Japan Children’s Literature Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 39 (1999) award
Nobuo Sakurai
さくらい のぶお
Sakurai Nobuo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-10-18 （Tokyo）
- Died
- 2010-08-18 age 78
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Children's author
- Active Years
- 1955-2010
- Affiliations
- Japan Folktale Society
- Memberships
- Japan Folktale Society
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kokugakuin University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | — | — | Japan |
Kokugakuin University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Akai Tori Literary Prize | Haterumashikina: The Revived Island - Hateruma | — | Akai Tori Literary Prize | winner |
| 1999 | Japan Children's Literature Association Prize | Haterumashikina: The Revived Island - Hateruma | — | Japan Children's Literature Association | winner |
| 1999 | Mitsukoshi Sachio Youth Poetry Award (Special Prize) | Haterumashikina: The Revived Island - Hateruma | 特別賞 | Mitsukoshi Sachio Youth Poetry Award | special award |
Akai Tori Literary Prize
1999
Work:
Haterumashikina: The Revived Island - Hateruma
Organization:
Akai Tori Literary Prize
Result:
winner
Japan Children's Literature Association Prize
1999
Work:
Haterumashikina: The Revived Island - Hateruma
Organization:
Japan Children's Literature Association
Result:
winner
Mitsukoshi Sachio Youth Poetry Award (Special Prize)
1999
Work:
Haterumashikina: The Revived Island - Hateruma
Category:
特別賞
Organization:
Mitsukoshi Sachio Youth Poetry Award
Result:
special award
Awards & Nominations
Akai Tori Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 29 (1999) award
Mitsukoshi Sachio Youth Poetry Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 3 (1999) special award
Works
Major Works
Snow and Breasts
1966 Poetry collectionAn early poetry collection addressing nature and the body.
naturethe body
Computer Human
1971 Children's literature / SFA children's story with SF elements, illustrated by Hiroyuki Saito.
technology and humanitychildlike imagination
Haterumashikina: The Revived Island - Hateruma
1998 Epic poem / Children's literatureA long epic poem for young readers combining folktale elements with the theme of an island's revival.
folklorerevivalnature
I Like You
2001 Poetry / Picture bookA gentle picture-poem book illustrated by Shinta Cho, aimed at children.
childrenaffection
Bibliography
- Snow and Breasts (Shosonsha) 1966
- Computer Human (Kokudosha) 1971
- Haterumashikina: The Revived Island - Hateruma (Kado-sobo) 1998
- I Like You (Poplar Publishing) 2001
- Kimi Sumu Kazu (co-authored with Nobuko Nakajima) 2016
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- epic narrative stylechild-friendly storytelling incorporating folklore elementspoetic and symbolic expression
- Recurring Motifs
- naturefolklore and traditionchildren and coming-of-agewar and peace
Legacy
Starting as a poet and expanding into children's literature, he was highly regarded for epic poems incorporating folkloric elements. He won multiple children's literature awards and was respected for his poems and picture books for young readers.
Academic Societies
- Japan Folktale Society
Archives
- National Diet Library of Japan
Trivia
- His wife was children's author Nobuko Nakajima.
- Graduate of Kokugakuin University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Japanese Literature.
- Won multiple children's literature awards for 'Haterumashikina: The Revived Island - Hateruma'.