Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1974) award
Masako Shimizu
しみず まさこ
Shimizu Masako
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1941-05-27 （Korea）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, English
- Residence History
- Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- translator, children's literature scholar, university lecturer
- Active Years
- 1968-
- Affiliations
- Aoyama Gakuin Women's Junior College (Professor Emerita)
- Influenced By
- Momoko Ishii, Ursula K. Le Guin (subject of translation)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shizuoka Prefectural Kakegawa Nishi High School | — | — | — | 1957-1960 | Japan |
| Shizuoka University | Faculty of Education | Department of Education | — | 1960-1964 | Japan |
Shizuoka Prefectural Kakegawa Nishi High School
Period:
1957-1960
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
Japan
Shizuoka University
Faculty of Education
/ Department of Education
Period:
1960-1964
Year of Graduation:
1964
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Prize | Until the Day Breaks (translation of Maia Wojciechowska) | — | Sankei Shimbun | winner |
| 1993 | Japan Children's Literature Association Prize | The Gaze of Children's Books | — | Japan Children's Literature Association | winner |
| 2004 | Japan Translation Culture Award | Earthsea (complete 6 volumes; translations of Ursula K. Le Guin) | — | Japan Translation Culture Foundation | winner |
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Prize
1981
Work:
Until the Day Breaks (translation of Maia Wojciechowska)
Organization:
Sankei Shimbun
Result:
winner
Japan Children's Literature Association Prize
1993
Work:
The Gaze of Children's Books
Organization:
Japan Children's Literature Association
Result:
winner
Japan Translation Culture Award
2004
Work:
Earthsea (complete 6 volumes; translations of Ursula K. Le Guin)
Organization:
Japan Translation Culture Foundation
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Japan Children’s Literature Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (1993) award
Works
Major Works
The Present State of Children's Books
1984 children's literature criticismA collection of essays on Japanese children's literature and translation, discussing the state of children's books and approaches to translation.
children's literaturetranslationeducation
The Gaze of Children's Books
1992 criticismExamines perspectives for reading children's books and their social significance.
reading educationviews of childhood
A Wizard of Earthsea (translation)
1968 Fantasy (children's/young adult)Japanese translation of Ursula K. Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea, the first book in the Earthsea series.
coming of ageself-discoverymagic
Adaptations
- [film/TV]
Translations
- A Wizard of Earthsea (1976 translation)
Bibliography
- The Present State of Children's Books (1984)
- The Gaze of Children's Books (1992)
- How to Write Happiness (1992)
- Earthsea (complete 6 volumes; translations)
Translations of Works
- A Wizard of Earthsea (translation)
- The Tombs of Atuan (translation)
- The Farthest Shore (translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- accessible, plain-language translation suited to children's literaturestructural and pedagogical perspective in criticism
- Recurring Motifs
- growth and independencechild's perspectivehappiness and setbacks
Legacy
A scholar and translator who made significant contributions to children's literature translation and studies in Japan, notably helping establish Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea series in Japanese readership.
Academic Societies
- Japan Children's Literature Association
Trivia
- Her husband is science and technology journalist Junichi Suganuma.
- Appeared on NHK program 'Kokoro no Jidai' (broadcast in 2024).