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Eiji Shono

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Shōno Eiji

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1915-11-20 （Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan）
死没
1993-11-26 78歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Moved to Osaka shortly after birth → Osaka Prefecture (long-term residence)

経歴

職業
children's literature author, writer, teacher, university president
活動期間
1955年〜1993年
所属
Tezukayama Gakuin (faculty), Tezukayama Gakuin University (professor, president)
影響を受けた人物
Haruo Sato, Jōji Tsubota

学歴

Kwansei Gakuin (Specialized department)
Specialized department / Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Letters
期間: 在学〜1936
卒業年: 1936
国: Japan
Began creative writing while enrolled

受賞歴

Japan Essayists' Club Award
1961
対象作品: The Light of Rotterdam
主催: Japan Essayists' Club
結果: 受賞
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award
1964
対象作品: The Star Ranch
主催: Sankei Shimbun
結果: 受賞
Noma Children's Literature Prize
1964
対象作品: The Star Ranch
主催: Noma Publishing / Noma Cultural Foundation
結果: 受賞
Japan Children's Literature Association Award
1964
対象作品: The Star Ranch
主催: Japan Children's Literature Association
結果: 受賞
NHK Children's Literature Encouragement Award
1965
対象作品: Rainbow in the Clouds
主催: NHK
結果: 受賞
Akai Tori (Red Bird) Literary Prize
1972
対象作品: Colonel Allen's Signature
主催: Akai Tori Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Akai Tori (Red Bird) Literary Prize
1977
対象作品: Alphabet Archipelago
主催: Akai Tori Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Iwatani Konpaku Literary Award
1989
主催: Iwatani Konpaku Award Committee
結果: 受賞
Osaka Prefecture Art Award
1961
主催: Osaka Prefecture
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Star Ranch

1963年 Children's literature

A representative collection of children's stories depicting interactions between children, nature, and animals; noted for its warm tone and subtle fantastical elements.

natureanimalscoming-of-ageadventure

Children's Deck

1955年 Children's tales

The debut collection of children's tales, a series of short stories told from a child's perspective.

child's perspectivediscoveries in everyday life

Colonel Allen's Signature

1972年 Children's literature / novel

A work containing adventurous elements that won the Akai Tori Literary Prize in 1972.

adventurefriendshipexotic locales

全著作

  • Jungle Adventure (1948)
  • Children's Deck (1955)
  • The Light of Rotterdam (1960)
  • The Sky of Paints (1962)
  • The Star Ranch (1963)
  • Bird Forest (1965)
  • Rainbow in the Clouds (1965)
  • Colonel Allen's Signature (1972)
  • Alphabet Archipelago (1977)
  • Collected Works of Eiji Shono, 11 vols. (1979-1980)

作家による翻訳

  • The Adventures of the Cat King (by Chen Bochui; co-translated, 1982)

作風・主題

文体
lyrical descriptionsnarration closely aligned with a child's viewpointincludes fantastical and allegorical elements
頻出モチーフ
sea and voyagestravelanimalscoexistence with nature

評価・遺産

He was active for many years in children's literature and fairy tales, and exerted influence as an educator and university administrator. A leading figure in the Kansai literary scene, he is widely respected for works such as The Star Ranch.

関連学会

  • Japan Children's Literature Association

資料所蔵先

  • Authority records at the National Diet Library and other repositories

豆知識

  • His younger brother was novelist Junzo Shono.
  • Served as a teacher at Tezukayama Gakuin and later as president of Tezukayama Gakuin University.
  • Experienced military service and internment during and after World War II.