Shogakukan Children Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1952) award
Sumii Sue
すみい すえ
Sumii Sue
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1906-10-17 （Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture）
- Died
- 1997-11-15 （Tokyo） age 91
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1933-1997
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Naoki Prize | Zeni | — | Japan Literature Promotion Society | 受賞 |
Naoki Prize
1956
Work:
Zeni
Organization:
Japan Literature Promotion Society
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1954) award
Works
Major Works
Zeni
1955 Novel 250 pagesA work depicting the lives of poor citizens in postwar Japan.
Postwar reconstructionPoverty
Bibliography
- Zeni
- Kanashimu watashi
- Hana-gatami
Adaptations
- Zeni (film)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- RealisticUse of dialect
- Recurring Motifs
- Common people's lifeFamily love
Legacy
Her body of work focusing on the perspective of common people brought a fresh perspective to Japanese literature.
Trivia
- Her work is characterized by skillful use of dialect.