Japan Juvenile Writers Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (1996) special award
Hamae Okamoto
おかもと はまえ
Okamoto Hamae
Aliases:
岡本 濱江
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1932-02-24 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, English
Career
- Occupations
- Translator, Translation instructor, Former journalist
- Active Years
- 1950-
- Memberships
- Japan Children's Literature Association (Advisor)
- Influenced By
- Nosan Nakamura
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Woman's Christian University | Faculty of Letters, Department of English and American Literature | Department of English and American Literature | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo Woman's Christian University
Faculty of Letters, Department of English and American Literature
/ Department of English and American Literature
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Japan Children's Literature Association Award (Special Prize) | — | — | Japan Children's Literature Association | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Children's Culture Merit Award | — | — | Japan Children's Literature Association | 受賞 |
Japan Children's Literature Association Award (Special Prize)
1996
Organization:
Japan Children's Literature Association
Result:
受賞
Children's Culture Merit Award
2003
Organization:
Japan Children's Literature Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
America Oh! Shax: The Daisuke Family's Study Abroad Struggles
1967 Travel/EssayA travel/essay account of the author's family's study-abroad experiences in the United States, describing daily life, education and cultural differences.
Study abroadFamilyCross-cultural experience
The Monk's Hood (Cadfael series, translation)
1982 Crime/Mystery (translation)A Japanese translation of an installment in the Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, a historical mystery set in the Middle Ages.
HistoryMysteryReligion
Mrs. Doubt (translation of Anne Fine's work)
1994 Children's literature (translation)A Japanese translation of Anne Fine's children's novel. Praised for its careful rendering that preserves the child's perspective.
Coming of ageFamilyFriendship
Bibliography
- America Oh! Shax: The Daisuke Family's Study Abroad Struggles (1967)
- The Head-Hunters of the Amazon (translation, 1965)
- The Monk's Hood (translation, 1982)
- Mrs. Doubt (translation, 1994)
Translations of Works
- The Monk's Hood (Japanese translation)
- Mrs. Doubt (Japanese translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Faithful to the original text while producing readable JapaneseRespects the child's perspective in children's literature translations
- Recurring Motifs
- Children's literatureMysteryFamily and growth
Legacy
As a translator of Anglo-American children's literature and mysteries, she produced many respected translations and contributed to the dissemination and appreciation of children's literature in Japan. She received awards from the Japan Children's Literature Association and served as an advisor.
Academic Societies
- Japan Children's Literature Association
Trivia
- Her husband is Kiyoshi Okamoto (Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University; Professor Emeritus, Tokyo International University).
- Her eldest son is Daisuke Okamoto (Professor, Keio University Faculty of Business and Commerce).
- She worked as a reporter for Kyodo News and studied translation under Nosan Nakamura.
- She taught translation at the Asahi Culture Center for over 15 years starting in 1986.