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Mimei Ogawa

おがわ みめい

Ogawa Mimei

別名: 小川 健作
ペンネーム: Mimei(Art name given by his mentor Tsubouchi Shoyo)

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1882-04-07 (Gobuichi Town, Takada City, Niigata Prefecture (present-day Saiwai-cho, Joetsu City))
死没
1961-05-11 (Koenjiminami, Suginami-ku, Tokyo) 79歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
novelist, children's literature writer
活動期間
1904年〜1961年
所属
Waseda Bungakusha
所属団体
Japan Association of Children's Literature Writers, Japan Art Academy
影響を受けた人物
Tsubouchi Shoyo, Lafcadio Hearn, Shimamura Hogetsu
影響を与えた人物
Mikiko Sugi

学歴

Niigata Prefectural Takada High School
国: Japan
Tokyo Senmon Gakko
University Department / Department of English
学位: 文学士
卒業年: 1904
国: Japan
Wrote thesis on Lafcadio Hearn

受賞歴

Japan Art Academy Prize
1951
主催: Japan Art Academy
結果: 受賞
Person of Cultural Merit
1951
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs
結果: 選定

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Golden Ring

1919年 Children's story

The Red Candle and the Mermaid

1921年 Children's story

Moonlit Night and Glasses

1922年 Children's story

Wild Rose

1922年 Children's story

作風・主題

文体
Pure writing style
頻出モチーフ
Short fairy tales

健康

  • Spanish flu
    1918-1919
    His family contracted it and he became gravely ill
  • Cerebral hemorrhage
    1961年
    Led to his death

評価・遺産

Known as the father of Japanese children's literature, he influenced later generations with his short fairy tales

記念館・博物館

  • Mimei Ogawa Literary Museum Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture

関連学会

  • Japan Association of Children's Literature Writers

資料所蔵先

  • Aozora Bunko

豆知識

  • He was very quick-tempered
  • He collected pottery and bonsai
  • He played shogi with very fast moves