentityfriendship

A Rabbit Living a Hundred Million Light-Years Away

2006年 Young adult

YA novel set in Shonan, notable for its depiction of youth and coastal landscapes.

youthlandscapegrowth

The Day of the Wishing Cat

2011年 Children's / YA

A story about a boy who dies in an accident; explores emotional upheaval and recovery.

death and rebirthlossfriendship

Starry Sky Rock

2013年 Road-movie style YA novel

A road-movie style tale of a rock boy traveling alone to Berlin; later adapted for the stage and as a reading play.

journeymusicself-discovery
映像化・舞台化
  • [Stage play] Starry Sky Rock (Stage) (2016)
  • [Reading play] Starry Sky Rock (Reading Play) (2017)

Scarlet Madonna: The Story of Potter Kiyoko Kamiyama

2019年 Novel

A novel with biographical elements about potter Kiyoko Kamiyama.

artcreationlife

全著作

  • Yellow Pajamas on a Calico Cat's Tail
  • The Story of Borupi
  • Goodbye Baltimore
  • The King of Sweden
  • Hello from Wakaba School
  • Orefant: The Boy Nipponzaemon
  • Peter the Wolf
  • Catching the Wind
  • A Rabbit Living a Hundred Million Light-Years Away
  • The Continuation of Dreams
  • Star-Polishing Rabbit
  • Mountain Cat Kindergarten
  • The Day of the Wishing Cat
  • Yoko Pirika Moo: Born on This Planet
  • Starry Sky Rock
  • Scarlet Madonna: The Story of Potter Kiyoko Kamiyama

翻案

  • Starry Sky Rock (stage adaptation, 2016)
  • Starry Sky Rock (reading play, 2017)

作家による翻訳

  • The Very Very Little King (co-translated, Kodansha)
  • The Whale That Lives with the Giraffe (co-translated, Kodansha)
  • The Flying Classroom (new translation, co-translated)

作風・主題

文体
A voice attuned to young readersLyrical yet realistic descriptionsClear, accessible prose for children
頻出モチーフ
childhoodjourney and foreign landsfriendship and growthmusic and landscape depiction

評価・遺産

A long-active writer in YA and children's literature who has also engaged in translation and teaching. Living in Germany since the mid-1990s, his work often reflects international settings. Notable works include Peter the Wolf.

関連学会

  • Japanese PEN Club
  • Japan YA Writers Club
  • JBBY

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library (holdings)
  • Listed in international authority databases (VIAF, ISNI, etc.)

大衆文化への影響

  • Stage and reading-play adaptations of Starry Sky Rock

豆知識

  • His wife is translator Sakae Kimoto.
  • His elder brother is music critic Tsutomu Nasuda; his father is children's author Minoru Nasuda, founder of Hikuma Publishing.
  • Resident of Berlin since around 1995.